Suing God (honest, it's a lawsuit that has really been filed)

Tue Sep 18 10:31:47 PDT 2007

Assuming he isn't a total flake, then there must have been some irony 
in the lawsuit.  Is it possible he was poking fun at what he 
perceived as a tendency to try to cure all ills of the world -- or at 
least all ills attributable at least in part to official conduct -- 
through judicial action?

Rich Friedman
University of Michigan

At 12:49 PM 9/18/2007, Newsom Michael wrote:
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>You remember correctly.  He has been in office, I believe, for a 
>very long time.  His constituents keep sending him back.  Maybe we 
>ought to worry a bit more about what THEY think.
>
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>       I don't know Chambers reasons for the lawsuit. But just to 
> temper the reaction that he must be mad, Chambers, if I remember 
> correctly, is a wily politician with a good reputation for fighting 
> for his community.
>
>Bobby
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Douglas Laycock <laycockd at umich.edu>
>To: religionlaw at lists.ucla.edu
>Sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:55 am
>Subject: RE: Suing God (honest, it's a lawsuit that has really been filed)
>Chambers obviously doesn't expect to win this lawsuit.  And I assume 
>he is not one of those borderline mentally ill chronic 
>litigants.  So what can he hope to accomplish?  Is he just making a 
>theological/political point?  That if God gets credit for good 
>things that happen, He is also responsible for bad things that happen?
>Not exactly a new argument, and likely overwhelmed by reaction to 
>the absurdity of the lawsuit.
>Quoting Ed Brayton <<mailto:stcynic at crystalauto.com>stcynic at crystalauto.com>:
>
> > Yep, one and the same.
> >
> > Ed Brayton
> >
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> > From: 
> <mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu>religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu
> > [mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:35 PM
> > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
> > Subject: RE: Suing God (honest, it's a lawsuit that has really been
> > filed)
> >
> >
> >         Isn't Sen. Ernie Chambers the Chambers from Marsh v. Chambers?
> > First he tries to get prayers out of the state legislature, then he up
> > and sues God.  Well then.
> >
> >         Eugene
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: 
> <mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu>religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu
> >> [mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Will Linden
> >> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:24 PM
> >> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
> >> Subject: Re: Suing God (honest, it's a lawsuit that has
> >> really been filed)
> >>
> >>
> >>   I assume this would be thrown out for the same reasons as
> >> the suit filed against "Satan and his staff" (CORPUS JURIS
> >> HUMOROUS). There is no clear ground of jurisdiction, since no
> >> allegation of residence in Douglas Country has been made, and
> >> there are no directions for service of notice of proceedings.
> >> In addition, should this give rise to a class action, there
> >> is no assurance that the petitioner would fairly represent
> >> the interests of the class.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 09:02 PM 9/17/07 -0500, you wrote:
> >>
> >> >I'm embarrassed to admit that this guy is a long-term state senator
> >> >here in Nebraska.  This does, however, seem to be the
> >> biggest possible
> >> >interaction between religion and law.
> >> >
> >> > From
> >> >
> >> 
> <<http://webmail.aol.com/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20070917%2Fap_on_fe_st%2Fodd_suing_god_2%3Ehttp>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_fe_st/odd_suing_god_2>http:
> >> > //news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_fe_st/odd_suing_god_2
> >> >
> >> >LINCOLN, Neb. - Fed up with the threats, tired of natural disasters,
> >> >the state's longest-serving state senator is using his legal muscle
> >> >against who he says is the culprit - God. State Sen. Ernie
> >> Chambers of
> >> >Omaha sued the Almighty in Douglas County District Court last week.
> >> >
> >> >....
> >> >
> >> >Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats
> >> >against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused
> >> >"widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon
> >> >millions of the Earth's inhabitants."
> >> >
> >> >Chambers also says God has caused "fearsome floods ... horrendous
> >> >hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes."
> >> >
> >> >He's seeking a permanent injunction against God.
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