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Date Posted: 19:39:09 11/20/07 Tue
Author: Paul
Subject: Power of prayer

In a small mid western conservative town, a new bar/tavern was being constructed.
The local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from opening with petitions and prayers.

Work progressed however, right up till the week before opening, when a lightning strike hit the bar
and it burned to the ground. The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the bar
owner sued the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately responsible
for the demise of his building, either through direct or indirect actions or means.

The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the buildings demise in its reply to the court.

As the case made it's way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork at the hearing and commented,
"I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner that
believes in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that doesn't".

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Re: Power of prayer -- Roger, 09:09:15 11/21/07 Wed