Posted on 07/09/2015 2:21:54 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
A homosexual man has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Bible publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, alleging that their version of the Bible that refers to homosexuality as a sin violates his constitutional rights and has caused him emotional distress.
Bradley LaShawn Fowler, an ex-con turned author, filed the federal suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday, the same day a judge refused to appoint him a lawyer for his suit against Thomas Nelson, The Grand Rapids Press reported.
“The Court has some very genuine concerns about the nature and efficacy of these claims,” the judge wrote.
Fowler, who is representing himself in both cases, claims that Zondervan manipulated Scripture by using the term “homosexuals” in 1 Corinthians 6:9 of their 1982 and 1987 revised edition Bibles. He also contends that the reference to homosexuality were deleted by the publisher in later versions without informing the public.
He alleges that since the older Kings James Version containing the term “homosexuals” is used by his family pastor, he has been outcast by his family.
The 39-year-old is suing the Grand Rapids publisher for compensation of 20 years of “emotional duress and mental instability,” he told WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids.
In a hand-written suit, Fowler lists all sorts of charges against Zondervan including malicious negligence, strict liability, malice, libel, and violating his civil rights. He filed a suit in June against Tennessee-based publisher Thomas Nelson on similar grounds. He’s seeking $60 million from Zondervan and $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Zondervan issued a statement to The Christian Post that said they do not discuss ongoing litigation. The company’s spokesperson Tara Powers, however, pointed out that they only publish Bibles, not translate them.
And there it is.
The Homosexual Supremacists are on the march!
The bible says homosexuals need to be killed. What was that old bumper sticker?
"The bible said it. I believe it. That settles it."
The Gaystapo is trying for a real book burning.
WOOD-TV? You made that up! Admit it!!
I saw something about this on Facebook today and assumed it was satire.
Not this shit again!!!
HAHAHAHAHAH!! This might be the stupidest story I’ve read in a long time. Why doesn’t he go after the Guttenberg family while he’s at it for publishing the Bible for the masses?
Burn the bible!
/s/s/s/s/s/s/s/s/s/s
Tell’em to go sue Moses.
Has to be satire, I think.
Only the beginning.
Or air, because that was what his parents were breathing when he was ‘conceived that way’.
Looks like this happened seven years ago and was dismissed. Why is it coming up now?
This kind of s # ! 7 is gonna backfire so badly that they will be running back to their closets........................
Here it comes from the 1.7% emboldened by the Suck-preme Court. And they won’t stop . . .
Toughski sh*tski Dude. talk about a half baked brain..
waaa. the world offends me..
well.. get off it.
Well, it might be satire but then again who would have thought lesbians would get $135,000 from a bakery just because they didn’t want to bake a homo marriage cake. AND the state would place a gag order on the owners.
Eff them. Lock and load.
I thought they told us the Bible didn’t reference homosexuality...
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