Holy Writ :
The Re-write . . . Really!
You know everyone is in shock about the passage of the BBB (Big Brutal Bill) on July 3rd. But:
Allow me to introduce a little bit of history on how long the planning for it has been going on. This is not the origination point, but rather the point at which my stomach began to turn. Here’s everything you need to know to look into it further. It is only one opinion out of several — from 2009!
So on to the news, reported by both Ann Fontaineand Deirdre Good, that there is a Conservative Bible Project underway to “translate” the Bible in a more conservative way that will prevent liberal “misinterpretations” or “misconstruals”.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2009/09/translating-vs-rewriting-the-bible-the-conservative-bible-project.html
I’ve been saying for years that the MAGA Christians were neglecting to read The Book, but I never thought they would go to the length of re-writing it.
It'll be a classic example of revisionism, but I'm already curious how they'll handle the two creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2. Will they replace the mythology with more mythology?