segovius
06-22-2006, 08:38 AM
I'm trying to give this up - really I am, but the harder I try then......well, make up your own minds....
It seems that three sisters in the UK have had an insurance policy revoked. The policy was 1 Million GBPs worth of protection against any of them conceiving immaculately at some unspecified point in the future (bad theology there but let's crack on.....).
The sisters needed this money to cover the cost of bringing up baby Jesus if one of them was chosen as the vehicle for the second coming. Umm.....ok.....hey, why so much? It's not like he'd need all the latest Playstations or whatever (and he could probably miraculously provide his own if he did), imo it should be much cheaper with all that non-materialism but then again maybe this is a post-modern (ie fundie) Christ they are insuring against in which case he might well need some heavy armaments and top-level military training and business school later in life.
Anyway, now the Catholic Church have stepped in and the policy has been cancelled (that's freedom for ya....) which will leave the sisters in a bit of a bind if one of them gets up the duff by any supra-normal means. Actually this is a bit inconsiderate of the Church imo.
Essex-based Britishinsurance.com confirmed it had provided the £1m policy, but said it was reviewed on Thursday following complaints.
The cover was meant to pay for the cost of bringing up Christ if one of them conceived immaculately. The company, which is based in Braintree, specialises in accident and unemployment insurance.
Mr Burgess said: "The people were concerned about having sufficient funds if they immaculately conceived. It was for caring and bringing up the Christ.
The burden of proof that it was Christ had rested with the women and any premium on the insurance was donated to charity, said Mr Burgess.
The siblings had paid £100 annually since 2000. If they had secured a payout, they stood to receive £1m.
BBC Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5105946.stm)
It seems that three sisters in the UK have had an insurance policy revoked. The policy was 1 Million GBPs worth of protection against any of them conceiving immaculately at some unspecified point in the future (bad theology there but let's crack on.....).
The sisters needed this money to cover the cost of bringing up baby Jesus if one of them was chosen as the vehicle for the second coming. Umm.....ok.....hey, why so much? It's not like he'd need all the latest Playstations or whatever (and he could probably miraculously provide his own if he did), imo it should be much cheaper with all that non-materialism but then again maybe this is a post-modern (ie fundie) Christ they are insuring against in which case he might well need some heavy armaments and top-level military training and business school later in life.
Anyway, now the Catholic Church have stepped in and the policy has been cancelled (that's freedom for ya....) which will leave the sisters in a bit of a bind if one of them gets up the duff by any supra-normal means. Actually this is a bit inconsiderate of the Church imo.
Essex-based Britishinsurance.com confirmed it had provided the £1m policy, but said it was reviewed on Thursday following complaints.
The cover was meant to pay for the cost of bringing up Christ if one of them conceived immaculately. The company, which is based in Braintree, specialises in accident and unemployment insurance.
Mr Burgess said: "The people were concerned about having sufficient funds if they immaculately conceived. It was for caring and bringing up the Christ.
The burden of proof that it was Christ had rested with the women and any premium on the insurance was donated to charity, said Mr Burgess.
The siblings had paid £100 annually since 2000. If they had secured a payout, they stood to receive £1m.
BBC Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5105946.stm)