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Of course he used the KJV. The version that no modern Christian couldn't read if they wanted to and the version that basically every fundamentalist Christian has on their bookshelf and never opens.
They probably chose the KJV because it's in the public domain.
For $59.99 i think you could stay at a Motel 6 and just take the bible from the nightstand.
Gotta love the 'words of God' being kept behind an intelectual property wall.
So, if this book isn't transformative in any wood, can it be copyrighted? Just saying, maybe someone should sell a "God Bless the US" Bible for $49.99
It includes a handwritten chorus from that Greenwood song. So, you would have to leave that out
Or.. we get Weird Al to write a parody song instead.
Why, you could assemble it yourself with some web searches. But it is ... bad, and are they even buying it. It'd be quite offensive if I were more attached to the question.
Ooh the fundies get mad mad when anyone suggests that perhaps the KJV isn't the only, or even best, version. And it's always the ones who post their dumb Bible journaling where they've highlighted all but like, 3 words. Bitch, you didn't read all that. You would've known what to actually highlight if you did.
It's not necessarily hard to read, but I feel like a lot of christians don't read it as much as they think. Time consuming, sure. But than again there aren't artifacts to hold in your invetory you know, you're supposed to read it. I mean, for real. While we're at it why not reading the ancient greek translation, which is one of the earliest we know of.
I take offence at that, we have a KJV on our book shelf and it is never opened and I certainly don't call my self a fundamentalist Christian, or even a Christian.
It is sitting with the greek myths, british folk law, NZ pre European accounts/trade/culture, and the section with all the language/translation etc
Grew up Baptist, and KJV is the one Baptists open and read and swear is the only "correct" one. And before you say Baptists don't read it, well... a good half of them do, maybe more.
Baptists are hateful little effers though, that often know a lot of Bible, yet follow very few of the key points.
I'm still absolutely shocked at the complete blindness, that this dude would get away with selling the Bible for his own aggrandizement, packed with literal idolatry, and face very little resistance from it.
This bizarre conflation of Christianity with patriotic capitalism and flag worship is one of the biggest real life conspiracies of our time, and it was absolutely a hostile takeover of the church by corporate and state interests.
Churches were once considered "too leftist" because they served their communities and preached the Gospel of Christ, and if they were involved in politics, it was definitely not to engage in politician worship.
It makes me weep inside, how extinguished the light has become...
Remember, when Satan offered Jesus "power over all the nations of the world", it wouldn't have been a temptation if he didn't have it to offer... If this isn't proof of that, I dunno what is ...