Bible Printer's Errors; The Child Killer Bible

These Bible Printers Errors are all in the English language.  There are probably just as many in other languages.  Proofreading is very important.  Sometimes one word changes the entire meaning of a passage.  The following is an example to prove the point.

The Child Killer Bible, published in 1795, contains this one error in the verse, Mark 7:27.  The archaic English phrase “it is not meet” is equivalent to “it is not good.”

WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE SAID:

“But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.”

WHAT IT SAID:

“But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be killed: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.” 

Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.   Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Alexander Britton Hume: (b. 1943, Washington, D.C. (USA); aka: Brit Hume) Television journalist, political commentator. Episcopalian.

Nagesh: (b. 1933, India – d. 2009;aka: Nageswaran  C. Krishna Gundu Rao), a Tamil film actor and comedian who appeared in over 1000 films.  He was called “the Jerry Lewis of India.”  He was shunned by his family for his conversion.

Regina Rao: Wife of “Nagesh” (Nageswaran  C. Krishna Gundu Rao), a Tamil film actor and comedian who appeared in over 1000 films

Samuel Fosu-Mensah: Muslim convert to Christianity. University professor, Christian missionary. He prepared a verse by verse Christian commentary on the Quran.

Pocahontas: (b. ca 1595, Virginia (USA) – d. 1617, England; aka: Matoaka, Matoika, Matoax, Amonute, Rebecca Rolfe)  “Pocahontas” (“little wanton” in the Powhatan language) was the childhood nickname of Matoaka, the daughter of Wahunsunacawh (ca 1545- ca 1618), a Powhatan chief.  The Pocahontas legend is that at the age of ten she saved the life of John Smith who was about to be executed by her father.  As an adult, Pocahontas took the name of Rebecca and married John Rolfe.  Her descendents include Edith Wilson (wife of US President Woodrow Wilson), Admiral Richard Byrd, State of Virginia Governor Harry Byrd, First Lady Nancy Reagan, actor Glenn Strane, and the Randolph family of Virginia.  

Jesus' Call To Us

"Jesus did not call people to come to church; he called people to follow him."  Kenda Creasy Dean
Presbyterian Youth Pastor, university professor.

The God Particle

On 4 July 2012 (today),  scientists from the CERN Hadron Collider  announced that they had produced a measurable particle consistent with the Higgs-Boson particle , also known as the “God Particle.”  As could be expected this has created a storm of discussion.  What does it all mean?

First, this discussion is not essentially religious in nature (except for those who already believe), even though the particle is commonly called the “God Particle.”  The particle was first predicted over fifty years ago (1964) by the atheist English physicist, Peter Higgs (b. 1929, England) to explain the behavior of sub-atomic particles.  The particle would fall into the category of particles known as bosons; named for the Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose 1894-1974.  Bosons are sub-atomic particles which are “force-carriers,”  ie: photons (particles of light), which carry the electromagnetic force; mesons, which carry nuclear forces, ;  gravitons, carriers of the gravitational force,; etc.  The Higgs Boson particle is associated with mass, which is similar to, but not exactly the same as, weight.  Mass is actually defined as “resistance to acceleration.”  The entire discussion is based largely on high level mathematics.

The “God Particle” name came from the book, The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, What Is the Question?, by Leon Lederman.  Lederman said he named the particle because it is “so central to the state of physics today, so crucial to our understanding of the structure of matter, yet so elusive.  … the publisher wouldn’t let us call it the Goddamn Particle though that might be a more appropriate title, given its villainous nature and the expense it is causing.”

Practical applications which theoretically could result from manipulation of the Higgs Boson particle and related particles include:

1.     Super-dense, super-hard, and super-light weighted materials.

2.     Super-heavy materials.

3.     Particle beam weapons and excavation equipment.

4.     Anti-gravity devices.

Some persons will see the religious implications of a particle which imparts physicality to a purely energy based reality just as some see the possible religious implications of laminin , a cross-shaped molecule which is involved in the connective tissue holding together all human tissue.

What Is Your Religion?

This guy has a totally irreverent manner and posts numerous humorous videos, many of which you do not want to see. In this video, he gets right to his point: many people have no idea what they actually believe and are not interested enough to even consider the idea. What is your answer to his question? "

"What is your religion and why do you believe in that religion? And if you don't have a religion, why not?"

(Some videos will not play properly when you click on the triangle.  Instead,  click on the title line in the picture and the video will begin .  When the video is completed, close the You Tube pop-up window to return to this blog.)

An Armed Man Walks Into Your Church ...

Last Sunday a man armed with an assault rifle and multiple other weapons walked into a church service in Fairhope Alabama (USA) and sat down, with his wife, in one of the pews.  Naturally this stirred some alarm among the congregation and someone used their cell phone to notify the local police.

The man was arrested and carried to the local jail, but his wife was not charged.  The man was found to have controlled drugs in his possession and had numerous other unregistered weapons in his home.

How would your church respond, especially if the man had begun to shoot?  What about armed men attempting to steal the morning’s collections?

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/jul/02/6/armed-daphne-man-arrested-church-ar-4073647/

The case has caused a lot of discussion.  Here are some of the opinions:

1.     Armed guards should be posted at the doors of the church.

2.     There should be no armed guards, but the church members should carry concealed weapons.

3.     The church should affirm its refusal to allow weapons within its premises.

4.     The church should provide self-defense classes.

5.     The church should discuss the issue and decide on evacuation routes and defensive measures.

6.     Arming the church will probably result in accidental shootings.

7.     Totally banning weapons may result in legal challenges.

8.     Do we really want to kill someone in our church?

9.     Does the Christian have a right to self-defense?

10. Would church members reject being “saved” by an armed security guard?

11. It is better to have an electronic security and alarm system than an armed guard.

12. Should Christians be entirely pacifist?

13. Is there a difference between “murder” and “kill”?

14. Could not fifty unarmed men (or women) overpower one man with a gun?

15. 2 Corinthians 2:10

16. Should we fear man or fear God? Proverbs 29:25

17. We are called to be an example of Jesus.

18. Jesus was never armed.

What do you think? 

Dorothy Day On Her Success

"If I have achieved anything in my life,  it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God."  Dorothy Day (b. 1897, New York (USA) - d. 1980), Journalist, socialist, social activist, pacifist, convert to Roman Catholicism.  She became a Benedictine and with Peter Maurin, was the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement (1933).