Man Sues Church for $2.5M After Being 'Felled by Holy Spirit'

[Magiccarpetrides]

This ones straight outta Knoxville, TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshipping.

Now he wants Lakewind Church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering.

Matt Lincoln is suing after the church's insurance company denied his claim for medical bills, he said.

The 57-year-old has had two surgeries since the June 2007 injury but still feels pain in his back and legs.

He said he was asking God to have "a real experience" while praying.

Lincoln said he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone.

Lawyers for the church said other congregants saw him on the floor laughing after his fall. They said he failed to look out for his own safety.

[molonlabetn]

Be careful what you ask for...

[strickj]

I think people whom sue for idiotic things should be pummeled with stones

[Magiccarpetrides]

I concur 100% looks like Jesus was just trying to fast track him to the kingdom ;-D

[TGO David]

What... he didn't try to sue God?

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

What... he didn't try to sue God?

My thoughts exactly. I guess he sees the church as an agent of God, and therefor fiscally responsible for God's actions.

Methinks his concept of God is a bit off.

[Marswolf]

I've always known that God hates idiots in his house.

[Im Neero]

I hope the church claims divine intervention as the reason for his injury.

[DWARREN123]

Where do these sue happy people come from? Take a little responsibliity for your actions.

Jeez the world is getting weirder everyday.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Reminds me of Fletch.

[Guest 270win]

This is pretty funny. The guy is suing after getting what he prayed for?

[Guest db99wj]

They just showed the interview with this guy. He says he has had the spirit take over before and everytime the "catchers" would catch him, this time they didn't and he hit the ground, they were laughing at him.....

[bubbiesdad]

I could see that here.

http://www.crackmuffin.com/html/Chri...angelists.html

[molonlabetn]

...next week: Snake Handling!

[memphismason]

I hope the church claims divine intervention as the reason for his injury.

[Guest nraforlife]

Least the snake didn't bite him in the ass.

[poak]

Not to get to into it, but would'nt the prosecution have to prove the Holy Spirit and/or God exist in order to validate his argument?

[molonlabetn]

Not if they argued from the reality of the matter... meaning that such psycho-suggestive rituals do indeed alter the state of mind of impressionable people enough to do some pretty dumb stuff, regardless of whether it's in a religious context or not.

I wouldn't insult God by associating him at all with the occultish practices going on like that.

[Guest nraforlife]

If he'll send me $100 via mail I'll heal him remotely

[BrasilNuts]

This guy better have one great lawyer...

[Guest Phantom6]

This guy better have one great lawyer...

I'm sure that he's praying for just that. :rofl:

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

What... he didn't try to sue God?

thats exactly what i was thinking

[Marswolf]

If he'll send me $100 via mail I'll heal him remotely

I'm sorry, Oral Roberts has already registered that practice.

[strickj]

What... he didn't try to sue God?

There was a guy here maybe two years ago that did just that! He sued God!

Said he wanted to make a statement about all the crazy law suits out there