In Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that a church could not be held responsible for injuries a 17-year old girl received during an exorcism.
The Texas Supremes reversed a lower court's ruling and jury award to Laura Schubert claiming that the case unconstitutionally "entangled the court in religious matters."
What? Our system of justice does not apply to churches that injure or cripple or cheat or murder their members?
Schubert said that back in 2002 she was "exorcised" by members of the Pleasant Glade Assembly of God in Coffeyville. Said members held her to the floor for hours as they went through the process of chasing the devil from her body. This left her with cuts and bruises and carpet burns and so disturbed her mentally that she mutilated herself and attempted suicide.
It should be noted that the Chief Justice of the Texas Supremes dissented from the 6 to 3 decision by saying that "The First Amendment guards religious liberty; it does not sanction intentional abuse in religion's name."
Which led a local to comment, "No shit, sherlock!"
My advice to Laura Schubert and others who might be tempted to try this hellacious kind of Christianity, is get the hell out, now!
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