Insuring Christ.Three women are no longer insured for the Second Coming of Christ. The women from Inverness Inverness, town, Scotland Inverness (ĭn'vərnĕs`), town (1991 pop. 39,736), Highland, N Scotland, on the Moray Firth at the mouth of the Ness River. , Scotland took out a policy worth $1.8 million from Britishinsurance.com to help them raise the miraculous mi·rac·u·lous adj. 1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural. 2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape. 3. child in case one of them had a virgin birth, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. News. The burden of proof rested with the women, who had paid 100 pounds ($184) annually for the insurance since 2000. Upon protests from the Catholic Church, the company withdrew coverage, saying that it never intended to offend anyone. The company donated the premium to charity, said Simon Burgess, Britishinsurance.com's managing director. The women, who are sisters, are believed to be members of a Christian group. "We sometimes get weird requests and this is the weirdest we have had," Burgess said. |
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