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

Susan Freiman susan.freiman.law.65 at aya.yale.edu
Tue Sep 18 23:43:37 PDT 2007 

I'm sure he was.  Cf. Madlyn Murray O'Hare (I've probably spelled her 
name wrong).

Richard D. Friedman wrote:
> 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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>> *To:* religionlaw at lists.ucla.edu
>> *Subject:* Re: Suing God (honest, it's a lawsuit that has really been 
>> filed)
>>  
>>       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
>>
>>
>> -----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 <stcynic at crystalauto.com 
>> <mailto:stcynic at crystalauto.com> >:
>>
>> > Yep, one and the same.
>> >
>> > Ed Brayton
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu 
>> <mailto: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-----
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>> >> 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://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_fe_st/odd_suing_god_2>http 
>> <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> 
>> :
>> >> > //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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