What this highlights for me more than anything else is just how LITTLE these lawmakers know about their own precious holy book. Certainly, the passage I cited earlier from Ezekiel is among the most egregious, but any book with the kind of blind violence, misogyny, and slavery, among too many other negatives, utterly disqualifies the bible as any kind of "sweetness and light" tome. I should mention as well that Jesus is no better, with his talk about not bringing peace but a sword and insisting that those who would not be ruled by him be slain before him.
Those who reacted angrily against the banning of the bible likely knew NOTHING of those verses or multiple others. Their reaction was purely knee-jerk, without understanding the details or seeing any point of view other than their own. I'd say we have the opportunity of a teachable moment here, but my impression is that they don't want to be taught.
"This is offensive," added Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo."
Your book certainly is offensive, Senator. Its contents prove that. And I find your outrage rather laughable. You are a self-described proponent of the 2nd Amendment. You proudly brag about being awarded an A Rating by the NRA's National Victory Fund as well as being grateful for their endorsement. I'm thinking that you're nowhere near as offended by the massive gun violence in this country, even when it involves children.
Oh, this wrinkle in the law needs to be trolled too. Demand the 2nd edition of some 'banned' book be put back in the children's section when the complaint against it is about the 1st edition (or vice versa). And if lawmakers say that a complaint covers all editions...enforce it. :)
Seems the ones who are crying the most about cancel culture are the ones actively canceling and boycotting everything. And when they create the BS rules and get some of their own books canceled as a result of the policies they enacted they cry about it.
What’s embarrassing is that there are people getting elected to local, state and federal office who think banning books is what the good guys do or a good idea. Special pleading is a logical fallacy. And most people who learn to read through the Bible tend to be barely literate anyway, there’s so much bad English in the Bible because it’s translated from a translation from a translation. “The wages of sin is death” is bad grammar.
Banning books is unconstitutional, the first amendment protects the books as free speech. It’s also unAmerican, we fought the Nazis over this type of overstepping.
At this rate the GOP will need to have their bullet-riddled feet surgically removed. But then they'll move on to destroying their own kneecaps by passing laws that come back to bite them.
Why are the politicians — Democrats and Republicans — so afraid of Donald Trump? What does he know about the swamp they do not want revealed?
They have gone to great lengths to destroy Trump and his followers, and it seems, as William Shakespeare said, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Is it that members of Congress have gotten very rich off the backs of American taxpayers and will do anything to protect their wealth? (Wealth that should belong to the citizens of this country.)
Trump doesn’t need the money because he made it the American way. He owes nothing to special interests or “good old boy” politics.
I am sticking with Trump because I want to know what they are so afraid of.
What this highlights for me more than anything else is just how LITTLE these lawmakers know about their own precious holy book. Certainly, the passage I cited earlier from Ezekiel is among the most egregious, but any book with the kind of blind violence, misogyny, and slavery, among too many other negatives, utterly disqualifies the bible as any kind of "sweetness and light" tome. I should mention as well that Jesus is no better, with his talk about not bringing peace but a sword and insisting that those who would not be ruled by him be slain before him.
Those who reacted angrily against the banning of the bible likely knew NOTHING of those verses or multiple others. Their reaction was purely knee-jerk, without understanding the details or seeing any point of view other than their own. I'd say we have the opportunity of a teachable moment here, but my impression is that they don't want to be taught.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠,” ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑. “𝑊𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠. … 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦’𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙.
Oh, REALLY! "No detail," eh? Well, how about:
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑦𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠.
-- Ezekiel 23:20
That seems pretty detailed to me ... and about as apropos for a holy book as a hole in the head!
"a move toward “accepting the religion of atheism and hedonism.”
Another jesus licking idiot who is wholly ignorant about atheism and whose christer religion is all about hedonism.
“didn’t find any serious literary value in the Bible?”
Duh, poorly written jumble of pilfered stories from other cultures with extremely unbelievable plots and mediocre characters.
"This is offensive," added Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo."
Your book certainly is offensive, Senator. Its contents prove that. And I find your outrage rather laughable. You are a self-described proponent of the 2nd Amendment. You proudly brag about being awarded an A Rating by the NRA's National Victory Fund as well as being grateful for their endorsement. I'm thinking that you're nowhere near as offended by the massive gun violence in this country, even when it involves children.
Spare us your faux outrage, Sen. Bumble.
𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝐽𝑉 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑠.
Oh, this wrinkle in the law needs to be trolled too. Demand the 2nd edition of some 'banned' book be put back in the children's section when the complaint against it is about the 1st edition (or vice versa). And if lawmakers say that a complaint covers all editions...enforce it. :)
You can bet none of these "lawmakers" bothered to read the complaint, much less the list of problematic verses.
Seems the ones who are crying the most about cancel culture are the ones actively canceling and boycotting everything. And when they create the BS rules and get some of their own books canceled as a result of the policies they enacted they cry about it.
Utah republicans: "That's not what the church told me is in that book I've never read."
What’s embarrassing is that there are people getting elected to local, state and federal office who think banning books is what the good guys do or a good idea. Special pleading is a logical fallacy. And most people who learn to read through the Bible tend to be barely literate anyway, there’s so much bad English in the Bible because it’s translated from a translation from a translation. “The wages of sin is death” is bad grammar.
Banning books is unconstitutional, the first amendment protects the books as free speech. It’s also unAmerican, we fought the Nazis over this type of overstepping.
At this rate the GOP will need to have their bullet-riddled feet surgically removed. But then they'll move on to destroying their own kneecaps by passing laws that come back to bite them.
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“Traditionally, in America, the Bible is best taught, and best understood, in the home, and around the hearth, as a family.”
Might fit in with the other thing that Utahans do at home. Guess who is #1?
https://www.cnbc.com/2009/07/14/Top-US-States-For-Online-Pornography.html
"“There is no other book out there that has the same value as the bible."
That's true. Even "fun with dick and jane" is worth more
OT:
From the christerpost:
Church financial director charged with stealing $340K to pay for adult toys, vacations
https://www.christianpost.com/news/financial-director-charge-with-stealing-340k-from-church.html
Can't have your cake and eat it too. It's just that simple.
OT:
I present to you the output of the rancid cauliflower between the ears of a MAGAT:
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Why are the politicians — Democrats and Republicans — so afraid of Donald Trump? What does he know about the swamp they do not want revealed?
They have gone to great lengths to destroy Trump and his followers, and it seems, as William Shakespeare said, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Is it that members of Congress have gotten very rich off the backs of American taxpayers and will do anything to protect their wealth? (Wealth that should belong to the citizens of this country.)
Trump doesn’t need the money because he made it the American way. He owes nothing to special interests or “good old boy” politics.
I am sticking with Trump because I want to know what they are so afraid of.
— Sue Atkenson, Frankfort
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Chicago Tribune 6/13/23
Words fail; mind boggles; temptation to have a double shot of Wild Turkey 151 with an Everclear chaser for breakfast.