Why can't English people forget "the hand of God"?
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I don't know really... There are a couple of pics putting real doubts about if it was with his hand or not, of course Diego was not going to miss that beautiful chance of pissing of all english ppl. with that phrase of the hand of god....\nBesides after viewing the second goal, the should shut up, and clap standing up, and admire Maradona as the rest of the world does
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ooh i actually know this one!  \n\nBack in history, when the Brits would fight with arrows, their enemies would cut their middle and pointer fingers off as a punishment so that they couldn't pull back on the bow--- so when soldiers DID have their two important fingers, they's show them off by holding them up, like "ha ha--i've still got these! screw you!"\n\nin England they still use both as the "middle finger" gesture, but in america we just use the middle  (we're lazier, ya know, dropping the "u" out words like colour and flavour" lol)
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It just makes it easier for them to ignore God and excuse away their choice not to follow Him.   It is difficult to grasp the concept of the enormity of God and many people simply cannot wrap their brains around it.
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SO MUCH  is lost in translation, however much ppl wana deny that, well i guess they can GO INTO denial but it does not alter the fact that so many words are different/ have more meanings in other languages... as you say\n\neg i am welsh, ok and one of the 1st prayer i learnt was 'Ysbryd Glan' -- it can translate as 'Pure Spirit' BUT also ''Clean Ghost' and for years when i was a kid, i was afraid of the 'Clean Ghost'\n\n'Hiraeth' is a welsh word, it takes a whole sentence to get the concept across in english - it is much more than home-sickness, it is a yearning... etc etc\n\nSo, ye, even tho the Bible says than anyone who translates it wrong will be punished ------- they HAVE translated it wrong ........ who knows if they were punished or not? Personally, I believe if it was a genuine mistake, they were forgiven... but that is a matter of FAITH
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Why can't you spell out "God"?
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:}\nMany people do read it.  I reread it at least one time per year, \nThere are new and easy to read modern English versions available.  Let me recommend the New Living or the Holman Christian Standard, even the message or a little more difficult but still about a 9th grade level the New American standard (a very accurate word for word translation)\n\nIt is not read and understood because it takes spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear. Spiritual things are discerned spiritually.
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Subject:         HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE FINGER\n\nWell, now......here's something I never knew before,\nand now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it\non to my more intelligent friends in the hope that\nthey, too, will feel edified.\nIsn't history more fun when you know something about it?\n                                         \n \n                   Giving the Finger\n\nBefore the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French,\nanticipating victory over the English, proposed to\ncut off the middle finger of all captured English\nsoldiers.  Without the middle finger it would be\nimpossible to draw the renowned English longbow\nand therefore they would be incapable of fighting\nin the future.\nThis famous weapon was made of the native English\nYew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was\nknown as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").\nMuch to the bewilderment of the French, the English\nwon a major upset and began mocking the French by\nwaving their middle fingers at the defeated\nFrench, saying, "See, we can still pluck yew!\n"PLUCK YEW!"\nSince 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the\ndifficult consonant cluster at the beginning has\ngradually changed to a labiodental fricative 'F',\nand thus the words often used in conjunction\nwith the one-finger-salute!\nIt is also because of the pheasant feathers on the\narrows used with the longbow that the symbolic\ngesture is known as "giving the bird."\nAnd yew thought yew knew everything
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I am in agreement with you...there is no reason to censor the movie... years ago I believe there was also an outcry over "The last temptation of Christ" as well.....religions tend not to be very tolerant of anything that could  possibly contradict any of their version of history or potentially influence people to question the version...... people have to keep in mind that all religions are man made , the bible was written by men ... which logically means that much of what is written in it must be  questioned...or at least  viewed as embellished to suit  the writers preference ......
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Ok get this... God said that it wouldn't happen until the good news of the kingdom were preached throughout the entire inhabited earth, ok? THEN by that reasoning, all the people you're asking about will have learned of it and had the chance to accept or reject it. So then they would be done away with if they rejected it :)
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Because it the the National Anthem of Britain - not  just England but of course you already know that don't you.  Me thinks you are just trying to get a debate going - not that there's anything wrong with that.
