Write your own Bible! No, on second thoughts, don't

The good people on Wikipedia - actually rather serious chaps - have got a Wiki Bible project "to  create an original, open content translation of the source text of the Bible that will be in the Public Domain.".  They ask people who know Greek or Hebrew to "claim" a chapter (Exodus went first) and offer a translation. It fiercely says "Stay faithful to the original source text and do not borrow from copyrighted modern versions....Avoid sectarian disputes, possibly by footnoting variant translations."
         However,  the mischievous beasts on Newsbiscuit report straightfacedly  that it is an attempt to make "one on-line holy book for all world faiths, written and edited by the world-wide community....‘If someone feels strongly that the central tenet of another religion is fundamentally wrong, then they can go on-line and change it. This morning the Wiki-Bible stated quite categorically that there was but one god and his name was Allah. This afternoon, another editor had corrected that to explain that there were in fact a number of different gods including Ganesh, Krishna, Vishnu and Cristiano Ronaldo.’
   And so forth.  It also suggests adapting commandments - - 'This morning the seventh commandment read ‘Though shalt not commit adultery. Unless it is with thy neighbours wife Janice".  Look at the other reports in the sidebar and you'll grasp the degree of sincerity with which they write...

Comments

[Rick Beekman]

Libby;

This is one more prime example of The true carnal mind of mankind.

To try and take God's holy writ and attempt to twist it to fit what they think it should say.
The Bible says" God is not mocked. whatsoever a man sowest that shall he also reap."

[Colonel Bain]

Aww but what about de Melchizedekian Bible that is to come to solidify de current Gospel??? Christ Immanuel will Have His desires through the Spirit an His Order

[Jess]

"Though shalt not commit adultery. Unless it is with thy neighbours wife Janice"

Rick, I'm pretty sure that these are JOKES, and not actually genuine people who think that's what the Bible should mean. And do you think you could refrain from using the word "carnal" quite so often, yes, we get it, ALL humans like to have sex. While I'm here, does every other word need a capital letter?

[Rick Beekman]

Jess;
The word "carnal" means not just sex but everything pertaining to our Flesh I.E. A carnal mind...Carnality..not spiritual in thinking.
Romans 8 V 7 "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God neither indeed can be."
I'm trying not to capitalize every word just a bad habit. So Jess what are you doing for your needed self-improvement?

[ian payne]

REVELATIONS 22 : 18

"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."