Fw: A sober look at true crime stats in the US

Subject: A sober look at true crime stats in the US
 
short video; worth the watch.......................
 

Fw: 35 STATES SO FAR

Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:16 PM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: Fw: 35 STATES SO FAR
 
 





 
Friends, Please take the time to read this!
Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.

This will take less than thirty seconds to read.
If you agree, please pass it on.

This is an idea that we should address:
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.
Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that passed ... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever . The self-serving must stop.

If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ...

You are one of my 20.

Fwd: Top Ten Predictions for 2013

Subject: Fwd: Top Ten Predictions for 2013




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TOP TEN PREDICTIONS FOR 2013:
With all the problems the World is facing, it can be unsettling to the mind. Today, we share with you ten predictions that are true!
*
1. The Bible will still have all the answers.
2. Prayer will still be the most powerful thing on Earth..
3. The Holy Spirit will still move..
4. God will still honor the praises of His people.
5. There will still be Biblical preaching.
6. There will still be singing of praise to God.
7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people.
8. There will still be room at the Cross.
9. Jesus will still love you.
10. Jesus will still save the lost when they come to Him.
Isn't it great To Remember Who Is Really In Control, and that; "the Word of the Lord endures forever." ( 1 Peter 1:25 )

We hope you found this encouraging and will send it to friends!!!! Sometimes we need the reminder of just "WHO" is really in control.
'Til the nets are full, keep on fishing.

Fw: 2013


Subject: 2013


 
In the coming New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day.

This is an ironic juxtaposition of the two events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication. The other involves a groundhog.

Fw: Retired at last!....we can only wish


Sent: Wed, Dec 12, 2012 4:15 pm
Subject: Fwd: Retired at last!....we can only wish

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Subject: FW: Retired at last!....we can only wish

Fw: Fwd: LETTER to the EDITOR

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From:
Date: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Subject: LETTER to the EDITOR
To:



 
 
 
 
LETTER to the EDITOR-- MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE 
 
Let's look at what we have learned from this election: Twenty-one of 22 incumbent senators were re-elected, and 353 of 373 incumbent members of the House were re-elected. The American people have re-elected 94 percent of the incumbents who were running for re-election to an institution that has an approval rating of about 9 percent. This indicates, as an electorate, we are a nation of idiots. We're now stuck with the useless, dysfunctional government that we deserve.

Fw: Fwd: A Real "Man's Man" Gun Show!


Subject: Fwd: A Real "Man's Man" Gun Show!

This, boys
        and girls, is a real gun show!

Now
                             
this is a gun
                                show
!!
 
 
 
 
 

Fw: "Americans With No Abilities Act"

President Barack Obama and the Democratic Senate are considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.

"Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said California Sen. Barbara Boxer. "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability (POI) to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing."

In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons with No Ability (63 percent).

Under the Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million mid-level positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.

Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability (POI) into middle-management positions, and give a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.

Finally, the Americans With No Abilities Act contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, "Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?"
   
"As a non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them," said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, Mich., due to her inability to remember righty tighty, lefty loosey. "This new law should be real good for people like me. I finally have job security." With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
        
Said Sen. Dick Durbin: "As a senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so." 
        
We have kick-started this program by having a POI in the White House.

Fw: Best Condom Ad


----- Original Message -----
Subject: Fw: Best Condom Ad 

Best condom ad!
Whether or not you personally believe in
birth control, one cannot argue with this

Fw: Fwd: Fw: Historical Trivia


HISTORICAL TRIVIA
Did you know the saying "God willing and the Creek don't rise" was in reference to the Creek Indians and not a body of water? It was written by Benjamin Hawkins in the late 18th century. He was a politician and Indian diplomat. While in the south,Hawkins was requested by the President of the U.S. To return to Washington . In his response, he was said to write, "God willing and the Creek don't rise." Because he capitalized the word "Creek" it is deduced that he was referring to the Creek Indian tribe and not a body of water.
*********************************
In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One'simage was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, 'Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.' (Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to paint)
******************************
As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October) Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term 'big wig... ' Today we often use the term 'here comes the Big Wig' because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.
*********************************
In the late 1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The 'head of the household' always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal.. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the 'chair man.' Today in business, we use the expression or title 'Chairman' or 'Chairman of the Board.'
*********************************
Personal hygiene left much room for improvement.. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, 'mind your own bee's wax.' Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term 'crack a smile'. In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . .. . Therefore, the expression 'losing face.'
*********************************
Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in 'straight laced' wore a tightly tied lace..
********************************
Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to 'go sip some Ale and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. 'You go sip here' and 'You go sip there.' The two words 'go sip' were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term 'gossip.'
**********************************
At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in 'pints' and who was drinking in 'quarts,' hence the phrase 'minding your 'P's and Q's'.
**********************************
One more: bet you didn't know this!
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem....how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a 'Monkey' with 16 round indentations. However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make 'Brass Monkeys.' Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled.. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right off the monkey; Thus, it was quite literally, 'Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.' (All this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you.)
If you don't send this fabulous bit of historic knowledge to all your unsuspecting friends, your hard drive will kill your mouse.

