I do not know if the temple refered is one from Goa, but I am sure members on 
this list will enjoy this little 'story'.

Sachin Phadte



A Difficult Judgment

In a small town in India, a person decided to open up a Bar, which was right 
opposite to a Temple. The Temple & its congregation started a campaign to block 
the Bar from opening with petitions and prayed daily against his business.

Work progressed.... However, when it was almost complete and was about to open 
a few days later, a strong lightning struck the Bar and it was burnt to the 
ground.

The temple folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the Bar 
owner sued the Temple authorities on the grounds that the Temple through its 
congregation & prayers was ultimately responsible for the ill fate of his dream 
project, either through direct or indirect actions or means.

In its reply to the court, the temple vehemently denied all responsibility or 
any connection that their prayers were reasons to the bar's burning down. As 
the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork at the 
hearing and commented:

"I don't know how I'm going to decide this case, but it appears from the 
paperwork, we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have 
an entire temple and its devotees that doesn't."



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