Baptist Church is going to burn Bibles for Halloween!

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Dcngman said:
I find it funny that a Baptist church would consider an “Anglican” translation of the Bible to be the only valid translation. King James was the head of the Church of England and so when he commissioned an English translation of the Bible, it was an Anglican translation (in essence). I understand that the pastor of the Baptist Church is concerned because many current translations have undergone PC and lost their legitimacy. Still many of the authors (both Protestant and Roman Catholic) have written excellent works that would profit many Christians and non-Christians to read. The best thing for us to do is to pray for God’s mercy upon these misguided souls.
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twopekinguys said:
Well, their website shows they are having the burning, and a bbq. Maybe they are going to use the pages as napkins, etc. and the cd’s as coasters.

I probably shouldn’t be giving them any ideas…lol…not that any of the would be on this site anyway. 😃
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Their web site has not been updated. They shifted the mode of destruction to shredding per North Carolina law.

But come to think of it, that in itself is a compromise with the state of North Carolina that goes against the KJV Bible.

The Bible clearly states in Acts 19;19 that the prescribed mode of destruction is burning. There is absolutely no Scriptural precedence to shredding. So it should not be done.

Come on folks, lets stick to God’s Word here.😃
 
The whole thing is, to this guy, everyone in the world is wrong except him.

It’s quite evident from his website. I have to find some of the misinformation on his website bordering on hysterical.

As a side note, I would fire whomever designed that website for him. (I think he even recommends him somewhere)
 
Jeff_Moore said:
It’s now being reported that the church faces up to a $25,000 fine if they follow through with the book burning.

ETA: It’s on the Yahoo front page as a video.
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Thats what the news is saying in Charlotte Nc
 
Good, But I wish it would be a bigger fine. Well at least something is being done about this hatred and distruction of the Bible.
 
Dcngman said:
I find it funny that a Baptist church would consider an “Anglican” translation of the Bible to be the only valid translation. King James was the head of the Church of England and so when he commissioned an English translation of the Bible, it was an Anglican translation (in essence).

I understand that the pastor of the Baptist Church is concerned because many current translations have undergone PC and lost their legitimacy. Still many of the authors (both Protestant and Roman Catholic) have written excellent works that would profit many Christians and non-Christians to read. The best thing for us to do is to pray for God’s mercy upon these misguided souls.
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Dcngman:

Excellent comment. I agree with you: “The best thing for us to do is to pray for God’s mercy upon these misguided souls.”

I think the lack of education in the history of Judaism and Christianity (and other religions for that matter), and the lack of education regarding the transmission of Scripture, is a weakness in many (not all) Protestant Churches.

The knowledge of history is one of the things I admire about the Catholic Forum Members.

I have tired to talk to some of my fellow Protestant Christians about studying history. In some churches, it is considered something akin to blasphemy to read beyond what the leader/minister places in the hands of the congregation. This can be dangerous, and can sometimes lead to errors and even a cult-like mentality. In this particular case—it lead to plans to burn Bibles.

Again, I do agree that we need to pray for this group of Christians. As crazy as the behavior may appear, I am pretty sure they believe they are ridding the world of some of its evil–of course, there is plenty of evil to fight. I think this group of Baptists just veered off the path.

That being said, this is a country of religious freedom; and we should be able to practice our faith, as long as it does not harm others or infringe upon human rights.

So, let us pray for them and abandon any leanings toward verbal “persecution.”

Anna
 
Let’s not forget that James was also the King of Scotland (being King of Great Britain) and the head of the Scotish Church as well. It could be said that the KJV can be Prebyterian as well as Anglican.
 
Dcngman said:
I find it funny that a Baptist church would consider an “Anglican” translation of the Bible to be the only valid translation. King James was the head of the Church of England and so when he commissioned an English translation of the Bible, it was an Anglican translation (in essence). I understand that the pastor of the Baptist Church is concerned because many current translations have undergone PC and lost their legitimacy. Still many of the authors (both Protestant and Roman Catholic) have written excellent works that would profit many Christians and non-Christians to read. The best thing for us to do is to pray for God’s mercy upon these misguided souls.
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This is true. I realize this is a really unpopular statement but - most of the writings in the church realm really are similar enough people could find ground to agree and stop beating each other up by burning books or making ministries out of bashing. But no one is going to see this if they aren’t willing to look.
I have to giggle thinking about how many I have known through the years who would reject the anglican church yet demand their bible is the only one! We as humans are truly twisted.
 
PaulDupre said:
You can order one here.
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Thanks for the info. I think you may have been joking about the NLT catholic edition because I have never seen one- though I love the NLT itself. But I did want to check on this other bible and someone said they thought it was out of print.Appreciate it.
 
For whatever reason, the pastor decided to back out of the book burning tonight. One protester even showed up dressed as a Nazi officer.
 
Jeff_Moore said:
For whatever reason, the pastor decided to back out of the book burning tonight. One protester even showed up dressed as a Nazi officer.
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Got a link or reference?

His website said it wasn’t cancelled.

Earlier news reports said he could be fined up to $25,000.00 (see earlier posts)
 
don’t have a chance to watch the link now, but I will later. I’ll be praying for this church durring mass today.
 
twopekinguys said:
Thanks!!

He has gotten more than his 15 minutes of fame. I don’t think he’ll last much longer. At least I hope he doesn’t.
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I just checked out his website.

He is claiming it was a success, bragging about the protesters and media getting wet.

Then he goes into something about playing rock, paper, scissors. 🤷
 
Oh My Goodness. :eek: They don’t want anyone to read the bible. They should be ashamed of themselves because the bible is God’s word and for all to read. It is Catholic, universal, and for all to learn from. Shame on them. I can’t believe they’d try to destroy all of our bibles to keep it away from God’s people.
 
PaulDupre said:
We may use any version of the bible not specifically condemned by the church. I don’t know of any bibles currently published that are condemned. Besides, I am a well-catechized adult and can read any bible I like. I use lots of different translations and editions. It is useful, when I run across a passage that is unclear or may have many shades of meaning, to read the passage in several different translations.
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That is an interesting way to put it, Paul. Are you saying that NON 'well catechized adults" are not quite as free to read any bible they like?
 
dianaiad said:
That is an interesting way to put it, Paul. Are you saying that NON 'well catechized adults" are not quite as free to read any bible they like?
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oh hi dianaiad. how are you doing my lds friend?🙂
 
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