FW: Dennis Miller on the blockade of Gaza by Egypt and Israel


Subject: Dennis Miller on the blockade of Gaza by Egypt and Israel
 





 

Let me share my current thoughts on the blockade of Gaza by Egypt and Israel - by Dennis Miller

For those of you who don't like Dennis Miller, who is not Jewish, you may want to reconsider after reading his brilliant comments that follow. Please pass it on to your friends. For those who don't know, Dennis Miller is a comedian who has a show called Dennis Miller Live on HBO. Plus a nightly talk show on radio. Although he is not Jewish, he is very intellectual in his approach and has deep insights into many issues.

He recently had the following to say about the Middle East situation:
A brief overview of the situation is always valuable, so as a service to all Americans who still don't get it, I now offer you the story of the Middle East in just a few paragraphs, which is all you really need.

Here we go: The Palestinians want their own country. There's just one thing about that:
There are no Palestinians . It's a made up word.  Israel was called Palestine for the last two thousand years. Like 'Wiccan,' 'Palestinian' sounds ancient but is really a modern invention. Before the Israelis won the land in the 1967 war, Gaza was owned by Egypt , the West Bank was owned by Jordan, and there were no 'Palestinians.'

As soon as the Jews took over and started growing oranges as big as basketballs, what do you know, say hello to the 'Palestinians,' weeping for their deep bond with their lost 'land' and 'nation.'

So for the sake of honesty, let's not use the word 'Palestinian' any more to describe these delightful folks, who dance for joy at our deaths until someone points out they're being taped. Instead, let's call them what they are:  'Other Arabs Who Can't Accomplish Anything In Life And Would Rather Wrap Themselves In The Seductive Melodrama Of Eternal Struggle And Death.  ' I know that's a bit unwieldy to expect to see on CNN.

How about this, then:  'Adjacent Jew-Haters.'

Okay, so the Adjacent Jew-Haters want their own country.

Oops, just one more thing: No, they really don't. They could've had their own country any time in the last thirty years, especially several years ago at Camp David . But If you have your own country, you have to have your own traffic lights and garbage trucks. And Chambers of Commerce, and, worse, you actually have to figure out some way to make a living.

That's no fun. No, they want what all the other Jew-Haters in the region want:  Israel.  They also want a big pile of dead Jews, of course that's where the real fun is -- but mostly they want Israel.

Why? For one thing, trying to destroy Israel - or 'The Zionist Entity' as their textbooks call it - for the last fifty years has allowed the rulers of Arab countries to divert the attention of their own people away from the fact that they're the blue-ribbon most illiterate, poorest, and tribally backward on God's Earth, and if you've ever been around God's Earth, you know that's really saying something.

It makes me roll my eyes every time one of our pundits waxes poetic about the great history and culture of the Muslim Mideast. Unless I'm missing something, the Arabs haven't given anything to the world since Algebra, and, by the way, thanks a hell of a lot for that one.

Chew this around and spit it out: Five hundred million Arabs; five Million Jews.

Think of all the Arab countries as a football field, and Israel as a pack of matches sitting in the middle of it. And now these same folks swear that if Israel gives them half of that pack of matches, everyone will be pals.

Really? Wow, what neat news. Hey, but what about the string of wars to obliterate the tiny country and the constant din of rabid blood oaths to drive every Jew into the sea? Oh, that? We were just kidding.

My friend, Kevin Rooney, made a gorgeous point the other day: Just reverse the numbers. Imagine five hundred million Jews and five million Arabs. I was stunned at the simple brilliance of it. Can anyone picture the Jews strapping belts of razor blades and dynamite to themselves?  Of course not. Or marshaling every fiber and force at their disposal for generations to drive a tiny  Arab  State into the sea? Nonsense. Or dancing for joy at the murder of Innocents? Impossible. Or spreading and believing horrible lies about the Arabs baking their bread with the blood of children? Disgusting.

