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I sure wish it was the kooks packing up and leaving our fair state, not the productive citizenry.
Posted on 07/09/2008 10:14:10 AM PDT by driftdiver
A homosexual man is suing two major Christian publishers for violating his constitutional rights and causing emotional pain, because the Bible they publish refers to homosexuality as a sin.
Bradley LaShawn Fowler, 39, of Canton, Mich., is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and another $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing in lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Grand Rapids Press reported.
Fowler filed his claim against Grand Rapids-based Zondervan Monday, alleging its Bibles' references to homosexuality as a sin have made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and periods of "demoralization, chaos and bewilderment," the paper said.
He filed suit against Tennessee publisher Thomas Nelson in June.
Zondervan says that even if Fowler's claim is credible, he's suing the wrong party. A company spokesman told WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids that Zondervan doesn't translate the Bible or own the copyright for any of the translations but relies, instead, on the "scholarly judgment of credible translation committees."
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. refused to appoint an attorney to represent Fowler in the Thomas Nelson case, saying the court "has some very genuine concerns about the nature and efficacy of these claims."
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
Silly pillow-biter....
“Bradley LaShawn Fowler, 39, of Canton, Mich., is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and another $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing in lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Grand Rapids Press reported.”
Sort of a Michigan ping....
If ever there was a clear cut case for a loser pays system, this is it. Especially considering this bozo wanted a taxpayer funded atty.
I wouldn't be too sure about that. This is just exactly the kind of case the ACLU would love to win. Hopefully though, the case will get thrown out.
“Let’s hope that the Michigan courts, with close proximity to Canada, doesn’t follow Canada’s lead.”
Don’t forget our Canadian Socialist Governor.
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. refused to appoint an attorney to represent Fowler ...
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It appears that Zondervan is trying to pass the buck to the committee of academics who translated the Hebrew and Greek into English.
It also appears that the Fowler has asked the taxpayers to pay for his legal team.
I hope that common sense prevails with the judge so that the suit is dismissed as being without standing. Academic integrity and the ability to freely translate ancient writings, not to mention to create new works of opinion and commentary are at stake here.
Next: will Fowler attempt to ban all English Bibles he does not approve of? Or maybe he will just settle for being able to muzzle ministers who read the passages in question aloud to the public.
Let me suggest that Fowler would really be better off to consider that maybe God loves him so much that He has outlined behavior that is so damaging to his physical and spiritual wellbeing that it must be forbidden.
Moreover, unless and until such people take serious heed to God's warning, He cannot grant them salvation. Let Fowler realize that when Jesus is recorded as saying in Revelation 22 verse 15 that those who practice homosexuality (”dogs”) will not be allowed into the Holy City (a metaphor for salvation), it is for a very good reason.
(now also note that socialists won't be allowed in either, for socialists are liars about economic and moral truths)
So, nobody thought homosexualism was sinful until Zondervan published its editions?
Exactly how does a private publishing entity violate Constitutional rights?
He must have missed what Blackstone had to say about it.
At least he admits the Bible says that Homosexuality is a sin. Too many people, including leaders of supposedly Christian churches, say that homosexuality is no sin, and we just don’t know how to interpret scripture — and that we should instead accept their authority as to how to interpret that scripture.
LOL, ya really think so Judge?
I don’t see this going anywhere. Just shows the lengths to which homosexuals will go to try to convince themselves their perversion isn’t sin.
None yet, but if he gets his way, your (and my) First Amendment rights.
Perhaps this is one of the first forays in the push to get a new and encompassing ‘hate crime’.
What I really don’t get is the Judge’s ‘judgement’.
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I sure wish it was the kooks packing up and leaving our fair state, not the productive citizenry.
Just like the Imams, he is hurt, deeply hurt, deeply hurt and offended. And besides that, Zondervan must have as deep pockets.
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