I loved that one, Lyn!
On Monday 6/25/2007 12:54 PM, Lyn and Triston Hunt said:
>Have you heard about this court case?
>
>In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation of
>Easter and Passover holidays. He decided to contact his lawyer about
>the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant
>celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays
>while atheists had no holiday to celebrate.
>
>The case was brought before a wise judge. After listening to the
>long passionate presentation by the lawyer, the Judge banged his
>gavel and declared "Case Dismissed."
>
>The lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said,
>"Your Honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? Christians have
>Christmas, Easter and many other observances. Jews have Passover,
>Yom Kippur and Hanukah......yet my client and all other atheists
>have no such holidays."
>
>The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said "Obviously
>your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate,
>his own atheists' holiday!"
>
>The lawyer pompously said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any such
>holiday for atheists. Just when might that holiday be, your Honor?"
>
>The judge said, "Well it comes every year on exactly the same
>date.....April 1st! Since our calendar sets April 1st as 'April Fools'
>Day,' consider that Psalm 14:1, Psalm 53 states, 'The fool says in
>his heart, there is no God.' Thus, in my opinion, if your client
>says there is no God, then by scripture he is a fool, thus April 1st
>is his holiday!"
>
>Pray that someday our courts will be full of these kinds of
>judges.....maybe then, we can put God back where He
>belongs.........in everything we do.....
>
>Way to go, Judge!
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