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If you won $3 million, would you give it to your local church?

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ryan.c
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so im sitting in jiffy lube getting my NYS inspection and as always, cnn is on the tv. the reporter comes on and asks that exact question. my answer was hell no. im not religious, but even if i was, i wouldnt give a church $3 million. the story was about some guy that had a $3 million lottery ticket and without any hesitation, he donated it to his church in NY. the church will get a little over $100k a year until 2028.

heres a link i found on yahoo:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080827/koddities/oddity_lottery_church
Aug 28 2008 11:21PM
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onearmwanderer
Posts: 1153 - Karma: 31
thats pretty cool, i respect the guy because he's so dedicated to his church and what he believes.  but for me im not going to a church at the moment so nope
Aug 28 2008 11:24PM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,016
he shouldn't have a hard time making it to heaven
Aug 28 2008 11:26PM
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Parker.
Posts: 1637 - Karma: 108
good thing he did it without any hesitation, because if he thought about what he was doing that $3 million would have gone in a very different direction
Aug 28 2008 11:26PM
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cab509
Posts: 806 - Karma: 34
nope, i'd buy a boat, truck, house on a lake by a mountian, and invest whatever was leftover. then from the dividends I'd give some to some church maybe but not all 3mil.
Aug 28 2008 11:28PM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5414 - Karma: 11,608
Hell no. I'd keep a million maybe 2 and retire to the sweet life then give the rest to charity or maybe give $50,000 to random homeless people on the street.
Aug 28 2008 11:28PM
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gmack24
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absolutely fucking never. You've gotta be kidding me. Ignorance is bliss I suppose
Aug 28 2008 11:29PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
nope nope nope
i would save that
Aug 28 2008 11:29PM
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-Nick-
Posts: 1479 - Karma: 24
what a dumbass thats fucking stupid
Aug 28 2008 11:30PM
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Karcher
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if i was that religious i would maybe keep a little for myself to help out
Aug 28 2008 11:32PM
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juliana.
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nope cause im a jew!
Aug 28 2008 11:32PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 372
religions a helluva drug!
Aug 28 2008 11:33PM
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purplejumpsuit
Posts: 2207 - Karma: 157

hell no!  people that will put that much money to a church actually scare the crap out of me.

Aug 28 2008 11:43PM
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morocco_mole
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Jewliana
Aug 28 2008 11:44PM
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morocco_mole
Posts: 635 - Karma: 17
 i would only give it to god himself, and i would need a receipt
Aug 28 2008 11:48PM
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SkeechyD
Posts: 2026 - Karma: 1,071
he prolly did something naughty.

that included a donkey
Aug 28 2008 11:52PM
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AZrider
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TRUE THAT!!!
Aug 28 2008 11:55PM
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eric25
Posts: 754 - Karma: 11
I wouldn't. I'm not religious at all, but it would be pretty easy to buy yourself into Heaven that way.
Aug 29 2008 12:11AM
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Franny
Posts: 3980 - Karma: 77
I would keep it for myself and make my own religion and church. so win win situation for all.
Aug 29 2008 12:42AM
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AhrenStein
Posts: 1941 - Karma: 177
i didn't know you could buy your place in heaven
Aug 29 2008 1:42AM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
a while back there was a priest around here that won the jackpot and even he didnt give all of it away to the church. I hear he's got a nice house and rolling in a maserati now
Aug 29 2008 1:50AM
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SoulSkia
Posts: 570 - Karma: 14
Fuck no I'd keep it
Aug 29 2008 2:04AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
No, obviously.
Aug 29 2008 2:16AM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
already been done.
Aug 29 2008 2:38AM
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james44
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 578
at least give it to a legit charity or somthing

