Fred’s bar opened next door to a church and the priest prayed against it. Within weeks it burned down. Fred sued the church. He said that, in effect, the priest had burned down his bar using the power of prayer.

When the case came to court the priest denied all responsibility. This was a problem for the born-again judge who said;

• Fred, the bar-owner, believes in the power of prayer

And,

• The priest doesn’t.