Advice please

[TheOriginalWhitehorse]

If you want to debate, Ari, fine-but I won't continue if you start misrepresenting Christians. If you say they're burning Bibles, you have to accurately disclose the reason, and the circumstances without bending it to fit an untrue and unflattering portrayal.

 

[Arikay]

White, I already have earlier in the thread.

One of the groups that was burning HarryPotter books (might be one of the most recent incidents in the news, Its been awhile since I looked up HarryPotter burnings, but it wasn't too long ago), also burns any non KJV bibles because they believe they were made by satan to confuse christians. These are not old beat up bibles, but new pretty good condition ones.


So it does appear that in the case of book burning, a slippery slope is a possibility. If you start burning books, where do you stop?

 

[Blindfaith]

Moderation:

Since this topic has gotten totally off track of the original topic, (but yet is relevant in some ways), please start a new thread.

Thank you.

 

[TheOriginalWhitehorse]

It doesn't matter where it stops-all that matters is what they're doing and why. Does it line up with the word of God-that is the one thing that should concern a Christian.

I will say that a lot of translations of the Bible are extremely sloppy. They're bad renderings that really change the way you look at it. Sometimes the opinion of the person is imprinted. (Yes, individual people take the liberty of paraphrasing the Bible and call that a translation where I doubt they even looked at the Greek or Hebrew, given the terrible inaccuracy.)

The NIV is one of the better ones, but there are quite a few dubious renderings in that one as well. I do use it, but more sparingly these days. The KJV really is the best. But a lot of people struggle with it because the language has changed and it can behoove one to read some of the verses and make heads or tails of what it is talking about.

The Greek is actually easier, heehee!

I don't have the heart to part with any of my beat up Bibles. The more beat up they are, the more I like them. The more notes they have scrawled in them, the more familiar the Bible is, the more I hate to part with it.

 

[dlamberth]

White, I already have earlier in the thread.

One of the groups that was burning HarryPotter books (might be one of the most recent incidents in the news, Its been awhile since I looked up HarryPotter burnings, but it wasn't too long ago), also burns any non KJV bibles because they believe they were made by satan to confuse christians. These are not old beat up bibles, but new pretty good condition ones.


So it does appear that in the case of book burning, a slippery slope is a possibility. If you start burning books, where do you stop?

Here's the site with the article describing the Bible burning.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/212-08062003-136546.html

We human beings are amazing creatures. We seem to have an inner, overwhelming need to destroy anything and everything not in agreement with our current beliefs. It's like we strive to make the world into our image of it.

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[Blindfaith]

Someone please start a new thread, and I'll move the last 2 posts to the new thread. When the new thread is started, either the author or I will link it in here.

Thanks.

 

[Arikay]

If they want to, they can, im pretty much done with the topic.

However, I would remind people whenever they want to burn "pagan" literature, remember the christian group that burns bibles because they think they are "pagan".

 

[The Fireman]

"Nothing says I love you Jesus like a good old fashioned book burning"

On of the supidest statements ever made, by a fundamentalist preacher.

 

[Blindfaith]

Okay. Since I'm not being taken seriously, thread closed.

I'll reopen it after another thread is started.