Texas Beer Joint Sues Church
 

I don’t know if this is a true story or not. I first heard it several months ago. According to Snopes.com it is a legend, but I don’t think Snopes.com has a lot of credibility.


Texas Beer Joint Sues Church
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In Mt. Vernon, Texas, Drummond's Bar began construction on.. expansion of their building to increase their business.

In response, the local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from.. expanding with petitions and prayers.


Work progressed right up until the week before the grand reopening when lightning struck the bar and it burned to the ground.
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After the bar burning to the ground by a lightning strike the church folks were.. rather smug in their outlook, bragging about “the power of prayer”, until the bar owner sued the church on the grounds that the church "was ultimatel responsible for the demise of his building, either through direct o indirect actions or means".

In its reply to the court, the church vehemently denied all.. responsibility or any connection to the building's demise.
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The judge read through the plaintiff's complaint and.. the defendant's.. reply and at the opening hearing he commented, "I.. don't know how I'm.. going to decide this, but it appears from the paperwork that we have a.. bar owner who believes in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that now does not."

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Sounds like some evangelists story made up in a hotel room late at night.

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snopes has no credibility. It is just 1 or two people and they google on the same web as everyone else.

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CCI said, “Sounds like some evangelists story made up in a hotel room late at night.”

Coadie said, “snopes has no credibility. It is just 1 or two people and they google on the same web as everyone else.”
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According to Snopes that story has made the rounds on email several times with different variations. So, there may or may not be an historical basis for it.

I’ve read that Snopes is just a couple who are very liberal and some times their research is pretty limited.

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funny story sam.

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That was kindof a funny story. Legitimate or not. heh heh heh

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LOL

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If it's not true, it's a good parable! :lol

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Just in case the story has some truth in it, Most insurance policies I have had over the years contain a clause "acts of God" and even define them.

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I think that while probably not perfect, Snopes is the best place to go to check out most of these kinds of stories.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/int...es_exposed.htm