1 April 2008
He Has His Wish
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Humor; Judaeo-Christian Values Under Attack .
Thanks to Sharon Anderson for passing this along.
Court Sets Atheists’ Holiday
Have you heard about this case? Great answer from the judge!
In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation of Easter and Passover holidays. He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while atheists had no holiday to celebrate.
The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the long passionate presentation by the lawyer, the Judge banged his gavel and declared, ‘Case dismissed!’
The lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said, ‘Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter, and many other observances. Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur, and Hanukkah…yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!’
The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said, ‘Obviously your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate his own atheists’ holiday!’
The lawyer pompously said, ‘Your Honor, we are unaware of any such holiday for atheists. Just when might that holiday be, your Honor?’
The judge said, ‘Well, it comes every year on exactly the same date—April 1st! Since our calendar sets April 1st as ‘April Fool’s Day,’ consider that Psalm 14:1 states, ‘The fool says in his heart, there is no God.’ Thus, in my opinion, if your client says there is no God, then by Scripture, he is a fool, and April 1st is his holiday! Now have a good day, and get out of my courtroom!!’
4 Comments so far...
HerculesMulligan Says:
1 April 2008 at 10:38 am.
AH! That is a GOOD one! Is this a real story? I remember hearing the late Dr. James Kennedy once say that atheists have holidays, too — April Fool’s Day! He used the same reasoning as this judge.
Mac Says:
1 April 2008 at 10:50 am.
I think I heard this was real. If I have time I’ll look into it. I sure love it though.
Terrie Soberg Says:
1 April 2008 at 12:31 pm.
According to Snopes it is just legend. I like what they said, though.
A discussion of what’s “real” might encompass more than strict literality, however. Jokes, like urban legends, are vehicles we often use to express our concerns and attitudes regarding various social issues, and in this context the piece quoted above might be considered “real” in that it does indeed reflect one common viewpoint on an issue of importance to a good many people.
Nalvy Says:
1 April 2008 at 4:09 pm.
Sweet Nibblets I love it!!!
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