RE: Woman Sues 'All Homosexuals' on Behalf of Jesus
May 7, 2015 at 6:12 pm
(This post was last modified: May 7, 2015 at 6:16 pm by Rhondazvous.)
(May 7, 2015 at 3:22 pm)TRJF Wrote:(May 7, 2015 at 3:07 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Looks like the case has been dismissed with prejudice (legal-speak for GTFO of my court, you kook).
An ATL story on this development:
Surprisingly, Lawsuit Against ‘All Homosexuals’ Summarily Dismissed
The main part of the Judge's decision is as follows:
"The Court will not give the plaintiff an opportunity to amend her complaint in this matter because it is obvious that amendment would be futile. Even liberally construed, the plaintiff does not set forth any discernible claim for relief over which this Court has jurisdiction. This Court is not the place to seek opinions regarding theological matters; this particular forum is closed and the case will be dismissed." (emphasis in original!)
The technical legal reason he got rid of this is Subject Matter Jurisdiction, which says that federal courts can only hear and adjudicate certain kinds of disputes (ie, class actions, claims against the federal government, claims between people from different states for really high amounts). The Judge noted that she didn't say anything about citizenship, didn't ask for any money damages... didn't really state any reason why this claim is something federal courts are allowed to hear.
This is really good judging, I think. Rather than let it languish on his desk for a week or a month, with everybody knowing what's going to happen, he stopped everything, took an afternoon, and G it TFO of his courtroom so it didn't become (more of) a spectacle or circus.
A very wise man. He gave her no ammunition. She couldn't say he is for homosexuals or against god, he just said the court was no place to make a judgment on that matter.
(May 7, 2015 at 4:37 pm)KUSA Wrote: I wonder what would happen if Homosexuals sued Jesus and the Church for persecution them.
They would have a case because persecution and defamation have nothing to do with theology.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
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I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.