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originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: PioneerFigureSkating
I'm willing to bet that The Muslim Brotherhood is involved in this. Which means Huma is connected, which means Clinton involvement, which means these guys are most likely dead already.
An update to the New Revised Standard Version was released digitally this month and is to be in print next May. As you can imagine, such a task is not undertaken lightly. The update represents more than four years of intense work of the National Council of Churches and a large group of scholars in the Society of Biblical Literature.
The result is careful and creative revisions. Like all new biblical translations and updates over the past millennium, including the King James Version, this brings new meanings to biblical texts. Each iteration of the Bible addresses some need in the culture at that moment. I hope the updated edition (known as NRSVue) fuels a wider public discussion about what the Bible is becoming in our era. For instance, the reasons for revisions vary greatly, prompting the overall textual meanings to spin out in many directions and broadening dialogue.
A handful of examples give a taste of that potential.
Mark 14:69 (and similar verses)
NRSV: And the servant-girl, on seeing him, began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.”
NRSVue: And the female servant, on seeing him, began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.”
This revision brings — with good reason — feminist consciousness to take away a demeaning translation that calls a woman a girl. So the “female servant” quickly becomes someone with more agency and character. Literally the revision makes her a bigger person, and the readers of the Bible today themselves have more room to be engaged.
Leviticus 4:8 (and more than 125 other verses with the same issue)
NRSV: He shall remove all the fat from the bull of sin offering.
NRSVue: He shall remove all the fat from the bull of purification offering.
The scholars explain that this improves upon an earlier distortion of Hebrew hatta’t. The notion of “sin” has been removed, because they believe “purification offering” more closely reflects the ancient Hebrew word. This revision opens up new biblical conversation and subject matter without taking “sin” out of the larger biblical picture. With this revision, the 21st century Bible now joins the many world cultures in which “purifying” is a regular practice but is less entangled in “sin” considerations.
Matthew 4:24
NRSV: So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them.
NRSVue: So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, people possessed by demons or having epilepsy or afflicted with paralysis, and he cured them.
The scholars explain: “When context permits, NRSVue avoids translations that identify people in terms of a disability.” This brings a modern sensibility to bear, because we now believe that an illness or symptom is something a person has, not who they are. This rewording is helpful for scholarly, church and public readers. The reference to demon possession … well, modern audiences can make of that what they will, no matter how we phrase it.
Anyway tin foil hat time but why is Zuckerberg hanging on when everyone else is heading for the hills?
Back in January, the Facebook chief revealed that as part of his annual "personal challenge," he wanted to build an AI capable of controlling his home (things like temperature, lighting, etc.) and assisting with his professional work. At the time, Zuckerberg likened it to Jarvis from Iron Man. And it sounds like he's making progress.
originally posted by: jamespond
a reply to: dashen
I often wonder if a conspiracy theory like this could ever take off anywhere else in the world.
Would there be enough dumb people anywhere else except for the United States for something like this to grow legs?
Things like this must be why the phrase "only in america" was invented.
I often wonder if any other country in the world would have the intestinal fortitude to call out these crimes against humanity?
Is the rest of the world ignorant (willfully or just clueless) or too afraid to speak out against it?
Plenty of evidence presented around the world
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) lashed out after the bloc confirmed it was launching legal action in response to rulings by the country's constitutional tribunal challenging the primacy of EU law over national law.
originally posted by: FrayedEndsOfSanity Let. It. Go.
originally posted by: gmx0010110
a reply to: Ghostsdogood
Just like you don't "buy" that the Clintons are involved in human trafficking, right?
Please find actual evidence before smearing anyone on non conspiracy threads.
originally posted by: PioneerFigureSkating
a reply to: Ghostsdogood
Please find actual evidence before smearing anyone on non conspiracy threads.
This is a conspiracy theory website. This line of thinking makes zero sense to me.
'Breaking Political News' isnt one of them, so I complain about smearing folks with theories there.
Anyways, enough about that...
A news broadcaster "accidentally" announced the Pope's death today. 🤣 Video in link.
www.express.co.uk...