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> ...because they were considered to contain “pornographic or indecent” material Guess the christian bible isn't going to last long there then. Lagniappe: htt

> ...because they were considered to contain “pornographic or indecent” material Guess the christian bible isn't going to last long there then. Lagniappe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_book_burnings#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-14597,_Berlin,_Opernplatz,_Bücherverbrennung.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_book_burnings#/media/File...

nineteen999 2y ago
or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_popular_than_Jesus#/media/File:Beatles_burning.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_popular_than_Jesus#/media...
- 082349872349872 2y ago
  to be fair to WAYX, unlike Utah they weren't being hypocritical, in that I don't recall any part of the bible that claims it's more popular* than the Beatles. (for creatures that the creator had an inordinate fondness for, even beetles get short shrift; all I've found is Lev.11:22 "ye may eat ... the beetle after his kind ...") * how should we measure popularity? By Google hits, Jesus wins, hands down, but by platinum record multiples (Amy Grant being in the single digits), John had a point.
  - mysterydip 2y ago
    Reminds me of a joke: "A shark could swim faster than me, but I could probably run faster than a shark. So in a triathlon, it would all come down to who is the better cyclist."
    - 082349872349872 2y ago
      On first thought, a shark would make a pretty good roadie: they don't need to shave their leg hair, for instance. However, it appears that both basking sharks and great whites peak at only 5.5 W/kg, while professional human cyclists can sustain such output. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30209042/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30209042/ (incidentally, everything old is new again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41179954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41179954 )
_fs 2y ago
Considering that Mormons are not Christians, I don't think they care
- 082349872349872 2y ago
  It's my impression they believe they are? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism#Relationship_with_mainstream_Christianity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism#Relationship_with_ma... For the downvoters: specifically, I had been remembering Lot when making the original comment, but I'm sure examples of biblical indecency can easily be multiplied.
  - downrightmike 2y ago
    Just call a cult a cult
  - defrost 2y ago
    If you go to a pubic library the bible tends to fall open at Ezekiel 23:20
    - 082349872349872 2y ago
      In those days the second "B" of the ontological acronym must've been "Babylonian"?
      - defrost 2y ago
        Broadcasting Babylonian Cuneiform ? I guess so.
        082349872349872 2y ago
        BBC's world service, at its height, provided content not just in cuneiform but also other internationally used scripts, including translations/transliterations of their most popular programme, the gardening show "Paradise in a 𒊬: big joy from small holdings". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_units_of_measurement#Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_units_of_...
graemep 2y ago
The Nazis did not like the Bible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Christianity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Christianity They were not exactly keen on Jewish saviour and scriptures written by jews! The Bible is not popular with a lot of people now either. People have been arrested in the UK for reading aloud from offensive bits of the Bible.

nineteen999 2y ago

or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_popular_than_Jesus#/media/File:Beatles_burning.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_popular_than_Jesus#/media...

082349872349872 2y ago
to be fair to WAYX, unlike Utah they weren't being hypocritical, in that I don't recall any part of the bible that claims it's more popular* than the Beatles. (for creatures that the creator had an inordinate fondness for, even beetles get short shrift; all I've found is Lev.11:22 "ye may eat ... the beetle after his kind ...") * how should we measure popularity? By Google hits, Jesus wins, hands down, but by platinum record multiples (Amy Grant being in the single digits), John had a point.
- mysterydip 2y ago
  Reminds me of a joke: "A shark could swim faster than me, but I could probably run faster than a shark. So in a triathlon, it would all come down to who is the better cyclist."
  - 082349872349872 2y ago
    On first thought, a shark would make a pretty good roadie: they don't need to shave their leg hair, for instance. However, it appears that both basking sharks and great whites peak at only 5.5 W/kg, while professional human cyclists can sustain such output. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30209042/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30209042/ (incidentally, everything old is new again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41179954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41179954 )

_fs 2y ago

Considering that Mormons are not Christians, I don't think they care

082349872349872 2y ago
It's my impression they believe they are? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism#Relationship_with_mainstream_Christianity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism#Relationship_with_ma... For the downvoters: specifically, I had been remembering Lot when making the original comment, but I'm sure examples of biblical indecency can easily be multiplied.
- downrightmike 2y ago
  Just call a cult a cult
- defrost 2y ago
  If you go to a pubic library the bible tends to fall open at Ezekiel 23:20
  - 082349872349872 2y ago
    In those days the second "B" of the ontological acronym must've been "Babylonian"?
    - defrost 2y ago
      Broadcasting Babylonian Cuneiform ? I guess so.
      - 082349872349872 2y ago
        BBC's world service, at its height, provided content not just in cuneiform but also other internationally used scripts, including translations/transliterations of their most popular programme, the gardening show "Paradise in a 𒊬: big joy from small holdings". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_units_of_measurement#Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_units_of_...

graemep 2y ago

The Nazis did not like the Bible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Christianity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Christianity They were not exactly keen on Jewish saviour and scriptures written by jews! The Bible is not popular with a lot of people now either. People have been arrested in the UK for reading aloud from offensive bits of the Bible.