God prevails. For now.

As reported in this AP article, last year Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God, and alleged that God made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents and inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Earlier last week, the lawsuit was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.  The court held that:

Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice...

While at first glance it appears to be a sound decision, Senator Chambers raised a good point when he criticized the decision, asserting that:

The court itself acknowledges the existence of God...A consequence of that acknowledgment is a recognition of God's omniscience...Since God knows everything, God has notice of this lawsuit.

I always thought the idea of omnipotence sounded really awesome.  Now, I'm not so sure.

Comments

[April Jones]

I was still working at a law firm last year when Ernie filed this suit. Someone downloaded a copy of the petition and it made the office email rounds. What a joke! Of course, Ernie Chambers has quite the reputation around Omaha of being a showman. He certainly loves the limelight, good or bad. I just wish it didn't make it sound like we have nothing better to do in Nebraska than file lawsuits against God.

[Supremecourtjester]

If God knows everything, he knows the rules for service of process and what the plaintiff would have to show and could not.

What about delivery to an agent--some minister?