Outrage as 'arty' vicar burns 'vile' passages of the Bible

The Rev Geraint ap Iorwerth cut up pages from the King James Bible and burnt the ‘negative, nasty bits’. The artwork was then mounted on a 9ft-by-7ft board and displayed in church.

Mr ap Iorwerth, 60, of St Peter ad Vincula Church in Wales, said: ‘I cut out all the nasty bits of that Bible, the language of which is being celebrated this year, because I don’t think you can separate it from the God it is representing.’

The Bishop of Bangor has warned Mr ap Iorwerth, who describes himself as a ‘bolshie b*****’ on his Facebook page, that his actions could cause offence.


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Mr Iorwerth defended his actions, however, telling Walesonline: 'The charred remains were a memorial to the millions whose lives have been destroyed as a result of the cruelty of this kind of God and his followers.

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This would make beck's head explode :)

especially the elderly. who will now be able to fit the large print edition in a shirt pocket.