Get your King James Bible

Posted by Richard Bennett

Just for the fun of it, I’ve uploaded a copy of the King James Version of the Holy Bible to my Comcast web page, the one that you get for free with every Comcast Internet account. It’s for Robb Topolski and all the good people at the EFF. PS: Actually should have been for the [...]

The World’s First Wikipedia Article

Posted by Richard Bennett

This is a cold analysis of the Bible: “Those who call the King James Version of the Bible the unerring word of God,” writes reviewer Doug Brown, “have a slight problem. The New Testament of the KJV (as the King James Version is usually referred) was translated into English from a version of the Greek [...]

No free ride for reincarnators

Posted by Richard Bennett

China once again demonstrates vision that’s all too rare in the modern state by extending the reach of regulation into the supernatural: China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and [...]

Fixing gay babies in the womb

Posted by Richard Bennett

Southern Baptist Seminary president Albert Mohler has accomplished a great feat of trolling on his blog, exploring the question of detecting and correcting homosexuality in pre-born fetuses: Tyler Gray addresses these issues in the current issue of Radar magazine. In “Is Your Baby Gay?,” Gray sets out a fascinating scenario. A woman is told that [...]