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Baptist church holding bible burning on Halloween

Yes, you read that right.

Amazing Grace Baptist Church to Burn Bibles, Other Books for Halloween (link)

Stolen shamelessly from Hemant Mehta's Friendly Atheist.

A 14-member church has decided that only the King James version of the Bible is the true Bible, and all the others are the works of Satan. Other works of Satan included books by Rick Warren and Mother Teresa.

What do you do with Satanic books? Why, you burn them on Halloween obviously.

I wonder if the smell of burning books is as pleasing to their god as burning flesh?

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Permalink Reply by Aiden on October 15, 2009 at 3:27pm

I'm all for destroying bibles, but why do they have to burn them? It's such a waste unless they're using it to keep warm or to roll fat blunts. Why can't they just submit the paper from all of the heretic-bibles to be recycled and reprinted as the KJV bible?

Permalink Reply by The Secular One on October 16, 2009 at 8:49am

Because recycling can't defeat the Devil! Only fire can...oh wait.

Permalink Reply by Peter LeSavage on October 15, 2009 at 10:14pm

This is a good thing. People will be outraged. There will be more infighting in the world of conservative christianity, or in christianity in general. They have demonized everyone else so the only ones left to deamonize is each other. Hopefully, more people will reconize the stupidity of religion.

Permalink Reply by The Secular One on October 16, 2009 at 8:49am

I'd like to think so...but if everything else hasn't convinced them...

Permalink Reply by The Secular One on October 16, 2009 at 8:48am

Also posted by Lord Scarab after the fact.

Permalink Reply by Cara on October 16, 2009 at 1:18pm

I think it would be funny if they were fined for not having a burn permit.

Permalink Reply by Sara sensei on October 16, 2009 at 6:25pm

Or if the inferno spread to their church.

Permalink Reply by Jaume on October 16, 2009 at 7:57pm

Or if "God" decided it would rain this very day.

Permalink Reply by Cara on October 16, 2009 at 11:36pm

Ohhhh... those are much better.

Permalink Reply by Catdoc on October 16, 2009 at 10:06pm

I'm not sure whether to be proud of my WNC neighbors for burning this pile of trash, or annoyed that they are stinking up the mountain air doing so. Just shakin' my head.

Permalink Reply by Catdoc on October 25, 2009 at 9:41pm

Update; the church has been informed that burning books is against both state and local regulations (actually, the law refers only to burning anything other than vegetation) so the goofy preacher is now saying that he plans to chop the books up, or something. I tried to get the link from the local newsrag website, but unable to connect. I hope they go ahead with it- they would face a stiff fine if they do.

Permalink Reply by The Secular One on October 25, 2009 at 9:44pm

Thanks for the update.