The Power of Prayer

[JesusA (imported)]

In a small Texas town, a new bar/tavern started a building to house their business. The local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from opening with petitions and prayers.

Work progressed, however, right up until the week before opening, when a lightning strike hit the bar and burned it to the ground.

The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, until the bar owner sued the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately responsible for the destruction of his building, either through direct or indirect actions or means. The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the building's destruction in its reply to the court.

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

[DeaconBlues (imported)]

I like that story, very much. Even if it is not true, it is worth re-telling, still, it will be worth much more to me if I am able to cite the "facts" and verify that this is true.

Can you tell us the town in Texas, the approximate date? Any of that? I would run this one through "Snopes" but I am not even sure what to search for.

[kristoff]

I like that story, very much. Even if it is not true, it is worth re-telling, still, it will be worth much more to me if I am able to cite the "facts" and verify that this is true.

Can you tell us the town in Texas, the approximate date? Any of that? I would run this one through "Snopes" but I am not even sure what to search for.

I would rather suspect, given its posting in the jokes section, that this ought not be given much credibility beyond a good laugh.

[twaddler (imported)]

I would rather suspect, given its posting in the jokes section, that this ought not be given much credibility beyond a good laugh.

Blasphemer.

[Riverwind (imported)]

On the other hand,

It is in Texas,

It does involve a church

Baptist no less.

Hmmmm,

I am not so sure, having been raised a Baptist with all the hell fire and brimstone that I think it just might be.................................

Oh this is just stupid.

River

[kristoff]

Blasphemer.

Forgive me! I repent!