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47of74

(18,470 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 09:40 PM Jun 2018

Couple who had Jesus as their lawyer loses custody appeal

Note to self, do not engage the Lord Jesus Christ for legal services....

If Jesus was their lawyer, he didn’t do very well.

Two fundamentalist Christian parents in Canada recently lost an appeal over custody of their baby after arguing in court that their “lawyer Jesus Christ” was speaking through them and that God was advising them by taking the form of a stuffed lion.

The couple didn’t lose the case because of their faith, but that’s what they would have you believe. They lost rights to their child in this appeal, as well as in the original case, because of a history of domestic violence and concerns regarding care of the child. After arguing that they were discriminated against because of their religion, the appeals court said there was no evidence of anything like it.


Seems that a person who has Jesus as their lawyer has a fool for a client...
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Couple who had Jesus as their lawyer loses custody appeal (Original Post) 47of74 Jun 2018 OP
Why didn't he SCantiGOP Jun 2018 #1
Good question. 47of74 Jun 2018 #3
I hope this child is given to good and loving parents and has a wonderful life Maraya1969 Jun 2018 #2
Don't use Jebus as your co-pilot either! trusty elf Jun 2018 #4
 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
3. Good question.
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 10:41 PM
Jun 2018

Now that I think of it, if Jesus was the lawyer why didn't he do a Jesusey like thing and make the judge rule in their favor?

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