Halloween -- Independent Fundamental King James Version Baptist Church Style

[MattLangley]

How is someone that sheltered even going to hear about the Satanic Bible in order to burn it?

Typically the more sheltered the more "educated" you are on what is bad and to be avoided. Most people in those cases will be able to give you a list of bad things but not a legitimate list of reasons why they are bad.

 

[spinningtutu]

I bet they'd burn me as a witch if I showed up! Otherwise, it sounds like a fun bonfire.

 

[m1thrand1r]

Their website is back up. It's really a thing of beauty in its own way.

 

[Ave Maria]

Unfortunately, I highly doubt that this is a joke. How sad.

 

[camethodactor]

This "church" and it's theology are deranged and pathological. Their teachings make my evangelical and fundamentalist friends look sane by comparison.

 

[Kris10leigh]

Their teachings make my evangelical and fundamentalist friends look sane by comparison.

LOL! I'm sure your friends are quite sane enough on their own merit!

 

[chaoschristian]

Their webmaster needs to be burned at the stake, if anything.

 

[AngelusSax]

At the risk of being wasteful, here's what we should do...

Show up to this bonfire, and tell them we've brought Satan's Bibles. Then, take out fake KJV Bibles (has an authentic looking cover, but either blank or random stuff inside--I would never burn a Bible regardless of translation) and make sure they see that it says KJV, then toss them in and see what happens....

 

[chaoschristian]

Why fake it? Why not burn real KJVs if that's your intent? There's nothing sacrosanct about ink on paper in Christian theology.

 

[Hentenza]

At the risk of being wasteful, here's what we should do...

Show up to this bonfire, and tell them we've brought Satan's Bibles. Then, take out fake KJV Bibles (has an authentic looking cover, but either blank or random stuff inside--I would never burn a Bible regardless of translation) and make sure they see that it says KJV, then toss them in and see what happens....

You probably won't get to eat any of the chicken.

 

[Kris10leigh]

Why fake it? Why not burn real KJVs if that's your intent? There's nothing sacrosanct about ink on paper in Christian theology.

Yeah, but why burn any book? What is so dangerous about a book, even if it was Satanic. It's what's between the ears that really counts, and that thing between the ears is pretty good at reading and interpreting and editing out nonsense. So I am against book burnings too, even it is just to make a point.

 

[AngelusSax]

You probably won't get to eat any of the chicken.

Oh, you mean.... Satan's poultry?! (Imagine the Church Lady from SNL saying that... it's funny in my mind anyway)

 

[AngelusSax]

So I am against book burnings too, even it is just to make a point.

That's why I said fake... well first of all it was a joke, and second of all, if anyone were going to do that, I could not advocate burning any book, really. A fake one that isn't really a book but just blank and looks real (perhaps a cut-away book used for hiding liquor or guns?) is better than a real book.

 

[Kris10leigh]

That's why I said fake... well first of all it was a joke, and second of all, if anyone were going to do that, I could not advocate burning any book, really. A fake one that isn't really a book but just blank and looks real (perhaps a cut-away book used for hiding liquor or guns?) is better than a real book.

Right...I got what you meant.

 

[chaoschristian]

Yeah, but why burn any book? What is so dangerous about a book, even if it was Satanic. It's what's between the ears that really counts, and that thing between the ears is pretty good at reading and interpreting and editing out nonsense. So I am against book burnings too, even it is just to make a point.

I understand. I'm not advocating book burning, simply because of what that's come to imply - and actually has for a very long time (brings to mind the auto-de-fey of the Mayans and the burning of almost their entire works of writing).

But, if you are going to protest in such a dramatic way, then I would suggest that you need to be prepared to be earnest in your intent. Faking it won't cut it, it will undermine your credibility and water down your message.

If the intent is to show up with KJV's with the intent to burn them as an act of demonstrating the absurdity of burning any version of the scriptures, then you had better be prepared with the real thing. Anything less is cowardly.

But more importantly, we must remember that the thing that is known to us as 'THE BIBLE' is not sancrosanct in Christian theology. It's ok to touch the text, write and highlight on the pages, dribble coffee on it by accident, tear out a page to give to a friend, and yes burn it all up if the occassion calls for it.

This church, if indeed it is real and not an elaborate Poe, seems to have lost sight of that entirely.

 

[chaoschristian]

That's why I said fake... well first of all it was a joke, and second of all, if anyone were going to do that, I could not advocate burning any book, really. A fake one that isn't really a book but just blank and looks real (perhaps a cut-away book used for hiding liquor or guns?) is better than a real book.

Then don't do it. Don't even suggest it.

If you're going to protest, do it. But don't hedge your bets.

 

[AngelusSax]

Then don't do it. Don't even suggest it.

If you're going to protest, do it. But don't hedge your bets.

LeSigh... Sorry, but this seems to me proof that no matter what someone says, someone else somewhere will find a way to take it too seriously...

 

[Kris10leigh]

Then don't do it. Don't even suggest it.

If you're going to protest, do it. But don't hedge your bets.

Ok, I get your point. But do you get the other point? This topic is so ludicrous, I think the book burning was just a fun comment. Now were we to start a thread on a book burning...

 

[Evenstar253]

Aw, why burn Benny Hinn? The guy's too darn funny!

YouTube - Benny Hinn Rocks!!!