Get a load of this douchebag.
This guy is the leading figure of a project that is re-translating the Bible because it is too "liberal" and needs to be reworked for "contemporary conservative sensibilities". Apparently, he and some other exhaustingly annoying and overly pious political types are fed up with the Bible containing things that "the liberals" put in, such as Jesus praying "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" as the book of Luke states.
Sigh.
My favorite quote of this story is from the square pictured above, explaining why this translation had to happen: "Professors are the most liberal group of people in the world, and it's professors who are doing the most popular modern translations of the Bible."
Wow. Really? This is driving the push for a new translation? And I'm supposed to disregard most versions of the Bible as I have read it and learned it- just because you're playing the political name game and you think liberals changed the Bible to fit their agenda??? This isn't freaking health care reform, it's God's Holy Word!!! Show some respect...
I should also add that this translation is done in a Wikipedia type format, with lots of everyday, amateur translators disgruntled with "the liberals" and those other educated types, the ones that spend most of their waking hours reading and deciphering ancient manuscripts, also known as "experts in their field". Because Wikipedia and its format of allowing people to edit information has clearly made it the most reliable source of information. Um, there's a reason I wasn't allowed to EVER use Wikipedia as a source in any assignment in nursing school.
I generally consider myself a conservative on most topics, but this makes me embarrassed to admit it- saying I'm conservative aligns me with idiots like this. And I'm OK with Christianity being "unpopular", but don't make us look like morons. I'm not a moron. But I'm pretty sure this guy couldn't find his ass with a road map, compass AND a GPS system.
Let's leave the Bible alone, people. This goes beyond the reach of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I fear eternal damnation for messing with the Bible.
3 comments:
I couldn't even finish reading your comments--not because they weren't wonderful, but because I was so outraged at the very idea.
(insert outraged scream here)
I know right?!? So many comments, and none of them are nice.
Once again, thanks to completely asinine strangers, Christians look even more stupid to the general public. Crazy, I can handle; stupid, no.
I wonder what else these crazy people are translating out - unconditional love? Grace for the thief on the cross next to Jesus? I swear, that once some idiots go down a road they act like they could never be wrong, never have another valid point of view in the world even if it comes from Jesus' own mouth. I'm going to drink some wine tonight in honor of Jesus' 1st miracle but these guys probably dont like that either :)
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