Topic: The awesome power of prayer

[Clive]

MT. VERNON, TEXAS , WHOREHOUSE SUES LOCAL CHURCH

Diamond D's brothel began construction on an expansion of their building to
increase their ever-growing business.

In response, the local Baptist Church started a campaign to block the
business from expanding -- with morning, afternoon, and evening prayer
sessions at their church.

Work on Diamond D's progressed right up until the week before the grand
reopening when lightning struck the whorehouse and burned it to the ground!

After the cat-house was burned to the ground by the lightning strike, the
church folks were rather smug in their outlook, bragging about "the power of
prayer."

But late last week 'Big Jugs' Jill Diamond, the owner/madam, sued the
church, the preacher and the entire congregation on the grounds that the
church ... "was ultimately responsible for the demise of her building and
her business -- either through direct or indirect divine actions or means."

In its reply to the court, the church vehemently and voraciously denied any
and all responsibility or any connection to the building's demise.

The crusty old judge read through the plaintiff's complaint and the
defendant's reply, and at the opening hearing he commented:

"I don't know how the hell I'm going to decide this case, but it appears
from the paperwork that we now have a whorehouse owner who staunchly
believes in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that
thinks it's b******t."

[Simon]