I have to agree with Oxysmoron. Why is it people feel the need to constantly assign blame? Imagine the tax dollars saved if we put our government’s resources towards things that actually mattered rather than silly hearings for the singular purpose of pointing a finger at someone. Hmmm… Perhaps a bit too radical of an idea.

Can the Catholic Church be sued for issuing various encyclicals?

And if this case stands in favor of the individual, will this allow for a class-action suit of African-Americans since the Bible was also used to justify slavery?

If reading by text there are many things that God hates, so in context why not just sue Him.

and if one would really look at reality, it isn’t a christian thing. I know people who aren’t christian and don’t accept biblical teachings who have a really bad attitude toward anyone displaying homosexual tendencies.

it seems to be the American way… blame and suit, blame and suit.

too, who takes responsibility for their own actions anymore? Sure it is handy to claim interpretations vary, and that is just what is taking place; changing the interpretations to suit our conscience.

I hope your hatred of religion wouldn’t lead you to hope for such a drastic compromise in the 1st amendment rights of us all. Moreover, does this mean I can sue for libel those atheists who publish books and articles which claim that raising my child as a Christian is a form of child abuse? I hope not. I prefer free speech be almost without limits. And while libel has historically been accepted as an exception to the 1st amendment, it exists only within very narrow bounds. This is clearly well outside any form of libel recognized by the American jurisprudential system.