This is not a joke.
Of course, this raises so many questions. Does this woman actually think this a viable legal tactic, or is this one of those "Look at me, Jesus!" things? Who would legally represent every homosexual in existence? And probably the most pressing question of all, why is it that in the good ol' days God would just smite everyone or drown them when they were naughty but now he's lowered to himself to working within our legal system?
I will say one thing for her, however, she has beautiful penmanship.
Quote:A Nebraska woman identifying herself as the "ambassador" for plaintiffs "God and His Son, Jesus Christ," is suing all homosexuals on Earth for breaking "religious and moral laws," according to court records filed Tuesday.
In the suit, entered into the docket as Driskell v. Homosexuals, Sylvia Ann Driskell, 66, of Auburn, Nebraska, asks in a seven-page, neatly handwritten petition (PDF) that U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard decide once and for all whether homosexuality is or isn't a sin.
The suit doesn't cite any case law under which a judge could make such a determination. In fact, it cites no court cases at all, quoting Webster's Dictionary and numerous Bible verses, instead, to bolster Driskell's central contention, which is:
"That homosexuality is a sin and that they the homosexuals know it is a sin to live a life of homosexuality. Why else would they have been hiding in the closet."
Of course, this raises so many questions. Does this woman actually think this a viable legal tactic, or is this one of those "Look at me, Jesus!" things? Who would legally represent every homosexual in existence? And probably the most pressing question of all, why is it that in the good ol' days God would just smite everyone or drown them when they were naughty but now he's lowered to himself to working within our legal system?
I will say one thing for her, however, she has beautiful penmanship.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