No, as you know, left to themselves in a world of peace, the worst Jews would ever do to people is debate them to death.

However, in any big-picture strategy, there's always a danger of losing moral weight. We've already lost some. After September 11th our president told us and the world he was going to root out all terrorists and the countries that supported them. Beautiful. Then the Israelis, after months and months of having the equivalent of an Oklahoma City every week (and then every day) start to do the same thing we did, and we tell them to show restraint.

If  America were being attacked with an Oklahoma City every day, we would all very shortly be screaming for the administration to just be done with it and kill everything south of the Mediterranean and east of the Jordan.
 

Harry
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny;
When the government fears the people, there is liberty."
T. Jefferson

Fw: last child support check


Little laughter for the day







LAST CHILD SUPPORT  CHECK!!!
   
                                          
  Today be my baby girl 18th birthday.


                      I be so glad that dis be my last
                 child support payment!

 


                    Month after month, year after
                         year, all  dose  payments!  

                   So I call my baby girl,
                        LaKeesha, to come to my  house,


                          and when she get here, I say,
                  "Baby girl,

 


                       I want you to take dis check
                           over to yo momma house



                                                      
and tell her dis be the last
                                check she ever be gettin' from me,
 
                                 and I want you to come back and
                      tell me the 'spression on yo mama face."

                       So, my baby girl take the check
                     over to her momma.
                        I be anxious to  hear what she
                      say, and bout the 'spression on her face.

 


                        Baby girl walk through the door, I say,


                                          
"Now what yo momma say 'bout that?"

                       She  say to tell you that
                          "you ain't my daddy" .

 


                and watch the 'spression
                  on yo face"!!!


           

SCROLL
DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 




Lawd a Mercy
!!!!!!!!
 
A smile is contagious, pass
it around

Fw: One of the 1%....

Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 2:09 PM
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Fw: One of the 1%......

 
 
 
Subject One of the 1%.......
 
 
 
 

The insane part of the following is that we are borrowing the funds to give away.
Well?
Republicans
and
Democrats
 
We read all the jokes and forward the good ones but I just wonder who will pass this one on.
How about you sending it on and back to me if you got the guts to do so.
I am and just wonder how many I will get back?
AND very happy to be of the 1%.
Someone please tell me what's  wrong with
all the people that run this country!!!!!!

Both
Democrats and Republicans
We're "broke"
And can't help
Our own
Seniors,
Veterans,
Orphans,
Homeless,
Etc.,???????????

In the last years we have provided direct cash aid to
Hamas - 351 M,
Libya 1.45 B,
Egypt - 397 M,
Mexico - 622 M,
Russia - 380 M,
Haiti - 1.4 B,
Jordan - 463 M,
Kenya - 816 M,
Sudan - 870 M,
Nigeria - 456 M,
Uganda - 451 M,
Congo - 359 M,
Ethiopia - 981 M,
Pakistan - 2 B,
South Africa - 566 M,
Senegal - 698 M,
Mozambique - 404 M,
Zambia - 331 M,
Kazakhstan - 304 M,
Iraq - 1.08 B,
Tanzania - 554 M,
With literally Billions of Dollars and they still hate us!!!!

Our retired seniors
Living on a 'fixed income'
Receive no aid
nor do they get any breaks while our government
and religious organizations pour
Hundreds of Billions
Of $$$$$$'s and Tons of Food
To Foreign Countries!

We have
Hundreds of adoptable
Children who are shoved aside
To make room for
The adoption of
Foreign orphans.
AMERICA: a country where we have
Homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, elderly going without needed medication and mentally ill without treatment -etc.
YET.......................

They have
A 'Benefit'
For the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations,
Ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies.

Imagine if
The *GOVERNMENT*
Gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.

Sad isn't it?

99% of people won't have the guts to forward this.

I'm one of the 1% --
I Just Did =

Fw: Damn Fine Letter

Subject: Damn Fine Letter

Verified............see attached link;

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/boston.asp

Senator Dianne Feinstein,
I will not register my weapons should this bill be passed, as I do not believe it is the government’s right to know what I own. Nor do I think it prudent to tell you what I own so that it may be taken from me by a group of people who enjoy armed protection yet decry me having the same a crime.

You ma’am have overstepped a line that is not your domain.

