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The story is told of a man who got a permit to open the first tavern
in a small town. The members of a local church were strongly
opposed to the bar, so they began to pray that God would intervene.
A few days before the tavern was scheduled to open, lightning struck
and burned the tavern to the ground. The church members
were surprised but pleased - until they received notice that the
would-be tavern owner was suing them. He contended that their
prayers were responsible for the burning of the building. They
denied the charge. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing,
the judge wryly remarked, "At this point I don't know what my
decision will be, but it seems that the tavern owner believes in the
power of prayer and these church people don't."
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LOL! That is funny. Reminds me of the time my law professor dryly remarked you can't be tried for praying someone to death.
