Thanks to Nwr for alerting me to
this.
Astonishing!! There is a genuine effort to re-write the bible to make it more conservative.
I've found some examples:
quote:
Take, for example, Mark 10:23-25, which in the translation they’re basing their work off of, reads:
And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, How unlikely it is that those who worship riches will enter the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Here’s how Conservapedia has edited that:
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, How unlikely it is that those who worship riches will enter the kingdom of God! The disciples were astonished to hear this.
But Jesus said again, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who cares only for money to enter into the kingdom of God.
The last bit of that new translation inspired the comment, presumably from another Conservapedia edtior, very nice improvement of the imprecise term ‘rich.’
The hilarious thing is that they seem completely devoid of any irony. Even quoting as part of their rationale for doing this re-write the following:
"I warn everyone who hears the prophetic words in this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words in this prophetic book, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city described in this book" (Revelation 22, 18-19)
What does everyone else make of this? Is there anybody here willing to support or defend this lunacy?
I wasn't sure if this was 'Coffee House' or not....
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