fuck i bet hes gonna regret doing this in a few years... or days
Aug 29 2008 4:11AM
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crazyfuck
Posts: 5968 - Karma: -7
absolutely not.  although, i'd make a point of illegally parking my brand new Aston Martin in front of a local church... fuck organized religion.
Aug 29 2008 4:16AM
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J.D.
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If you wanted to donate it to someone, why not a charity that feeds starving people. There are underfunded diseases. The fact that he donated it "without hesitation" is not a point in favour of the decision; you SHOULD hesitate, and consider who needs that money most. That being said, donating it to a church, which probbaly does do quite a bit for the community, is way, way more generous than 90% of the population would have been, and so the guy clearly deserves a lot of credit. For myself, the answer is no, not to a church, but I've always said that if I came into a whole bunch of unearned money, like winning a couple million, that half of it is going to charity. Probably something involving the aforementioned starving people. But since I don't play the lottery, it's pretty unlikely that that will happen. Whatever, I still give to charities anyway. Just not 3 million dollars.
Aug 29 2008 5:23AM
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Static
Posts: 8496 - Karma: 4,090
Why would he want to feed starving people who belive in the wrong god?

And I'm sure the church doesn't do a damn thing for the community except ask for more money every Sunday.
Aug 29 2008 7:58AM
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tommihq
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Id give 20k to NS and thats about it. Maybe something for real charity if theres anything left after some time
Aug 29 2008 8:04AM
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skiblandford
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yeah id give my chruch some but not all of it i would have had to scratch off the silver part i think thats worth 2.5 million and then theother 500 thousand i would split up between church and this heart study that is trying to cure the desise that almost killed my grandmother
Aug 29 2008 8:08AM
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Static
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you'd be wiser to donate to a cure for what she's gona get next
Aug 29 2008 8:13AM
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timmi
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actually they used to encourage it. if you commited a sin you had to give a certain ammount of money. that was a while ago though.
Aug 29 2008 9:28AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Half to me, half to cancer research.
Aug 29 2008 9:31AM
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Static
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half to taxes
Aug 29 2008 9:35AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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I live in a tax free country.
Aug 29 2008 9:44AM
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Static
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you mother fucker...
Aug 29 2008 9:55AM
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josh.
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i would rater eat the money
Aug 29 2008 10:04AM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
*rather
Aug 29 2008 10:04AM
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hurrisun
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that guys a fuckin idiot the last place i would give momney is a church li would prolly keep it and if i had to give it aay id give some poor lil nig a sandwhich i would probably tear down the church and replace i with a slam ball court if i could do wat i really wanted
Aug 29 2008 10:07AM
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thenakedcellist
Posts: 2666 - Karma: 218
hellll no. last thing id do
Aug 29 2008 10:47AM
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Bepo
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what a waste, you could do so much with 3 mil. Start a company or invest it or something, that guy is a fucking brainwashed idiot
Aug 29 2008 11:23AM
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line1260skier
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Only problem with that is all the homeless will buy all the drugs, and that would mean no drugs for anyone else, and they would still be on the streets.
Aug 29 2008 11:43AM
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ride-rider
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I would keep it and live off of it.  Still work though because I doubt these days that 3 mil would be able to support you for the rest of your life, unless your like 50.
Aug 29 2008 11:49AM
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eheath
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Fuck, 100k a year until 2028? You could get your college degree, then just have some easy job that brings in enough money for food and rent and save whatever extra until 2029 (id be 30). That would kick ass. I would keep it.
Aug 29 2008 11:51AM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
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So basically you're saying you don't know anything about churches?  Except, of course, the typical stereotypes and stuff you learn from seeing sound bytes of televangelists.


Aug 29 2008 11:57AM
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flatspinner
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Based on the replies, do some of you think you could buy your way into heaven?


Aug 29 2008 12:19PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15949 - Karma: 9,432
maybe he killed someone and needed a ticket to heaven
Aug 29 2008 1:08PM
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Aaaron.
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heaven is free.....
Aug 29 2008 1:13PM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
there are so many better thing he could have done with the money and more deserving people
Aug 29 2008 1:14PM
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twin-tip-hero
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you are one dumb motherfucker.  there is no such thing as believing in the wrong god.  and churches do a shit load then just service on sundays.  im not religious at all but that was just stupid of you to say.
Aug 29 2008 1:40PM
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