Tenn Man sues Church after hitting head during real spiritual experience

Matt Lincoln claims that he asked God for a "real experience" while praying in the Lakewind Church of Knoxville,Tenn. The good news is that he had quite an experience. The bad news is that some people are just never happy. In fact, he claims he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshiping. Some might attest that injury happened long ago.

There is one more possibility, perhaps he prayed for a really large amount of money and didn't share that prayer request with the press. If so, he is attempting to sue the church for $2.5 million dollars, because their insurance denied his claim for injuries he claims to have suffered while bowled over by the Spirit. Apparently it is their fault that he keeled over. Think of the legal repercussions in bars across the land.

The spiritual seeker claims he needs the large amount of money for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering. I had no idea one could sue a church over an answer to prayer gone awry.

Fifty seven year old Lincoln has had two surgeries since the June 2007 injury, but still feels pain in his back and legs. He did not mention whether he had attended any healing conferences for those injuries or not, one gets the impression he is busy with legal matters.

Oopsie! Lawyers for the church say other congregants saw him on the floor laughing after his fall. They say he failed to look out for his own safety. His claim is that he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone. Perhaps a well timed "heads up" would be in order, or if faking a fall it's never a good idea to laugh at the scene of the scam. Tenn Man sues Church after hitting head during real spiritual experience Digg | Reddit | Stumble | Buzz it! | Email Article | Kick! Home