Couple who had Jesus as their lawyer lose custody appeal

[sprite75]

A Canadian couple learned the hard way why engaging the Lord Jesus Christ as your attorney is not a good idea

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.

[RCMerchant]

A stuffed lion.
A f**king! STUFFED LION. 

[indianasmith]

From the Gospel:  "Man, who made me a judge or arbiter over you?" - Jesus of Nazareth

[RCMerchant]

From the Gospel:  "Man, who made me a judge or arbiter over you?" - Jesus of Nazareth

Well, that just sucked all the fun out of it. 

(I kid, Indy! I kid!  )

[Trevor]

[indianasmith]

Come to think of it, Jesus didn't have a very good go of it during his last run-in with the legal system, either.