New gender-neutral bible planned... It seems there is a lot of
controversy surrounding the revised bible known as "Today's New International Version," or TNIV. The Council on Bibllical Manhood and Womanhood has released a
statement on what is wrong with a gender-neutral bible translation while admitting there are a few improvements regarding changing the word
men (which isn't specified by Greek text) to
all people, a faithful rendering of the Greek pronoun
pas
According to some, this is the work of the devil and
feminist groups
everywhere.
There have been outright denouncings of the gender-neutral bible by several Christian groups... but really, what do you think? Is it really the big deal people make it out to be? How can the church teach that man and mankind in the Bible refers to all of God's human creatures and yet, not support a genderless translation???
posted by gloege
on Jan 28, 2002 -
64 comments
I hate to post from Salon but this just torqued my ass! "The Vatican has come up with new guidelines for the Roman Catholic Church to handle pedophilia accusations against priests, ordering church officials worldwide to inform it swiftly of such cases and declaring them subject to secrecy..."
Since when does being a Catholic priest exempt you from the law?
Vatican II was supposed to bring Catholicism to the people and that included allowing man's laws to permeate the pontifical sphere that has protected so many priests for centuries. We expect holiness from these men, allowing for human failing and error; however, no one should be above the law!
posted by gloege
on Jan 10, 2002 -
26 comments
