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dimbear

(6,271 posts) Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:38 PM Oct 2013

France (just now) decides Lord's Prayer is blasphemous, edits Bible.........

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/10/15/french_bishops_approve_a_change_to_the_lord_s_prayer_translation_will_edit.html

It's that part about "Lead us not into temptation."
A right chap wouldn't do that.

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France (just now) decides Lord's Prayer is blasphemous, edits Bible......... (Original Post) dimbear Oct 2013 OP

I read that earlier and thought it was satire at first. cbayer Oct 2013 #1

Because people cared about that? Mass Oct 2013 #2

That has to be measured against James 1:13. rug Oct 2013 #3

Agreed. Not the first little discrepancy betwixt texts that's been noticed. dimbear Oct 2013 #4

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

1. I read that earlier and thought it was satire at first.

Reply to dimbear (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:45 PM

Oct 2013

The reasoning is so convoluted I couldn't figure out why they are really doing this.

Mass

(27,315 posts)

2. Because people cared about that?

Reply to dimbear (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:47 PM

Oct 2013

When my kids were in public school 10 years ago in France, less than half of his classmates were baptized and more than that had parents who were unmarried.

This news is largely irrelevant (I missed it in Le Monde).

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. That has to be measured against James 1:13.

Reply to dimbear (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:42 PM

Oct 2013

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

4. Agreed. Not the first little discrepancy betwixt texts that's been noticed.

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:51 PM

Oct 2013

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