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100 Mil Read Digital Bible

Digital Bible - Fox News

The Bible might be ancient, but that doesn't mean it has to be old fashioned. A free, digital platform has launched the Christian text into the 21st century. The Digital Bible Platform is a free service that allows users access to digital recordings of the Bible in hundreds of languages. Started three years ago by Faith Comes By Hearing, a New Mexico-based recording company, the free platform can be accessed through streaming, direct downloads from the company website, podcast downloads in the iTunes store or on mobile devices via the Bible.is apps.

 

Hotel replaces Bibles with 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

Fifty Shades of Grey

Bibles in nightstands are a familiar amenity for hotel guests, but travelers seeking to read their favorite verse at one establishment will be in for a big surprise. The Damson Dene Hotel, which touts itself as the perfect destination for a “peaceful break away from it all” in England’s picturesque Lake District, is making quite a noise for replacing the Bible with “Fifty Shades of Grey” in its 40 guest rooms.

 

Jeff Foxworthy to host ‘The American Bible Challenge’

GSN announced Wednesday that it had signed Mitt Romney’s new BFF, Jeff Foxworthy, to host “The American Bible Challenge.” For one hour, Foxworthy will grill contestants on their knowledge of the Bible, GSN — which once stood for Game Show Network — told advertisers Wednesday morning in Manhattan.

 

Books of The Times: ‘Revelations,’ by Elaine Pagels

In her new book “Revelations,” Elaine Pagels surveys this most savage and peculiar book of the New Testament with unruffled authority.

 

Why Are There Gideon Bibles in Hotel Rooms?

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Because the Gideons put them there! The Gideon Bible is not some special version or translation of the Bible that hotels really like (the books are usually plain old King James Versions); they’re named for the group that distributes them.

 

Pink Bibles pulled after benefits tied to Planned Parenthood

LifeWay Christian Resources is recalling its pink Bible because it benefited a charity with ties to Planned Parenthood.

 

Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum

Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a popular draw whenever fragments of the ancient manuscripts are displayed at museums around the world. Now you can get a close-up glimpse of the scrolls with a few keystrokes on your personal computer.

Senh: Here's the url: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/

 

Christian Movement Preparing for End of Days

Christian Movement Preparing for End of Days

Some shut themselves inside to pray for mercy as they waited for the world's end. Others met for tearful last lunches with their children, and prepared to leave behind homes and pets as they were swept up to heaven. And across the globe, followers of a California preacher's long-publicized message that Judgment Day would arrive Saturday turned to the Bible, the book they believe predicts the beginning of Earth's destruction on May 21.

 

In ancient wall, scholar sees proof for Bible

In ancient wall, scholar sees proof for Bible

An Israeli archaeologist says newly excavated ancient fortifications in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of the Bible's King Solomon.

 

11 Things The Bible Bans, But You Do Anyway

"...I thought it'd be a good time to find a bunch of stuff that the Bible bans... stuff that's a lot LESS convenient. Don't worry, though... just because I'm pointing it out, that doesn't mean you now have to follow it. It's a lot easier to keep discriminating against gay people for no particular reason than to stop eating bacon, after all."

 

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