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Gerry Ryan on the behalf of the Roman Catholic Church,
the Anglican and Presbyterian churches
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and the Jewish community.
- Steve Myers on behalf of myself.
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And the defendant is?
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There is no defendant.
We're moving for a strike out on...
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- The defendant is God.
- Who is not a person.
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That is a moot point.
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God and the churches are one.
They cannot exist without each other.
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If God is responsible
for the sinking of my boat,
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the religions are responsible.
- So you're suing the Church?
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God is an entity with nominated
representatives, like a company.
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- And the basis of your case is?
- If there was an 'Act of God',
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then God is liable.
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The churches are God's representatives on earth.
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If they wish to deny liability
by denying the existence of God,
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then they are guilty of contravening section 52,
of the Trade Practices Act of 1974.
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"A corporation shall not, in trade or commerce,
engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive."
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- Rubbish.
- Fascinating.
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And to deny that responsibility
is to contravene the Act.
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The case doesn't merit the hearing.
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It is frivolous, without legal precedent
and blasphemous.
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- And Mr. Myers lacks any ethics.
- You can demand security for costs.
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- The boat was worth what?
- $150.000, Your Honour.
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Not a frivolous amount, Mr. Ryan,
even by your standards.
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I'm not satisfied the action is entirely without merit.
I will let it go to trial.
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Mazy from Foster. Go ahead, Mazy.
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I just wanted to say that
Steve Myers is very brave.
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This man has no scruples, no ethics
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- And no case, if you ask me.
- We were asking. Is there anything else?
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- I think it's immoral.
- As I said, he's upset a lot of decent people.
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I'm Dirk Striker, and I'm unhappy.