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It is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine."\n\nInstead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.\n\nAs another answer mentions, the same people who get all upset about translating the Hebrew name 'Yahweh' or 'Yehowah' into English as 'Jehovah' have absolutely no such qualms about translating the Hebrew name 'Yeshua' into English as 'Jesus'!\n\nIf you don't like the English translation, no one is telling you that you can't use the Hebrew original of the divine name.
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That's just the way lots of people were raised. When your grandparents went to church, there was only one English Bible. (There were already others, but they weren't in common usage.)\n\nThis is really dying out. I hear "thee" and "thou" in prayers only rarely. (BTW, in "King James English" "thee" is singular, "you" is plural.) And it's been years since I've heard somebody say, "I use the King James Version. If it was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!" ;-)
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How long do you think it will be before a person or group successfully reassembles the bible to include recently discovered religious texts that they feel better suit modern times?\n\nNever.  For all practical purposes, the Bible as now been “set in stone.”\n\nWhat do you think about this?\n\nI believe that those who tend to be the loudest on this topic have either done the least amount of study or have very extensive time invested in their current belief.  Most claim as articles of fact pieces of information which are not true.  Less than one in one billion (if any) could give me that actual names of the men who met to determine which books and works were included in either Testament.  Yet they propose that these men were inspired by G-d to make these choices for all time.  They are seem to ignore that most works which were not included were systematically searched for and burned as heretical.  The mere fact that any remain after 2000 years is a miracle.\n\nWhat will the cultural/spiritual ramifications of this be?\n\nA continuation of our current position.  As beautiful as the KJV is to read, it is flawed.  This fact has been shown over and over again by scholars who do know the languages involved.  Yet look at the number of supporters that it has.  The sad part of this is that many who claim to understand the meaning of the KJV of the Bible (which is a very serious and metaphysical work) do not understand and cannot follow a simple Shakespearean play (which is light entertainment) that was written at about the same time.  What does this yell you about the ignorance of humans?  And ignorance is bliss.\n\nIf God is really solely responsible for the bible's contents why does he have hundreds of millions of Christians using different versions?  And how would a new version be any worse?\n\nThose humans who claim to be privileged to the plans or purposes of Divinity are deluded.  No human has that capability.  Only Divinity is perfect.  Humanity is arrogant, not understanding that the message is important, not the delivery of the message.  Those that must quote scripture for every answer (especially those claiming that it is the Word of G-d) are probably idolaters.  They have worshipped the written word instead of Divinity.  Each believing that they are right and all others wrong.  They are the cause of the fragmentation of the Church and people like them are usually too stubborn to see their own sins.\n\nA new version of the Bible is not needed.  These recently discovered and translated works should be made available to the widest reading audience for study and debate.  At least by those who are capable of understanding that Humanity did not have the message right then and still is lacking in understanding.  This is human nature.  Divinity is the only proper judge; and Divine Judgment, unlike human opinion and understanding, IS perfect.
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Most people want their fifteen minutes of fame or power, and with the gullibility of 95% of the population, what better way to get it than to promote some nebulous image and label it as a religious icon. There are so many folk out there willing to believe anything. On the one hand there is a desperate need for proof of a divine being and all that it entails even if it shows up on a potato chip. On the other there is such a vice grip of blind devotion that to deny anything that may even come close to being a true depiction of God's presence would be tantamount to blasphemy.
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Tough question, and one that I feel should remain unasked. Perhaps it's because they pray to statues and people instead of God. But that's just a thought.
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It's actually quoted as an example even in the Oxford Dictionary. They say it's spoken English and used instead of "why". I agree with those who think it's not excellent English, but you know, use sometimes is sovereign and creates rules of its own!
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The KJV is just that---a human's version of the original manuscripts. The translators of the KJV left out God's name in thousands of places. \nHow do you think Jehovah (PSALMS 83:18) feels about that? The NWT respectively put it where it belongs and we show honor to his name and sanctify it just as Jesus said to do in the model prayer he gave in the book of Matthew. There are many new translations that have been put into our modern English language. Do you have a problem with those too? \nWhich translation do you think Jehovah God approves of---one that treats his holy name as a substitute for a mere title, like God or LORD--or the NWT that shows love and respect for his most holy name.?\nJOEL 2:32--"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered."\nWe also use whatever translation a person prefers when we conduct free home Bible studies with them. We can teach the truth about Jehovah and his Kingdom using any version or translation.