Inheritance Lost to Doomsday Church

[rnatalli]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/01/pf/doomsday_inheritance_donations/index.htm?iid=HP_River

First, you shouldn't look forward to an inheritance after a loved one passes and second, the world is better off without people like your aunt.

 

[jinjuku]

I have already told my parents I don't want anything substantial from them after they pass. Let me brothers have it. They have been mooching off my parents for the past 40 years.

I just want a few pieces of sentimental value.

When my mom's mother passed away she was executor. Her one brother couldn't even be bothered to show up for the funeral but sure as sh*t had his hand out when it came time to divvy up the 'proceeds'. I ever see that guy I'm likely to tag him a few times. I would be worth the jail visit.

 

[speakerman39]

I have already told my parents I don't want anything substantial from them after they pass. Let me brothers have it. They have been mooching off my parents for the past 40 years.

I just want a few pieces of sentimental value.

When my mom's mother passed away she was executor. Her one brother couldn't even be bothered to show up for the funeral but sure as sh*t had his hand out when it came time to divvy up the 'proceeds'. I ever see that guy I'm likely to tag him a few times. I would be worth the jail visit.

Yeah, there is an a*shole in every family. Sounds like this guy must be the one in yours. People usually show their true colors so to speak during such things as funerals. It is sad but true.



Cheers,

Phil

 

[GO-NAD!]

I have already told my parents I don't want anything substantial from them after they pass. Let me brothers have it. They have been mooching off my parents for the past 40 years.

I just want a few pieces of sentimental value.

When my mom's mother passed away she was executor. Her one brother couldn't even be bothered to show up for the funeral but sure as sh*t had his hand out when it came time to divvy up the 'proceeds'. I ever see that guy I'm likely to tag him a few times. I would be worth the jail visit.

However, look at it this way. We need d**kheads like that in order to make us look good.

My parents aren't wealthy, but they have enough assets to stay comfortable until their time comes. I'd be perfectly happy if their last $10 is used to tip the hearse driver. Like you, I only want something of sentimental value.

 

[mperfct]

My parents aren't that wealthy, especially my mom. I really don't want anything from my parents. I'd rather sell most/all of it, and donate it to charity. And I don't mean some hack "church".

Actually I'd probably buy some special gifts for the Westboro Church hate mongers.

 

[lsiberian]

I'd probably leave my inheritance to a church or university. But it wouldn't be a crazy guy like that. I'd want them to help people in need like Mission Arlington or the Salvation Army. But it was that lady's money and she had the right to give it to whoever she wanted. The radio station obviously helped her while she was probably bed ridden. They provided her entertainment and comfort. Even if it was crazy it still was something.

 

[BMXTRIX]

I will say that I don't get it. Any of it really.

While I don't begrude my dad the money he has earned throughout his life and I don't feel entitled to one cent of it, I also don't get how people can ignore their family if their family is in need, or at least show consideration for their family.

Of course some family members can be douchebags... So be it. Ef em!

But, if you get along with your family, it seems to be pretty backwards to put them second.

Considering the cause, I guess it shouldn't suprise me at all, but it is exactly that type of thought which is exactly what is expected I suppose. Live by what is said, not by what is actually written.

 

[j_garcia]

WHY would you leave money to a church that is saying the world will end soon? THEY WON'T BE NEEDING IT.

 

[mperfct]

WHY would you leave money to a church that is saying the world will end soon? THEY WON'T BE NEEDING IT.

Agreed. There shouldn't be any seat belts on the bus either.

 

[3db]

Having had taken a religious course through a church, the one thing that was taught to me is that you cannot take the Bible literally because of all the translation errors. Anything taken out of context be it the bible or newspaper, magazine, or even a conversation will almost always lead to a distorted perception of what was really intended.

If one is to make a donation of their inheretance towards humanity, the church is the last place I would donnate it too. Donate it towards medical research, children's hospitals, etc where the donation will going towards something concrete instead of out of context doctines.

 

[lsiberian]

Having had taken a religious course through a church, the one thing that was taught to me is that you cannot take the Bible literally because of all the translation errors. Anything taken out of context be it the bible or newspaper, magazine, or even a conversation will almost always lead to a distorted perception of what was really intended.

If one is to make a donation of their inheretance towards humanity, the church is the last place I would donnate it too. Donate it towards medical research, children's hospitals, etc where the donation will going towards something concrete instead of out of context doctines.

A good church does a lot for the community. I apologize for your bad experiences, but I've seen first hand the importance of faith in medical care, marriage, funerals and the like. The Church has it's faults, but so do medical research facilities, and hospitals.

