[Rhodes22-list] God, Darwin's Theory, and Lightning

[Rik Sandberg]

Hmmm....guess there's a lesson in there somewhere.......be careful what you
ask for????

You just might get it, eh?

Rik

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:56:37 -0800 (PST) brad haslett <flybrad@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>  
> Yes, people have been killed by lightning
> strikes on
> sailboats but I'm still looking for articles,
> not
> statistics.  In the meantime, here's and
> example of
> something REALLY STUPID TO DO WHILE BOATING!
> 
> 
> BETHESDA, MD--Lawyer N. Graves Thomas stood in
> a boat
> during a thunderstorm on Monday, raised his
> hands and
> proclaimed heavenward, "Here I am." Moments
> later a
> lightning bolt struck him dead, witnesses said.
> 
> Authorities said they had no explanation for
> the
> maverick lawyer's behavior, but friends and
> colleagues
> said his actions before his death were typical
> of his
> offbeat nature.
>   Moments later a lightning bolt struck him
> dead. 
> 
> The lightning bolt struck Thomas in the head
> aboard
> his new ski boat on Lake Bistineau. Death
> apparently
> was instantaneous, as there was no exit point
> for the
> lightning, said Bossier Parish sheriff's
> spokesman
> Scott Hodges.
> 
> Witnesses said Thomas, 40, stood in the back of
> the
> boat, raised his hands toward the sky and said,
> "Here
> I am." The lightning bolt struck his head
> almost
> momentarily.
> 
> AFTERWORD:
> 
> A week later, witnesses to Thomas'
> mortification
> claimed that his meaning was misunderstood, and
> that
> the lawyer was not directing a challenge to
> God, but
> instead merely calling to his girlfriend.
> 
> As a former state prosecutor and assistant U.S.
> attorney, Thomas' peers described him as a
> firebrand
> and a maverick and a strong advocate for his
> often
> notorious clients--including police killers,
> reputed
> crime figures, accused white collar criminals
> and drug
> smugglers. At the time of his death, Thomas was
> representing a Lake Bistineau man accused of
> recklessness in a boating accident that month
> that
> killed three people on the lake.
> 
> Copyright © United Press International, May 27,
> 1987
> 
> 
>  Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"
>  
> 
> 
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