Dear God: I'm Suing
Thursday September 20, 2007
Can a deity be held responsible for the actions of his followers? If so, how do you collect if you win? Is there a default judgement if the defendant is a no-show? Ernie Chambers , a Nebraska state senator, filed suit against god over his followers'
"terroristic threats." Ernie's defendant appears to be a Universalist, since the suit makes no differentiation between any faiths or denominations.
Comments
It isn’t necessarily holding a deity responsible for the actions of his followers but, rather the beliefs a particular religion imbues to it’s followers. If a set of religious beliefs are errant, logic would reason it’s followers would emulate behaviors equally irrational, flawed, and violent.
To claim a set of religious beliefs are the infallible word of God but, apologetic excuses are made to the effect that certain passages were either mistranslated or misinterpreted, creates a contradiction of inerrancy. How can a set of religious beliefs be held inerrant, infallible, or without flaw if they have been altered or mishandled, whether intentionally or unintentionally, at the hands of human error, fallibility and imperfection? If a belief system contains potential human error, how can we arrogantly claim it be the word of God much less assert what standard of human behavior and morals are expected of us? I think the lawsuit has more to do with sending a message of caution to followers who think they believe with absolute certainty the nature of God. Nobody is or should be absolutely positive.