tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post6256748629232413876..comments2023-10-27T00:32:22.159-07:00Comments on WTF WOULD JESUS DO?: Burn, Baby, Burn!Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144317155556601180noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post-12904044251407561452009-08-10T16:01:29.212-07:002009-08-10T16:01:29.212-07:00Just for the record, I read ancient Greek and Lati...Just for the record, I read ancient Greek and Latin. One of the translations they got their panties in a knot over was that the NIV translated Lucifer as the morning star, and they implied that Jesus is the morning star. The literal translation of "lucifer" is lux + ferro, or "light-bearer", which is Latin for--wait for it--MORNING STAR. Lucifer IS the fucking morning star, you ignorant asshats. Remember that whole, "Lucifer, the MORNING STAR, fell from heaven" thing in Isaiah 14:12? This shit scares the crap out of me.Ksagstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089004610756524678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post-57390279316820706102009-08-06T20:19:27.231-07:002009-08-06T20:19:27.231-07:00Riplinger attacks the NASB with just as much vehem...Riplinger attacks the NASB with just as much vehemence as the NIV, the NKJV or, indeed, pretty much anything but the KJV.<br /><br />And yes, it's stupid.Pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272326070593532463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post-12532161432252241002009-08-05T22:52:33.202-07:002009-08-05T22:52:33.202-07:00I've been reading Altemeyer’s The Authoritaria...I've been reading Altemeyer’s <i>The Authoritarians</i> lately - he has an entire chapter addressing fundamentalism.<br /><br />One of the "aha!" moments for me was a discussion of studies on Christian fundamentalists and their attitude to "the" Bible (specifically, the Bible version they perceive as being the perfect, unadulterated, complete Truth of God).<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, he found very few had even read 1/3 of the books in their entirety.<br />What <i>was</i> surprising was that when he presented them with the four Gospel accounts of one incident (for example, discovery of the empty tomb of Jesus), and specifically pointed out differences, contradictions or inconsistencies, a fundamentalist would typically respond by saying <i>there weren't any</i>.<br /><br />He states:<br />"Ultimately the true believers were saying, “I believe so strongly that the Bible<br />is perfect that there’s nothing, <i>not even the Bible itself</i>, that can change my mind.”"<br />(emphasis his)<br /><br />I find this fascinating.<br /><br />I had a similar experience when discussing evolution with a friend of mine, who simply couldn't get past the idea that the teachings of the Bible weren't inconsistent with those of evolution.<br /><br />He stated, "I believe what the Bible says."<br />When I pressed him for <i>which</i> one of the many versions was right, he said, "My one - the one I have at home."<br /><br />He couldn't give me a reason <i>why</i>, he "just knew".<br /><br />That these people can't extend the feelings their own faith gives them to the feelings that <i>simply must</i> be the same for those of other faiths (or even slightly different denominations) is pretty damn scary.<br /><br />That they can ignore such empathy to the point of burning another's holy book - when they themselves would be hurt and outraged if the same happened to them - shorts a connection in my brain. I just can't understand it.Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224936461426298480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post-47954683430074293042009-08-05T01:43:36.244-07:002009-08-05T01:43:36.244-07:00Jim - thanks for the tips. I am downsizing as well...Jim - thanks for the tips. I am downsizing as well as moving, though, so I have the added task of deciding what I don't need. This is particularly difficult with my sizable book collection.<br /><br />Pseudonym - I've heard that, but I still think it's stupid. The NASB takes more liberties.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144317155556601180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post-66611556183620025062009-08-04T22:53:03.779-07:002009-08-04T22:53:03.779-07:00Just for the record, there's nothing new about...Just for the record, there's nothing new about attacking the NIV. This stuff is, I think, from Gail Riplinger's 1993 book, <i>New Age Bible Versions</i>, but it's been going on long before that; at least as far back as the Revised Version.Pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272326070593532463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826895306284431219.post-43194296520902793672009-08-04T19:27:39.413-07:002009-08-04T19:27:39.413-07:00Amen. And good luck with packing.
Okay, I can...Amen. And good luck with packing.<br /><br />Okay, I can't resist a few packing tips. Use sheets and towels whenever you can instead of newspaper for packing. Things arrive cleaner and those sheets and towels have to move anyway.<br /><br />Ziplock bags can be your best friend. Use them for sorting anything and everything. When it comes to the kitchen, they contain a lot of things (like spices) when in transit.<br /><br />Lazy end of packing trick: Open drawer, open box. Turn drawer over into box. Seal box. New location - open drawer, open box. Turn box over into drawer. Everything is back on the level it was before.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17510491840179413478noreply@blogger.com