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• Malaysia bans Allah Bibles

  
  Interfaith — Authority: 127
  The Malaysian government has confiscated 10,000 Bibles from a missionary group because the word ‘God’ in the Bibles is translated ‘Allah’. The Muslim-dominated government said Allah is an Islamic word and its use in the Bible could offend Muslims. Church officials pointed out that although the word Allah is ...
  12 hours ago

• Gods Story for Me Bible Storybook

  
  Christian Children's Book Review — Authority: 128
  If you are looking for a childrens Bible to entertain toddlers and still teach truths about Gods love to preschool and grade school children, look no further. Gods Story for Me Bible Storybook by Gospel Light Publishing, is like a Life Application Bible for the tiniest readers (or listeners). While presented in ...
  2 days ago

• Decoding Matthew 16:13-20 in the CEB

  
  New Leaven — Authority: 475
  Matthew 16:13-20 is such a fun and yet crucial text.  For the most part the  CEB ( Common English Bible ) has handled it quite well: 13 Now when Jesus came into the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Human One is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the ...
  2 days ago

• Seizure of 15,000 Bibles in Malaysia Stuns Christians

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 133
  Imports confiscated for using “Allah,” a forbidden word for non-Muslims.FRESNO, Calif., November 7 (CDN) — Malaysian port and customs authorities have seized at least 15,000 Bibles in recent months because the word “Allah” for God appears in them. Some 10,000 of the Bahasa Malaysia-language Bibles, which ...
  2 days ago

• Seizure of 15,000 Bibles in Malaysia Stuns Christians

  
  Free Christian Press — Authority: 146
  FRESNO, Calif., November 6 (CDN) — Malaysian port and customs authorities have seized at least 15,000 Bibles in recent months because the word “Allah” for God appears in them.Some 10,000 of the Bahasa Malaysia-language Bibles, which were printed in Indonesia, are in Kuching, capital of Sarawak in East Malaysia, ...
  2 days ago

• NC Church Burns Bibles On Halloween

  
  King James Only? — Authority: 413
  A few weeks ago we posted about a North Carolina church that planned to burn Bibles and other Christian materials on Halloween. I had hoped that the media coverage would have made them slink back into their cave like a member of  the Taliban, but it seems to truly have taken place. The Wall Street Journal has ...
  3 days ago

• Is the CEB to be Another NRSV?

  
  New Leaven — Authority: 475
  Back in 1989, the NRSV, New Revised Standard Version , a revision of the early Revised Standard Version (1952), aimed for the following: It is the hope and prayer of the translators that this version of the Bible may continue to hold a large palce in congregational life and to speak to all readers, young and old ...
  4 days ago

• Audio Bibles Deployed to U.S. Troops

  
  Free Christian Press — Authority: 146
  MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 4 /Christian Newswire/ — “The Military BibleSticks are a hit!” said a U.S. Army Chaplain. “Please send more. We will use them all!”This is the typical feedback from military chaplains who have requested thousands of high-tech, portable Audio Bibles for their troops from Faith Comes By ...
  4 days ago

• My Renewed Affections for the NRSV

  
  New Leaven — Authority: 475
  Though the TNIV remains my public reading English translation of choice, I’ve found myself spending more time with the NRSV ( New Revised Standard Version ) in private. Last night I began another reading of Paul’s Letter to the Romans with hopes of reading all his Letters once again. A question: Is the term ...
  5 days ago

• India Briefs: Recent Incidents of Persecution

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 133
  UTTARAKHAND, India, November 3 (CDN) — Hindu extremists from the Bajrang Dal on Oct. 25 disrupted the Sunday worship of a Ministry of the Gospel service in Rudrapur and accused the pastor of forceful conversion. The Evangelical Fellowship of India reported that the extremists barged into the worship service led by ...
  5 days ago

• India Briefs: Recent Incidents of Persecution

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 133
  UTTARAKHAND, India, November 3 (CDN) — Hindu extremists from the Bajrang Dal on Oct. 25 disrupted the Sunday worship of a Ministry of the Gospel service in Rudrapur and accused the pastor of forceful conversion. The Evangelical Fellowship of India reported that the extremists barged into the worship service led by ...
  5 days ago

• The Comic Book Bible

  
  Christian Children's Book Review — Authority: 128
  The Comic Book Bible , written and illustrated by Rob Suggs and colored by Christopher Gray, is a truly unique Bible. The selection of Bible stories is extensive, and each one is told in roughly four pages. As the story progresses, the relevant Bible verse is stated at the top of the page. The sentences are ...
  6 days ago

• The HCSB Needs Another Strategy

  
  New Leaven — Authority: 475
  I believe it’s the hope and desire of the good folks behind the HCSB, the Holman Christian Standard Bible , for the this this Bible to be taken seriously. In 2010, a few revisions will be reflected in the HCSB.  But I think it’s current strategy is lacking.  For example, Will Lee, over at Anwoth.org , an ...
  6 days ago

• Hide Your ESV Study Bibles!

  
  ??? ??? ?????????? — Authority: 122
  A true scholar is one who believes the Bible (KJV) whether he understands it or not (under “Our Scriptural Bases [sic] for Burning”). It’s never good when you come across a church who identifies themself as an “Independent Fundamental King James Version Baptist Church” (that’s a mouthful!). You might ...
  1 week ago

• Allah is Not God: Malaysia Bans Bibles

  
  Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami — Authority: 552
  ALLAH IS NOT GOD: Malaysia restores ‘Allah’ ban for ChristiansWhen Muslims have the upper hand, they don’t need to pretend any longer that “we all believe in the same god” and that...
  1 week ago

• Malaysia Confiscated 15,000 Bibles Due To “God” As “Allah” Reference

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 518
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles in recent months because they referred to “God” as “Allah,” a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said Thursday.The alleged seizure of the Bibles, imported from ...
  1 week ago

• Bibles seized as Malaysia minorities fea…

  
  Talk Islam — Authority: 526
  Bibles seized as Malaysia minorities fear fundamentalism. Authorities in Malaysia have seized more than 20,000 Bibles in recent months because they refer to God as “Allah,” Christian leaders said Thursday. The seizures have fed fears among minority groups, which see signs of encroaching Islamic fundamentalism ...
  1 week ago

• Malaysia confiscates 15,000 bibles

  
  Report on Arrakis — Authority: 621
  Malaysian authorities have confiscated approximately 15,000 bibles imported from Indonesia because the bibles refer to God as allah. This isnt the first incident of this kind in Malaysia. Last year, Malaysian authorities threatened to shut down a Christian newspaper for using "allah" to describe God Dawn KUALA ...
  1 week ago

• Christian in Somalia Who Refused to Wear Veil is Killed

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 133
  ‘Moderate’ Islamist group had long suspected woman in Puntland was Christian.NAIROBI, Kenya, October 27 (CDN) — Three masked members of a militant Islamist group in Somalia last week shot and killed a Somali Christian who declined to wear a veil as prescribed by Muslim custom, according to a Christian source in ...
  1 week ago

• A Suggestion on Choosing A Bible: Think Public Reading!

  
  New Leaven — Authority: 475
  You don’t want to choose a Bible to read publicly, only to leave the hearer confused or even worse, misunderstood: “For our conversation is in heaven…” (Phil. 3:20, KJV).  “Conversation” may have worked in 1611 (NKJV has “our citizenship”). HT: Bible Design and Binding A few examples: I ...
  1 week ago

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