The Bible is a book of conflicting morals and beliefs and to follow it absolutely is to be schizophrenic. So why have religious types taken to copyrighting it?
Who would think that copyrighting the Bible is a good idea? The King James version is public domain so I can still make fun of it. It has to be money oriented. I mean, if you were really concerned about getting the word out would you care if someone used it?
WHY COPYRIGHT THE BIBLE? This has to be money motivated. L. Ron Hubbard made up his own religion and copyrighted it. The Christians and Catholics had to get the idea from there.
What next? A price chart for Salvation. No wait, that’s called tithing. For those of you unfamiliar with the practice that is where a member of the church is expected to pony up 10% of his gross annual income (excluding the collection plate) to the church. This is to help with the upkeep on the church, its programs, etc. So if you figure for a little church, say 100 people earning on average $30,000 a year and its tax exempt so the church is earning about $300,000 a year.
My dad is fire chief of the all-volunteer fire department in our hometown. He gets less than $100,000 a year to train, equip, and fight fires. That is very little to do such a massive job.
Small churches make around $300,000 a year and the only requirement is to be open for Sunday service. And if you miss a payment, they badger you. Some now offer Tax help with forms so they can know what you make and can afford to give. And as we know, Income Tax forms are soooo telling about a person’s financial obligations.
Now think of how much the big churches with congregations in the thousands are pulling in. Millions of dollars a year, tax free. No wonder they are one of the strongest lobbying groups in Washington. Oil companies aren’t even close they have much higher overhead than just utilities.
I knew I went into the wrong field. I’m charismatic enough to be a preacher and can BS with the best of them. But there is a small part of me that considers it immoral to charge people to ease their state of mind. I mean, if that’s what you want to do, become a psychiatrist.
And now the Bible is copyrighted. Christians don’t consider Scientology a real religion because they charge people. Have you seen the exorbitant prices for Bibles these days? If it’s the Word of God, shouldn’t it be free? And now you copyrighted the Word of God.
Can I get an amen? Yes, for $19.95 plus tax.