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Gay Man Files $70M Suit Against Bible Publishers Over ‘Homosexual verses' (2008)
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Posted on 07/09/2015 2:21:54 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
A homosexual man has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Bible publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, alleging that their version of the Bible that refers to homosexuality as a sin violates his constitutional rights and has caused him emotional distress.
Bradley LaShawn Fowler, an ex-con turned author, filed the federal suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday, the same day a judge refused to appoint him a lawyer for his suit against Thomas Nelson, The Grand Rapids Press reported.
The Court has some very genuine concerns about the nature and efficacy of these claims, the judge wrote.
Fowler, who is representing himself in both cases, claims that Zondervan manipulated Scripture by using the term homosexuals in 1 Corinthians 6:9 of their 1982 and 1987 revised edition Bibles. He also contends that the reference to homosexuality were deleted by the publisher in later versions without informing the public.
He alleges that since the older Kings James Version containing the term homosexuals is used by his family pastor, he has been outcast by his family.
The 39-year-old is suing the Grand Rapids publisher for compensation of 20 years of emotional duress and mental instability, he told WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids.
In a hand-written suit, Fowler lists all sorts of charges against Zondervan including malicious negligence, strict liability, malice, libel, and violating his civil rights. He filed a suit in June against Tennessee-based publisher Thomas Nelson on similar grounds. Hes seeking $60 million from Zondervan and $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Zondervan issued a statement to The Christian Post that said they do not discuss ongoing litigation. The companys spokesperson Tara Powers, however, pointed out that they only publish Bibles, not translate them.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2008; fagsuit; frivolouslawsuits; grandrapids; homoagenda; homosexualagenda
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To: Impala64ssa
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:30:20 PM PDT
by
Ray76
(Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Wood TV is a real MI TV station
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Wood TV is a real MI TV station
To: Impala64ssa
Here it comes!
No more waiting, this is what it’s all about.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:30:43 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
To: Impala64ssa
I have a King James bible. And the foot notes in Genesis describe the people of Sodom as homosexuals.
To: Will88
I think it’s actually an old story. There are articles about this going back to 2008/2009. He can’t be suing for the same thing again, I’d think.
http://www.wnd.com/2009/09/109356/
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:31:31 PM PDT
by
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
To: Impala64ssa
If it ever reached the Supreme Court, I would bet heavily that Ginsburg,Sodomeyer and Kagan would side with this homo
To: Will88
28
posted on
07/09/2015 2:32:32 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: Impala64ssa
This guy needs dinner reservations at a roof top Islamic restaurant.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:35:04 PM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: Impala64ssa
The Obsolete Man
In a future totalitarian America, Romney Wordsworth is a man put on trial for the crime of being obsolete. His occupation as a librarian is a crime punishable by death as the State has eliminated books and literature (a plot similar to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451).
He believes in God, a crime also punishable by death, as the State claims to have proven that there is no God. He is prosecuted by the Chancellor, who announces in front of the assembled court that Wordsworth, in not being an asset to the State, shall be liquidated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Obsolete_Man
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:35:05 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: Linda Frances; Impala64ssa
Will somebody please post a massive facepalm pic? geeez these guys are certifiable.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:35:28 PM PDT
by
KGeorge
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground)
To: Impala64ssa
1 Cor 6:9 doesn’t refer to homosexuals at least not in the KJV manuscript. It’s a different word.
To: Impala64ssa; All
To: Impala64ssa
But they told us there was nothing to worry about, homos targeting churches & Christians.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:36:53 PM PDT
by
TexasCajun
(Hillary: Ethically Sleazy & Politically Stupid)
To: Impala64ssa
My favorite appeals court decision starts as follows:
“Plaintiff seems to have some sort of a problem.”
To: DiogenesLamp
The Bible says it. That settles it, period.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:38:10 PM PDT
by
liberalism is suicide
(Communism,fascism-no matter how you slice socialism, its still baloney)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Yes, they are in a frothing frenzy after Obergefell, and it's spilling over into every area.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:38:19 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: kingattax
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:39:01 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: DiogenesLamp
I’ll burn them before they burn my Bible.
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posted on
07/09/2015 2:39:15 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Impala64ssa
40
posted on
07/09/2015 2:39:50 PM PDT
by
BlackAdderess
("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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