Man sues church after being ’slain in the Spirit’
flockwoodMan sues Tenn. church over spiritual fall
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshipping.
Now he wants Lakewind Church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering.
Matt Lincoln says he is suing after the church’s insurance company denied his claim for medical bills.
The 57-year-old has had two surgeries since the June 2007 injury but still feels pain in his back and legs.
He says he was asking God to have “a real experience” while praying.
Lincoln says he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone.
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.
July 13th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Surely, if God decided to slay you in the spirit, the would be an aura of divine protection around you as you fall. The only true explanation for this would be that the man is a fraud and this is an attempt to extort money from the church. Shame on you!!!
July 13th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I agree, did God cause this man knock himself silly? The whole thing is stupid, it really is, even if I could remotely believe in ‘being slain in the spirit’, it seems like they would have a thing called ’slaying the flesh’, something that would make you not want to feed your old nature.