Legal case against God dismissed. 

A US judge has thrown out a case against God, ruling that because the 
defendant has no address, legal papers cannot be served. 

The suit was launched by Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, who 
said he might appeal against the ruling. 

He sought a permanent injunction to prevent the "death, destruction 
and terrorisation" caused by God. 

Judge Marlon Polk said in his ruling that a plaintiff must have 
access to the defendant for a case to proceed. 

"Given that this court finds that there can never be service 
effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with 
prejudice," Judge Polk wrote in his ruling. 

Mr Chambers cannot refile the suit but may appeal. 

'God knows everything' 

Mr Chambers sued God last year. He said God had threatened him and 
the people of Nebraska and had inflicted "widespread death, 
destruction and terrorisation of millions upon millions of the 
Earth's inhabitants". 

He said he would carefully consider Judge Polk's ruling before 
deciding whether to appeal. 

The court, Mr Chambers said, had acknowledged the existence of God 
and "a consequence of that acknowledgement is a recognition of God's 
omniscience". 

"Since God knows everything," he reasoned, "God has notice of this 
lawsuit." 

Mr Chambers, a state senator for 38 years, said he filed the suit to 
make the point that "anyone can sue anyone else, even God". 


>From the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7673591.stm


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