The Jews for Jesus lawsuit.
It only makes sense, with some 3/4 of a million of those who claim Judaism as their faith living here in Florida, that some of the news is going to be about Jews.
According to the Sunday paper, the lawsuit stems from a situation where a Jewish son wrote a story claiming he converted his Jewish step-mother to be all about Jesus ... which was then published in a proselytizing type communication used by the organization ... and when she found out, she sued for defamation.
It seems that momma Edith (step-momma, that is) wants the world to know that she is 100% absolutely and without-a-care-for-Jesus Jewish. Believe it or not, the case has been around for about a dozen years AND has already been all the way to the Supreme Court (seems to be that it may be a challenge to prove that she was harmed by the article) PLUS the lawyers and law firms involved have been suing each other, as lawyers and law firms tend to do.
Let's be fair ... I'm not picking sides when it comes to religious battles, as I hope each person finds his or her own relationship with a higher being and I tend to shy away from organized religion for all of the death and destruction it has brought (and continues to bring) into the world ... I'm just trying to imagine the dinner conversation around that Christmas table ... I mean Hanukkah meal ... I mean ... Thanksgiving feast?
COMING JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (WHICHEVER YOU CELEBRATE):
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-07/news/fl-jews-for-jesus-trial-palm-beach-20140906_1_bruce-rapp-liberty-counsel-edith-rapp
A TAKE ON WHEN IT CROSSED THE DESK OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT:
http://www.dmlp.org/blog/2008/rapp-v-jews-jesus-rehnquist-brennans-robes
IN CASE YOU WERE INTERESTED IN THE MOVEMENT ...:
http://www.jewsforjesus.org/
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