Halloween Book Burning at Baptist Church to Include Copies of the Bible

darkstar3

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:13 PM
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Halloween Book Burning at Baptist Church to Include Copies of the Bible

I thought that the days of churches burning books were long gone, but the Amazing Grace Baptist Church in North Carolina is proving me wrong by hosting an annual event that they call a �Halloween Book Burning.� (see also this story from KWTX.com.)

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And while I�m sure the Amazing Grace Baptist Church would be happy to burn those, it�s also burning books by well-known Christian authors, whom the church�s website declare �heretics.� (see also this story from myfoxdc.com.)

Heretics like Billy Graham, Mother Theresa, Rick Warren, Charles Swindoll, James Dobson and John Piper, among others.

But the biggest shocker?

They�re burning copies of the Bible.

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/general/2009/10/halloween-book-burning-at-baptist-church-to-include-copies-of-the-bible/

Posted without comment. Have fun!

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havocmom

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:14 PM
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1. .

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Laf.La.Dem.

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:16 PM
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2. Only those LIBERAL bibles!!!

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darkstar3

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:20 PM
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3. I think certain parts of the KJV have a pretty liberal bias too.

Usually they're in red text and shrouded in metaphor and parable, but "sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me" sounds pretty liberal to me.

Not that anyone from this book-burning church would believe that.

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MineralMan

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:26 PM
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4. In an AP story, it's revealed that this church has a total

of 14 members. Lots of publicity for such a small congregation, huh? Their website is off line.

Sounds like a Phelps wannabe to me.

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old mark

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:27 PM
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5. I think that stuff about throwing the money changers out of the temple

irritates them, too...
Pisses off the Chamber of Commerce.

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tblue

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:33 PM
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6. I thought this was from The Onion! Lol! OMG, it really is the American Taliban.

The right wing of this nation has truly lost its collective mind. Let us enjoy their circular firing squad.

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Journeyman

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:41 PM
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7. Let 'em do as they want -- they're not burning my books or impacting any libraries . . .

and they expose themselves as the whackjobs they are by burning their own books.

It's a two-fer for the Amazing Gracers: They get to lead by example and be a cautionary tale for all, just by playing out their destructive fantasies.

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rug

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Thu Oct-15-09 01:51 PM
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8. Any version pre 1600. What did Christians use before then?

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LuvNewcastle

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Thu Oct-15-09 02:10 PM
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9. Most Bibles were in Latin at the time.

People had to trust that the church was quoting the Bible to them accurately. Tyndale published his Bible in English in the 1500's, but it never came into as wide a use as the KJV. Luther also published a German Bible in the 1500's.

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