Since time immemorial, we’ve always had conservative folks of every generation complaining about the ways of those who are liberal. People have been accused of being ‘too liberal’ and not following the guidelines prescribed by the Bible but to my knowledge no one has described the Bible itself as being liberal…until recently. I am referring to the statements made by a group called Conservative Bible Project according to which the Bible has become much more progressive than it was originally meant to be.
According to this group, errors in translation of terms that were newly introduced by Christ and not yet fully understood at that time led to errors in delivery of the intended meaning. This has been aggravated by the lack of precision of our modern language.
The Conservative Bible Project plans to create a completely conservative translation of the Bible by developing a web site like Wikipedia which would correct the said errors. The group’s website has its project mentioned as “The Trustworthy Encyclopedia” along with a number of guidelines on how the project would be undertaken.
According to these guidelines, the Conservative Bible Project intends to create what it calls a ‘thought-for-thought’ translation that is completely free from any corruption arising out of liberal bias. The translation would not seek to simplify the Bible for easy understanding or make use of gender inclusive terms as the trend has been in recent times. Moreover, the existence of the Devil and Hell would not be downplayed but underlined through powerful conservative words.
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