RE: The undeniable miracle at Fatima
August 9, 2017 at 4:07 pm
(This post was last modified: August 9, 2017 at 4:22 pm by Mister Agenda.)
Nymphadora Wrote:See? No laws on the books in NY regarding disclosure of supernatural phenomenon.
A law does not necessarily have to be 'on the books' for something to be legal or illegal. Most of us bow to case law in regard to separation issues...we don't agree that a law against having preachers in to lead children in worship and praise at a public school has to be 'on the books' for it to be illegal, in light of judicial findings and legal precedents. In SC, it's against the state constitution for an atheist to hold public office, but it's actually legal due to a court finding invoking the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. The logic of the decision may seem obvious to most of us, but it didn't necessarily have to go that way. Courts aren't always predictable, but the precedents they set are one of the major foundations of our law.
That doesn't mean I disagree with you about the limited nature of what the Ghost Buster case actually established, but having to refund the down payment IS a legal finding in a civil case. That would be the consequence of any number of clearly illegal but not prima facie criminal omissions on the part of a seller in many cases: having to give the money back. If you are knowingly selling property in NY with a reputation for being haunted, you're well advised to disclose before money changes hands, particularly if the buyer is in a poor position to find out the property's reputation. If the case had gone the other way, you could withhold phantasmal rumors to your heart's content, safe in the knowledge that the law is on your side.
pabsta Wrote:Another fact that atheists want to avoid is the subject of Jacinta from Fatima being found incorrupt. Another proof for the supernatural that leaves atheists standing there with wide eyes, especially when they realize there is physical proof they can go see themselves. Always demanding proof, but they won't put the remote control down and get off the couch and go see them, afraid of what they might find.
Details:
http://overcomeproblems.com/incorruptibles.htm
So if the body of a heretic or atheist were found to not decompose as expected, would that be a miracle, too?
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.