A tale is told about a small town that had historically been "dry," but then
a local businessman decided to build a tavern. A group of Christians from a
local church were concerned and planned an all-night prayer meeting to ask
God to intervene. It just so happened that shortly thereafter lightning
struck the bar and it burned to the ground. The owner of the bar sued the
church, claiming that the prayers of the congregation were responsible, but
the church hired a lawyer to argue in court that they were not responsible.
The presiding judge, after his initial review of the case, stated that "no
matter how this case comes out, one thing is clear. The tavern owner
believes in prayer and the Christians do not."
J.K. Johnston, Why Christians Sin, Discovery House, 1992, p. 129.
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