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Gay man sues publishers over Bible verses - USATODAY.com Quote:
Bradley LaShawn Fowler of Canton, Mich., is seeking $60 million from Zondervan, based in Cascade Township, and $10 million from Nashville-based Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Fowler, 39, alleges Zondervan's Bibles referring to homosexuality as a sin have made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and periods of "demoralization, chaos and bewilderment."
The intent of the publisher was to design a religious, sacred document to reflect an individual opinion or a group's conclusion to cause "me or anyone who is a homosexual to endure verbal abuse, discrimination, episodes of hate, and physical violence ... including murder," Fowler wrote.
"The Court has some very genuine concerns about the nature and efficacy of these claims," the judge wrote.
The other suit, against Thomas Nelson and its New King James Bible, mirrors the allegations made against Zondervan.
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