“God” Responds to Lawsuit

Earlier on this blog, I reported on the lawsuit filed by Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers against God last week claiming that He has caused “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.” 

Sen. Chambers is seeking a permanent injunction against God.  If he is successful, God would prohibited from allowing people to die or become disabled thus ending the need for estate planning.

Eric Perkins, a Corpus Christi lawyer, has filed a response on God’s behalf.  He states that God “denies that this or any court has jurisdiction … over Him any more than a court has jurisdiction over the wind or rain, sunlight or darkness.”  He also wrote that “any harm or injury suffered is a direct and proximate result of mankind ignoring obvious warnings.”

See Anna Jo Bratton, ‘God’ gets an attorney in lawsuit, Dallasnews.com, Sept. 21, 2007.

Special thanks to Mark Killingsworth (J.D. Candidate, Texas Tech University School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.