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Post by Armand Tanzarian on Oct 5, 2009 11:55:36 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Turquoise on Oct 5, 2009 12:07:57 GMT -5
That's brilliant.
Let's hope they get Bay to do the movie version.
Mr. Turquoise
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Post by Armand Tanzarian on Oct 5, 2009 13:07:11 GMT -5
That's brilliant. Let's hope they get Bay to do the movie version. Mr. Turquoise THE NEW NEW TESTAMENT. This time, Jesus is PISSED. |
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Post by mistermuncher on Oct 5, 2009 13:35:41 GMT -5
This is special.
"People interpret the Bible wrong and use it to support their thoughts and politics. We must set forth our interpretation to stop this horror happening"
There's none so blind as those who just won't fucking listen.
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Post by trike on Oct 5, 2009 13:43:42 GMT -5
That's precious. Conservative fundies purging stuff from the true and inerrant word of God.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Oct 5, 2009 13:55:47 GMT -5
I knew all that commie bullshit about forgiveness and giving to the poor couldn't have been legit.
As if anyone needed more evidence that the Bible is just a convenient excuse to act like they already decided they would
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Post by Thejebusfire on Oct 5, 2009 14:01:25 GMT -5
Luke 23:34 (King James Version)
34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Sorry, even the conservatives favorite bible says that verse.
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Post by Mr. Turquoise on Oct 5, 2009 14:09:37 GMT -5
As if anyone needed more evidence that the Bible is just a convenient excuse to act like they already decided they would The last half of that would make such a good demotivator: "The Bible; a convenient excuse to act like you already decided you would." It needs to be made if it hasn't already. I'd do it myself, but I'm artistically challenged.  Mr. Turquoise |
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Post by Old Viking on Oct 5, 2009 14:17:57 GMT -5
They want to retranslate the Bible? Christ, they can't even speak English with any degree of accuracy.
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Post by gomer21xx on Oct 5, 2009 14:39:50 GMT -5
Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! XD
I knew it'd only be a matter of time before the Conservatives took aim at fixing the goddamn BIBLE to meet their own ends! And they look so silly in doing so!
I'm sorry, I simply have to laugh at that. XD
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Post by Tiger on Oct 5, 2009 14:43:35 GMT -5
Well, they already expect reality to conform to their preconceived notions of how the world works, I suppose it's not so surprising that they'd expect the supposedly inerrant word of Yahweh to do the same. As if anyone needed more evidence that the Bible is just a convenient excuse to act like they already decided they would The last half of that would make such a good demotivator: "The Bible; a convenient excuse to act like you already decided you would." It needs to be made if it hasn't already. I'd do it myself, but I'm artistically challenged. Mr. Turquoise I might do it. I'd want a picture of a Bible verse, though, not a picture of a Bible. Any suggestions on which one? |
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Post by SimSim on Oct 5, 2009 14:44:36 GMT -5
So is the new Jesus going to be modeled after Chuck Norris?
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Post by the sandman on Oct 5, 2009 15:00:33 GMT -5
So here's their "framework" for a legitimate translation...
But of course a conservative bias is perfectly OK. While I fully understand the desire for an unbiased translation, substituting one bias for another is idiotic.
Huh. "Emasculation of Christianity." Ever see a more blatant example of castration anxiety in your life? Damn those filthy women!
What's the problem with making the Bible as easy an simple to read as possible? Yes, the NIV is at a 7th grade level. The New York Times is at a 5th grade level, and the Washington Post barely qualifies as 6th. Simplicity in reading is essential for any supposed source of information; deliberately jacking up the reading complexity just so you can say it has a high reading level is moronic. And elitist.
They object to "comrade?" Beter dead than Red I guess, eh? You'd think the commie terror would have died out by now. Oh, and since when did the meaning of the word "PEACE" change?
Now they're just fucking with vocabulary. What the fuck difference does it make to replace "enroll" with "register?" They are damn near identical in menaing.
Interesting that one of their parameters is to play up the existence of Hell, but there is no mention of emphasizing Heaven in their paradigm. I guess they are really just concerned with making sure all the little fuckers KNOW they're gonna burn-burn-burn.
Translation for the asinine-illiterate: make that fucking book justify unregulated, greed-gorging mutha fuckin' CAPITALISM, baby! Fuck yeah! Never mind the fact tha Jesus and the Apostles lived in a mobile commune, they were really robe wearing investment bankers.
But include all the conservative passages that you can think of to add. 'Cause it's only wrong when the filthy liberals do it, right?
I have to admit, this one just makes no sense to me at all. What's the purpose for this? Credit open-mindedness? What open-mindednes, they were fricking DISCIPLES. By definition, they were lock-step followers.
Wait, I thought they wanted to raise the reading complexity? Now they want to do away with "Liberal Wordiness?" What the fuck is "Liberal Wordiness?" So conervatives say everything with Rambo-like terseness and the liberals go on and on? Did these assholes ever bother to listen to Reagan? Or Nixon? Or either Bush? Listen guys, you can either have simple, concise language or you can have a high reading complexity level....you can't have both, so make up your fucking minds already.
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Post by Jedi Knight on Oct 5, 2009 15:19:17 GMT -5
Damn! Was that a nuclear explosion?
No, it was the sound of a zillion irony meters breaking at once.
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Post by Amaranth on Oct 5, 2009 15:21:50 GMT -5
" I reject your reality and substitute my own!"
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