I am a Marine Corps Veteran of 8 years, and I will not have some woman who proclaims the evil of an inanimate object, yet carries one, tell me I may not have one.
I am not your subject. I am the man who keeps you free. I am not your servant. I am the person whom you serve. I am not your peasant. I am the flesh and blood of America. I am the man who fought for my country. I am the man who learned. I am an American. You will not tell me that I must register my semi-automatic AR-15 because of the actions of some evil man. I will not be disarmed to suit the fear that has been established by the media and your misinformation campaign against the American public.
We, the people, deserve better than you.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joshua Boston Cpl,
United States Marine Corps
2004-2012

Fw: 2nd Amendment and the Kool-aid drinkers


Subject: 2nd Amendment and the Kool-aid drinkers
 

Fw: [Political-Ramasun] Warmest year Maybe Maybe not!


Subject: Fw: [Political-Ramasun] Warmest year Maybe Maybe not!
 

 
A short lesson in how data can be manipulated for political ends. This is from Power Line, one of my favorite blogs.

"Was 2012 the Hottest Year On Record In the US?
by John Hinderaker

You’ve certainly seen the news stories trumpeting data from the National Climatic Data Center purporting to show that 2012 was the warmest year on record in the continental United States. This AP story, to note just one example, is headlined “US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide.” And news reports invariably try to link this claim with human-induced global warming, even though the U.S. represents only 2% of the Earth’s surface area. No doubt the Russians, who have endured record-smashing cold in recent months, wish they could have enjoyed a little of our warmth last year.

But was 2012 really the warmest year on record in the U.S.? It may have been, but the truth is that we don’t know. There are two reasons for this. First, the historical data sets published by NCDC and NOAA lack integrity. Those organizations, which receive many millions of government dollars to promote global warming theory, do not publish raw data. Rather, as we explained here, they first adjust the data. How do they adjust it? They depress the temperatures that were actually recorded in past decades, in order to make today’s temperatures look warmer by comparison:

Below is a copy of the national weather data summary for February 1934. If we look at, say Arizona, for the month we see that the state average temperature for that month was 52.0°F. [Ed.: This is the paper version that was published at the time.]

However, if we look at the current NCDC temperature analysis (which runs from 1895-present) we see that for Arizona in February 1934 they have a state average of 48.9°F, not the 52.0°F that was originally published.

Why do they do this? Follow the money. In another universe–a universe without Democratic Party-controlled media–this would be a major scandal.

Then there is the fact that weather stations in the U.S. are generally sited in areas that are getting warmer for reasons having nothing to do with global warming, i.e., urbanization. Moreover, Anthony Watts’s research found that no less than 89% of weather stations in the U.S. fail to comply with the National Weather Service’s own siting requirements because they are located too close to heat sources.

So, was 2012 really the warmest year on record in the U.S.? Maybe so; but we will probably never know, because our government provides massive financial incentives to the people who create, maintain, “adjust” and publish the data to promote global warming hysteria rather than engage in objective science. As a result, the data are corrupt."

Fw: OUR BOY JEFF





1. You grow poppeys and refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor.
You may be a Muslim


2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher and ammo, but you can't afford shoes.

You may be a Muslim

3. You have more wives than teeth.
You may be a Muslim


4. You wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon and pork unclean.
You may be a Muslim

5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
You may be a Muslim


6. You can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against.
You may be a Muslim

7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
You may be a Muslim

8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
You may be a Muslim

9. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four.
You may be a Muslim


10. Your cousin is president of the United States .
You may be a Muslim


11. You find this offensive or racist and won't forward it.

You probably are a Muslim
You Have a Nice Day Now...You Hear?

Fw: Fwd: CLASS DOESN'T MAKE THE NEWS!

Subject: Fw: Fwd: CLASS DOESN'T MAKE THE NEWS!
To:



CLASS DOESN'T MAKE THE NEWS!


Green and white shirt, black tee shirt, gray pants and tennis shoes. He must be a grandpa……

How many know that he hosts a few Wounded Warrior weekends at his ranch every year?

Dancing with a Wounded Warrior.

I doubt we will ever see a story like this about our current Commander-in-Chief….

Fw: HENRY FORD: QUOTE OF THE DAY




Subject: HENRY FORD: QUOTE OF THE DAY




HENRY FORD: QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian!"

Fw: "Queen James Bible" Scrubs "Homophobic" Passages | news

Subject: Fw: "Queen James Bible" Scrubs "Homophobic" Passages | news


 
----- Forwarded Message ----- 
Reminds me very much of the Jehovah's Witnesses who print their own Bibles, so they can edit the scriptures to fit their own religious beliefs.  They reject concepts such as the Trinity as "the work of the devil", and reject the divinity of Christ.  In their customized version of the Bible -- which they call the "New World Translation" -- they remove any reference to the divinity of Christ, and the Trinity.  
 