 

[Alex2507]

I think people who want to donate money or have money they don't intend on spending in their life time should buy cars for people waiting on buses because they don't have cars and nobody should have to take the bus. It' undignified and when you ride the bus everybody knows you don't have a car ... or they think you have a DUI ... or both.

 

[Stereodude]

Having had taken a religious course through a church, the one thing that was taught to me is that you cannot take the Bible literally because of all the translation errors.

Color me rather curious... Perhaps you can explain how someone was able to determine there are stacks of translation errors?

 

[Alex2507]

Color me rather curious... Perhaps you can explain how someone was able to determine there are stacks of translation errors?

I'm going to take a stab at this and say that you can tell that there are stacks of translation errors by the fact that there are stacks of translations. They can't all be right. I'm partial to the KJ so to me every other version is wrong ... and any interpretation other than the one I favor is also wrong. I got a long list of wrongs should anybody be interested.

 

[Stereodude]

I'm going to take a stab at this and say that you can tell that there are stacks of translation errors by the fact that there are stacks of translations. They can't all be right.

So if I gathered up 20 different people from different walks of life, different ages, etc and all had them describe the mood of a person who just stepped off a rollercoaster and they came up with different words like, stoked, effervescent, ecstatic, happy, jammin', glad, pumped, etc it's proof that we can't trust their descriptions? I mean, after all they can't all be right because I have 20 different translations of that persons mood right?

 

[Rickster71]

Color me rather curious... Perhaps you can explain how someone was able to determine there are stacks of translation errors?

Didn't you ever play The Telephone Game in grade school?
A short and simple story is read to one participant who then tells it to another participant who has not heard the original story. That person then tells it to another person who is hearing it for the first time. After a few rounds, the story is unrecognizable.
Try this link: http://peer.hdwg.org/sites/default/files/ActiveListening-CommunicationSkills-Peer_Training.pdf

 

[highfigh]

I think people who want to donate money or have money they don't intend on spending in their life time should buy cars for people waiting on buses because they don't have cars and nobody should have to take the bus. It' undignified and when you ride the bus everybody knows you don't have a car ... or they think you have a DUI ... or both.

If I worked downtown and never had to go anywhere else during the day, I would probably not drive- the gas money, parking and traffic is incentive enough to not want to drive. Not that MKE has really bad traffic but people here tend to act like they went to the Stevie Wonder School of Driving. I could take the Freeway Flyer for less than $15/week, which is less than the cost of parking. Plus, I could get something done because I wouldn't be behind the wheel. However, taking the bus on regular streets is a colossal waste of time if I'd need to go across town. The problem with people who can't afford a car is that, even if one were given to them, they wouldn't be able to afford to own it. Here, it's obvious who can afford to care for a car and who can't. Their cars and trucks are beaten like a farm animal, they run like crap and you can smell raw gas in the exhaust because they don't do any maintenance. Insurance? They'd ask "What's insurance?"

I do wonder about the people who buy groceries with food stamps and take a cab to the store, though.

 

[highfigh]

Color me rather curious... Perhaps you can explain how someone was able to determine there are stacks of translation errors?

Muslims believe their holy book is the best interpretation of the old texts. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are Abrahamic religions, yet none agree on all points. Jews and Muslims have many of the same traditions, but they're known by different names. Halal and Kosher are extremely similar and they have the same Sabbath. The traditions were handed down over a long period of time and in that period, the languages have changed with Islam being the most recent, beginning in the early 7th Century, A.D..

The original writings were in Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic, with the first bible in Greek. If they were written in all of these languages, how can modern-day scholars possibly know the exact meaning, when the languages have changed over the centuries?

 

[Stereodude]

Didn't you ever play The Telephone Game in grade school?
A short and simple story is read to one participant who then tells it to another participant who has not heard the original story. That person then tells it to another person who is hearing it for the first time. After a few rounds, the story is unrecognizable.
Try this link: http://peer.hdwg.org/sites/default/files/ActiveListening-CommunicationSkills-Peer_Training.pdf

So, there's documented evidence of this telephone effect in the Bible then? It seems like it would be pretty easy to compare the very old copies of the Bible and see if your theory is correct or not.

 

[Rickster71]

So, there's documented evidence of this telephone effect in the Bible then? It seems like it would be pretty easy to compare the very old copies of the Bible and see if your theory is correct or not.

Frankly, I don't have a dog in this one, and I'm certainly not arguing someone's faith.
I can only say that human nature / behavior being what it is, combined with revisionist history being what it is.......it's more than just a theory.
It's called 'Confirmation Bias' it's among the most dependable of mental stumbling blocks.