XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian   
   From: ted@nd.alice   
      
   Alex W. wrote:   
      
   > On 31/12/2015 14:02, Ted&Alice wrote:   
   > > Christopher A. Lee wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:42:25 -0800, talishi    
   > > > wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > > > On 12/31/2015 03:33 AM, Alex W. wrote:   
   > > > > > In this context, I will freely admit to owning and consulting   
   > > > > > a   
   > >>King >> James bible.  To my mind, it is an essential reference book   
   > >>in any >> well-sorted personal library and one of the three most   
   > >>important bodies >> of work that largely determined the shape of our   
   > >>language (together with >> the Oxford English Dictionary and   
   > >>Shakespeare).  Believer or atheist, if >> one does not know one's   
   > KJV >>then one does not know the history of our >> protean magical   
   > utterly   
   > > > beautiful tongue!   
   > > > >   
   > > > > The language of the King James version has become so associated   
   > > > > with piety that Joseph Smith Jr. once wrote an entire work of   
   > > > > fiction to sound like it.  An example:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > 2 Nephi 3:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > [18] And the Lord said unto me also: I will raise up unto the   
   > > > > fruit of thy loins; and I will make for him a spokesman. And I,   
   > > > > behold, I will give unto him that he shall write the writing of   
   > > > > the fruit of thy loins, unto the fruit of thy loins; and the   
   > > > > spokesman of thy loins shall declare it.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > [19] And the words which he shall write shall be the words which   
   > > > > are expedient in my wisdom should go forth unto the fruit of thy   
   > > > > loins. And it shall be as if the fruit of thy loins had cried   
   > > > > unto them from the dust; for I know their faith.   
   > > >   
   > > > Do I really need to say where this comes from?   
   > > >   
   > > > And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy   
   > > > Pin.  Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three   
   > > > shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the   
   > > > counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count   
   > > > thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is   
   > > > right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be   
   > > > reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch   
   > > > towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.   
   > >   
   > > Then you've evidently witnessed how God dealt with the foul, cruel   
   > > Rabbit of Caerbannog, and yet, you're still an unbeliever?   
   > >   
   >   
   > And how about this sermon?   
   >   
   > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN-8G0HCD5U&feature=youtu.be   
   >   
   > How can this fail to convert you?   
      
   Thank you. That made me laugh my ass off. And then again after I   
   googled Paul Daniels.   
      
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