Then they go door to door proselytizing and if try to debate with them, they pull out "the Bible" to prove their point.  :)   But it's a rigged Bible.
 
 
 
 
On Sun, Dec 23, 2012, at 07:22 PM, Chazz Matt [Charles Matthews] wrote:
 
This Bible has all those troublesome passages referring to homosexuality deleted.
 

 
 
 
 

"Queen James Bible" Scrubs "Homophobic" Passages

 
December 20, 2012

The Queen James Bible. (Photo: QueenJamesBible.com)
 
Calling it “fabulous,” a publisher has come out with a new translation of the Bible that “resolves any homophobic interpretations,” deeming it the “Queen James” version.
The publication, a gay adaptation of the King James version, is being publicized as the first gay bible.
“The Queen James Bible (QJB) is a big, fabulous Bible,” its website explains. Released on Nov. 27 by a publisher named “Queen James,” anonymous editors say they “wanted to make a book filled with the word of God that nobody could use to incorrectly condemn God’s LGBT children.”
“And we succeeded,” they said.
LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
Despite changing societal trends, homosexuality continues to be intensely-debated on moral, spiritual and theological grounds. With the Bible traditionally viewed as a document that condemns the actions associated with same-sex attraction, some anonymous editors have set out to reinterpret scriptures to create a new translation — “The Queen James Bible” — that is favorable to gays and lesbians.
The "Queen James" Bible changes a total of eight verses in the King James Version that deal with homosexuality, which it says are used by “anti-LGBT religious activists” to condemn homosexuals.
Taking into account the eight verses that are most frequently cited in arguments against homosexuality and same-sex attraction, the editors amended them “in a way that makes homophobic interpretations impossible.” Because the King James translation is the most popular version of the Bible, it was selected to be repurposed.
We edited the Bible to prevent homophobic interpretations,” the editors explain.
For instance, the passage regarding Lot’s rescue from Sodom and Gomorra (Genesis 19:5) has been changed as follows:
-- Original KJV:   “And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them.”
-- Queen James Bible:   “And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may rape and humiliate them.”
“We side with most Bible scholars who understand the story of Sodom and Gomorra to be about bullying strangers,” it states under “Editor’s Notes.”


 The title page of the first edition of the King James Version of the Bible, published in 1611. (Public domain.)
 
“Rapes such as this one are common between men in prison; they aren’t sexual acts, they are power-dominating acts,” the editors said.
The editors also argue that Leviticus 18:22, which labels sexual relations between two men an “abomination,” would mean only “scandalous” in today’s world.  (Hmmmm...  doesn't "scandalous" still imply something wrong or a sin?)
“The Hebrew word ‘to’evah’ from which abomination is translated simply means something that is ‘ritually unclean,’ or a ‘taboo,’” the editors write.  “Given the definition of the Hebrew word … we suggest that by today’s standards, a biblical abomination would be understood to be ‘scandalous.’”
1 Corinthians 6:9, which states the “unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God,” has been changed from “Abusers of themselves with mankind” to “promiscuous.”
The remaining verses altered in the “QJB” are: Lev. 20:13, Romans 1:26 and 1:27, 1 Timothy 1:10 and Jude 1:7.  The book leaves the rest of the KJV unaltered.
This self-described “Gay Bible” comes over 400 years after King James I of England commissioned 54 of the world’s most renowned scholars and clergymen to create an English translation of the Bible from the Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic texts.
The “Queen James” editors said they chose the King James Version (1611) as their basis not merely because it is the most well-known Bible in history, but because of their claim that King James I was a bisexual.
“Commonly known to biographers but often surprising to most Christians, King James I was a well-known bisexual,” the editors write.  “Though he did marry a woman, his many gay relationships were so well-known that amongst some of his friends and court, he was known as ‘Queen James.’”
“It is in his great debt and honor that we name The Queen James Bible so,” they said.
Historians and biographers, however, continue to debate whether King James ever engaged in homosexual behavior. Some historians say yes, others say no. It is an unsettled question.
The QJB is currently selling online for $34.95.  “It is the perfect Bible for ceremony, study, sermon, gift-giving, or simply to put on display in the home or church,” the editors said.
“You can’t choose your sexuality,” they conclude, “but you can choose Jesus. Now you can choose a Bible, too.”
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