It seems that conservatives aren’t too happy with the wording of their holy document, so they’re seeking to change it and scrub out some of the non-conservative parts of the bible that they don’t like. I’m not fan or student of religion, but it would seem to me that re-writing the bible to satisfy conservative bias would be blasphemous, as you’re denying the word of God in favor of your own wording. Not to worry though, I’m sure these people know what they’re doing since they’ve likely done this several times throughout history to suit their needs.

Below is a list of guidelines they would like to meet in their new and improved version of the bible. Of course they’re interested in wiping out liberal “bias” in the bible, but they also seek to change some words, one of them being peace, as they believe the meaning has changed. I wasn’t aware that the meaning of peace had ever changed. They also want to strike the fear of logic into people about hell being a very real place. Is this is a really bad joke?

Lastly they want to promote open mindedness. Lord knows these people need a LOT of open mindedness.

As of 2009, there is no fully conservative translation of the Bible which satisfies the following ten guidelines:

1. Framework against Liberal Bias: providing a strong framework that enables a thought-for-thought translation without corruption by liberal bias
2. Not Emasculated: avoiding unisex, “gender inclusive” language, and other modern emasculation of Christianity
3. Not Dumbed Down: not dumbing down the reading level, or diluting the intellectual force and logic of Christianity; the NIV is written at only the 7th grade level
4. Utilize Powerful Conservative Terms: using powerful new conservative terms as they develop; defective translations use the word “comrade” three times as often as “volunteer”; similarly, updating words which have a change in meaning, such as “word”, “peace”, and “miracle”.
5. Combat Harmful Addiction: combating addiction by using modern terms for it, such as “gamble” rather than “cast lots”; using modern political terms, such as “register” rather than “enroll” for the census
6. Accept the Logic of Hell: applying logic with its full force and effect, as in not denying or downplaying the very real existence of Hell or the Devil.
7. Express Free Market Parables; explaining the numerous economic parables with their full free-market meaning
8. Exclude Later-Inserted Liberal Passages: excluding the later-inserted liberal passages that are not authentic, such as the adulteress story
9. Credit Open-Mindedness of Disciples: crediting open-mindedness, often found in youngsters like the eyewitnesses Mark and John, the authors of two of the Gospels
10. Prefer Conciseness over Liberal Wordiness: preferring conciseness to the liberal style of high word-to-substance ratio; avoid compound negatives and unnecessary ambiguities; prefer concise, consistent use of the word “Lord” rather than “Jehovah” or “Yahweh” or “Lord God.”

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