['Few ancient texts can survive the urge to edit and adjust of those who see in them a means to power.']
You are absolutely correct Sir, that the Bible did so is just another indication of it’s uniqueness and superiority.
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@1099923
"No, it just means that the Bible's been edited so many times that it's a completely different book from what it originally was."
Er... how do you know how it was originally? I presume the records of what was in it have also been altered to hide the evidence.
@ Doubting Thomas
Altering the Babble to reflect what jebus REALLY meant to say is OK.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Unless they're, like, gay or atheists or something.
"Blessed are the weapons makers, for they shall help my omnipotent, all-powerful father blow up Muslims.
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of attending teabagger parties, for their voices, batshit-insane though they are, shall be heard.
"Blessed are you when you insult and persecute others, and falsely say all kinds of evil things against them because you're just a closeted prick named Andy Schlafly."
@ jenovatrix
So what are all those books that were thrown out of the Bible, then?
The Nag Hammadi codices, at Irenaeus' recommendation.
The Bible was edited, just like all other ancient texts, and that makes it unique? Huh?
The Bible I read in school is not the same as the Bible being read in schools today. We had a new translation presented in the year 2000 (the old one was from 1917).
A translation is by default an editing, as languages don't allow word-for-word translations.
English Viking? You seriously need to read up on the history of Lindisfarne. Are you aware of the fact that the Vikings were pagans, and that they disappeared around the time when the Nordic countries were Christianized?
Point flying over head fail.['Few ancient texts can survive the urge to edit and adjust of those who see in them a means to power.']
You are absolutely correct Sir, that the Koran did so is just another indication of it’s uniqueness and superiority.
Fixed.
@Zeus Almighty: ""Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Unless they're, like, gay or atheists or something."
Or
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied; but if they hunger and thirst for actual food (or anything else that'll cost me money), fuck 'em".
Definatly a different breed of fundie as he admits the to changes the Bibles been through.
Now them dere Bible belt, real 'merican fundies will tell you The Bible was originally wrote in English and it hasn't ever changed. I could see arguing with this guy now because he admits to the rewritting and maybe could see what that means
If you can't see contradictions, you can't see.
The same people who claim the Bible is the perfect word of God are now editing it to "rescue it" even though it's the version they've been reading and swearing by their entire lives.
Have you taken leave of reality? Not only has the bible been changed multiple times, through different translations and interpretations, over the millennia of its existence, but there's a concerted effort going on right fucking now among American fundies to give it a major, paradigm-shifting rewrite! And, although the bible is already a largely terrible and dangerous book, the conservative bible project's stated goal can only make it even more awful, since they're specifically aiming to remove what are held amongst many of the saner members of humanity to be its only redeeming parts.
What about the Gospel of Eve, Gospel of Perfection, and the Gospel of Mary, the Sophia of Jesus Christ etc?
Oh no, of course, not. The books edited out and thrown in the apocrypha don't count, do they? Whereas Revelations, which wasn't considered (and still isn't by many)to be a legitimate inclusion. But of course, there was no editing.
It's a miracle.
o_O
The bible has been amended almost as many times as the average telephone directory - but unlike the latest phone book, it's still fucking useless.
Except for use as a doorstop.
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