The Pastor and the Athiest

The case of the pastor who did not believe in his God and the atheist who believed in the God of the pastor

The story goes there was an atheist businessman who built a night club next to a church. The pastor of the church was livid about the businessman’s actions as he felt the new establishment would mislead his parish. He was so angry he launched an extensive campaign to drive the business man and his business away from the church. The campaign involved prayer sessions, fasting and preaching dedicated to removing the night club from the proximity of the church.

 

Lo and behold after a month of operations the night club was burnt in a fire caused by an electrical fault.  The Church celebrated, testimonies were made that it was the hand of God which had brought down the night club. The Church’s prayers had been answered.

Here is where the plot thickens…

The businessman took the matter to court and sued the church for the damages to his property.

The pastor’s argument: the night club had been destroyed by a fire and that had nothing to do with the church.

The businessman’s argument: if the church believed that God had heard their prayers, then it was their prayers that had caused the fire and hence they were liable for the damages. In denying responsibility for the damages, the Church was expressing that it is not their prayers which had caused the fire and therefore not their God who had answered their prayers.

The case of the pastor who did not believe in his God and the atheist who believed in the God of the pastor