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    Well, I was sitting around wondering, like people often will. Does anyone
know of any instances where people have willed their land to a (specified or
not) God? I know it has happened, read about it once, but didn't get any
details and legal implications. I believe one occurence of this was that the
land became permanently untouchable, and never to be the property of anyone.
Needless to say, that this could be a very interesting loophole in America
for anyone who believes in the retrogression to nature but just doesn't really
wanna give up something they might have a use for while alive.
   I know that, at least in New York state, a property tax for land is foregone
if owned by a non-profit (and/or environmental?) organization, or by just
someone who owns it but commits it to remain in natural state. Perhaps this
could be a way to shield any land from government intrusion until the point
that that government ceases to exist and new laws are placed? I'm curious.
   Sorry, if this isn't appropiate to alt.atheism, but I think it could be
for any atheist with a mind for the environment. I see that atheists are
less likely to "rape the land" because they/we don't believe that jesus is
gonna make things right in the End, so we can do whatever we want now,
espically since the bible told us we can.

                                               Any thoughts?
                                                      -Eric   (Yrich)