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I found this article on Richard Dawkins' website painfully comical.
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/6124 ... ing-strike (http://richarddawkins.net/articles/612418-texas-beer-joint-sues-church-over-lightning-strike)

Sounds a bit like The Man Who Sued God, with Billy Connolly.
My 1666th post, bwa ha ha ha.  

QuoteHis fishing boat is struck by lightning and explodes into pieces, burns and sinks. He informs his insurance company, which reviews and then subsequently declines his claim on the grounds that it is not liable as his fishing boat was destroyed due to an 'Act of God'. Frustrated that his claim is repeatedly declined, Steve files a claim against God, naming church officials as representatives of God, and thereby the respondents. The church leaders, their respective lawyers, as well as their insurance company get together to find a way to settle this dilemma, which does catch the fancy of the media. It is in Court that God's representatives will have to admit that the destruction of Steve's fishing boat was actually God's Act, accept it, and compensate him, or deny it altogether, and thereby deny God's existence, and leave the onus on Steve to prove his claim.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sued_God (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sued_God)

Absolutely brilliant! I can't wait to see how the judge rules, I really, really hope he finds for the barman!

That is awesome and hilarious. I'll be keeping an eye on how this turns out for sure.

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QuoteAfter it was burned to the ground by the 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 ultimately responsible for the demise of his building, either through direct or indirect actions or means."

Quote"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."

Now find me a group of scientists who disagree on what is responsible for that lightning.

If you scroll down on the web page, someone has provided a link stating that it's false. But still, very funny and entertaining. I wouldn't be surprised if it would really happen someday.