Lottery winner donates $3M jackpot to church

Comment #18

myzeus — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:02:25 GMT

WOW! What a nice story. The power of prayer does work. Looks like it was the right time for the power of prayer to work. I pray all the time to win the lottery and I could make good use of it. Like helping the homeless with shelter and food in their bellies, helping abused and homeless animals and many more things to do.

I figure, when it's my time to win, it will happen.

Comment #17

JackpotWanna — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:36:10 GMT

WoW! $3 Million to church! I still can't believe it! He should have given it to me! LOL

Comment #16

GamerMom — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:47:39 GMT

*applause

Comment #15

Stew12 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:34:47 GMT

I would assume that a tax break is not feasable from an anonymous donation. If he were audited they would undoubtedly want some sort of recipt to go with a $3,000,000 donation claim.

Comment #14

pacattack05 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:49:48 GMT

OH, and you have a monopoly on what the truth is? Just because you believe that fairy tale place exists doesen't make it true.

Stop being a sheeple and think for yourself.

Comment #13

blackblue — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:39:43 GMT

I don't believe in putting all your eggs in one basket.I would have donated to many different charities and I would defiantly never give money to a church.

But..his money.His wishes.

Comment #12

libra926 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:21:32 GMT

He's not an idiot.....In todays parable, Jesus the Son of God Talks to his Apostles and explains that in the next few days he is to be Betrayed, torcherd, crucified and then put to death. Peter approaches him and says no, in God's name, not you lord, and Jesus turns to Peter and says:

Get thee Behind me Satan...That's how Humans Think and React, thats Not Doing God's Will.......

Point being.......The winnner was not an Idiot, because he was doing God's Will...wether you believe in God or n... [ More ]

Comment #11

Uff Da! — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:50:35 GMT

... or that the guy hasn't just discovered that he has a terminal illness and isn't likely to live long enough to get much use of it anyway?

... or that the guy knew about the financial problems the church was having and decided to play the lottery specifically to help the church if he won. Some people really do have values outside of their own needs, you know.

Comment #10

NYSlugger 777 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:42:42 GMT

Before using the money for the church, they will donate the first payment to a charity called Love 146 that works to abolish human trafficking in Southeast Asia, Crabbe said.

Someone Play 146 in Pick 3. Maybe you'll get lucky

Comment #9

lottocalgal — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:42:42 GMT

I've been thinking on this one. The reason we play lottery is to win the big one right? Maybe to make our lives better? I think that the donation of the total amount to the church would suggest that the person was either rich to begin with and needed a serious tax break, is a complete nut job or actually thinks this donation will get them into heaven which is not the case. It reminds me of Jack Whittacker, who donated multi millions to churches and even built a church through his foundation but... [ More ]

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:18:24 GMT

For all we know he is very well off money-wise or maybe, money just isn't important to him.

Comment #7

four4me — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:02:21 GMT

How do you know the guy isn't already rich.

Comment #6

dejack03 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:59:55 GMT

If properly invested the guy donating would have been rich for his entire life AND could have donated at least TWICE that amount every year for however long he wanted to. What a shame he donated it all.

Comment #5

BabyJC — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:08:57 GMT

Definitely not like the church recently in the news that would not accept any donations from lotto winnings.

Comment #4

pacattack05 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:08:16 GMT

What an idiot. If he donated a portion I could understand, but the whole thing?

You can't buy your way into some BS heaven nonsense, even if it were true.

Comment #3

dumars798 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:44:46 GMT

Lol...1ST Class all the way

Comment #2

dumars798 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:43:12 GMT

...WOW

Comment #1

JackpotWanna — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:37:39 GMT

Does this mean he gets a free ticket to heaven

Lottery winner donates $3M jackpot to church

Lottery Post — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:22:07 GMT

A Long Island, N.Y., congregation was praying for pennies from heaven to help expand their church, but instead they were showered with millions.

A parishioner who wants to remain anonymous donated his $3 million winning Ba Da Bling scratch-off lottery ticket to The True North Community Church in Port Jefferson.

The donation came as a complete surprise to Pastor Bert Crabbe, though he told the congregation the church was facing financial problems because it was growing so fast.

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