Yun Dong-yun, the San Diego man who lost his entire family when a Marine F-18 crashed into his home, said he would donate the support money he’s received following the accident to charity.
In an interview with the US edition of the JoongAng Ilbo, Yun said he would give the money to a children’s foundation and Christian group his wife had given monthly donations to prior to her death.
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It’s said that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle. I suspect Mr. Yun wonders about that, but the incredible grace of the man in this situation is heartwarming as well as heartbreaking.
This guy is obviously a media whore. First he had the nerve to live around an air force base, and now he is desperately trying to stretch his 15 minutes of fame. I wonder what his ultimate goal is — to occupy the Senate seat to be vacated by Barbara Boxer when she joins the Obama Administration?
/gbever’d
Buahahaha!…
That was hilarious TK.
He’s got my vote.
#2 – I get the joke, but pretty tasteless all the same. I don’t regard too many stories as being untouchable, but this is one of those rare exceptions.
Yeah, I did feel kinda dirty after I wrote that.
The Korean (#2)
I suggested it was the man’s preacher who was using him and that the preacher was the media whore, even though I did not phrase it like that. I wonder how much the church collected in donations on behave of the man and how much of that money will stay with that church?
By the way, I wonder how much money the man will receive from the US government in restitution?
Correction: “on behalf of the man…”
#7,
Would it ever be enough – I say no.
I think gbevers is right in suspecting the preacher. Many churches in Korea are run like businesses rather than being a place of spiritual guidance. I’ll bet the preacher has convinced this poor fellow that by making his grief public he is somehow serving God. I don’t think making a public appearance would have occurred to this guy on his own, especially during such a distressing period.
CactusMcHarris
Yea, no amount of money will take the pain away.
Much can be said about the uses and benefits of religion from an evolutionary point of view. And here we see one angle in full light: Christianity has the power to turn an anguished dope into a useful idiot. That’s the mechanics of altruism made transparent.
By the way, I distrust such useful idiots. Their hearts, as Christians, guided by naive, immature moral sensibilties, must always be in the wrong place. / antireligious, alphabetic asshole.
Truly empathize with his pain though. Something no man should have to go through. Irrecoverable. I hope he rebuilds, regrows, lives and lives long… and happy.
#7 gbevers, i understand that perhaps a few bad apples makes you believe all pastors are greedy, but i assure you that i know the pastor and that is the furthest thing on his mind. once again, you prove that saying about assumptions. i hope you burn in hell, and maybe a plane should crash into your house. same to you #10 jewook
Ddll (#12),
Since you know the pastor and know him to be a good man, then maybe you should seek his counsel. Hopefully, he can break you of the habit of wishing hell on people because if you are a Christian, then shouldn’t you be afraid that such evil wishes may send you to hell, or is that not covered in the “Ten Commandments”?
By the way, the second commandment reminds me of the laws of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. See Exodus 20:4, 20:5, and 20:6
Actually, I am not sure if Kim Jong-il punishes the children all the way to the forth generation. He may stop at the third.
#12 ddll
I said many churches, I didn’t say all. Korea has good pastors and churches also. It’s just that the bad apples are in the majority in my opinion.
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