Doesn’t mater what happens to the case; by the time it is resolved the pastor and/or his church will be bankrupt.
The bad guys win no matter the outcome.
Counter-sue for legal fees? Get pro-bono lawyers who would probably be glad to shove it up their.... errr.... let me rephrase that.
This is one of those cases that many lawyers would jump on, simply to have an appellate win. It is almost a freebie, especially with the hoops and trips that the judge went through on his decision. And I’d almost bet that the lawyer would cross his fingers that it was held up on appeal, so they could go to the SCOTUS for the smackdown.
Just consider this: If this is held up, every single ruling that has supported the liberals who claim to be a church, Westburo Baptist, is out the window and new claims can immediately be sought. SCOTUS doesn’t want to go anywhere near that stinkpot, and this is going to get overturned.
As for legal fees, I think a certain church is going to find their legal fund properly pumped up and will make it through with no problem.
“The bad guys win no matter the outcome.’
What the people of this world are having to endure, is the “fullness” of SIN. Ripe, like a gestating woman, that when in the ‘fullness’ of her womb...must come forth, a child.
These things have been revealed to us that, in the times of the end the world it would be like Sodom & Gomorrah. Clearly, THESE are those days....the days of the Great Falling Away.
God’s Word is the same today...as it was yesterday, and will be tomorrow. Satan is the FATHER of LIES and deceives people, and causes them to stumble. We must pray for God’s protection and guidance during this time...that we are NOT deceived, or led astray. Pray for each other, in Christ. Pray for our enemies. Pray for those who are LOST. Pray that God strengthens us and shows us MERCY in these last days. Cleave unto the Father, and He will cleave unto us.