Man sues church, claiming spirit forced his fall

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Man sues church, claiming spirit forced his fall
ASSOCIATED PRESS ? July 10, 2008

KNOXVILLE ? A man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while at a Knoxville church. Now he wants Lakewind Church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering he says he's endured from his injuries.

Matt Lincoln, who is 57, says he decided to sue the church after its insurance company denied his claim for medical bills. Lincoln has had two surgeries since the June 2007 incident but says he still feels pain in his back and his legs.

The Sevier County man says he was asking God to have "a real experience" while praying at church. He says he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone. Lawyers for the church say other congregants saw him on the floor laughing after his fall. They say he failed to look out for his own safety.

[OLD fashioned preacher]

Even if someone felt that they had a legal obligation to assume that this guy had a quarter ounce of grey matter in his head, if it was "the spirit of God" then sue God not the church. Used to be a time when frivolous lawsuits not only were thrown out of court but lawers who persisted in bring such suits before the court would be warned and , if need be, disiplined.

[HappyChristian]

:loco

[Behold the Lamb]

If it was the Spirit of God, he wouldn't have been hurt.

[John81]

[quote="Behold the Lamb"]If it was the Spirit of God, he wouldn't have been hurt.[/quote]

:amen:

[BlessedChristianlady8]

Sounds like what my mom did a few years back. She fell down our Churches steps after my husband and mine wedding Ceremony and she sued the Church for her clumpsyness and also she wore high heel shoes.

[John81]

For some people there is no such thing as an accident or personal responsibility. Anything that happens to them just has to be somebody elses fault and somebody else should be made to pay for it. :sad