Pastor to Host Halloween Bible-Burning Event
Pastor to Host Halloween Bible-Burning Event
A North Carolina pastor plans to host a Halloween event at his church to burn heretical books. At the top of the list — the Bible.
Pastor Marc Grizzard claims the King James version of the Bible is the only true word of God, and that all other versions are “satanic” and “perversions” of God’s word.
On Halloween night, Grizzard and the 14 members of the Amazing Grace Baptist Church will set fire to other versions of the scripture, as well as music and books by Christian authors.
“We are burning books that we believe to be Satanic,” Pastor Grizzard said.
“I believe the King James version is God’s preserved, inspired, inerrant, infallible word of God… for English-speaking people.”
All other religious or Christian texts are sacreligious, the pastor insists. The list of books being burned will include works written by “a lot of different authors who we consider heretics, such as Billy Graham, Rick Warren… the list goes on and on,” Pastor Grizzard said.
Also on the pastor’s list of heretical authors — Mother Teresa, according to a full list that was previously available at the Amazing Grace Baptist Church’s Web site. The Church’s Web site — which is no longer available — calls the event ‘Burning Perversions of God’s Word,’ and urges parishioners to “come celebrate Halloween by burning Satan’s bibles.” Calls to the Amazing Grace Church were not returned Thursday.
Some in the pastor’s community support the event.
“In my opinion, the King James Version is the only version,” Sissy Messer said.
But not all residents of Canton, N.C. agree with the bonfire of the profanities.
“I think some of the newer versions make it easier for people to understand,” said resident Judy Kirby.
The book-burning is being promoted as a social event with a barbecue dinner. The event will run from “7 p.m.- Till,” according to the announcement previously posted on the Web site.
Thanks to JT Hundley for the link.
Christians burning books because they’re not allowed to use people any more :’(
Hmmm…
King James Bible
Year of publication: 1611.
“Original” version of the Bible
Year of publication: gathered over the first hundred years after Christ. So let’s give a terribly late estimate of 500 AD.
Which biography would you trust? One written about you 5 years after you died, by people who knew you or knew your friends? Or one written 50 years after you died, written by people who never met you or anyone you knew?
Not that I necessarily wanna trust either of them… But just look at it from that point of view.
“The book-burning is being promoted as a social event with a barbecue dinner. The event will run from “7 p.m.- Till,” according to the announcement previously posted on the Web site.”
Ridiculous.
this pastor should try reading these Bibles instead of burning them
Burning books makes me sick. You don’t hear of atheists calling to have all bibles burned.
That’s because most atheists think it’s up to the individual to take into account all of the information available and make a decision based on that.
Is that evil?
What about making sure that the blinkers are always kept on? “Don’t read Harry Potter, it’s evil”, “Don’t read anything by Richard Dawkins, he’s doing the Devil’s work”. I know who I’d rather steer clear of.
Surely a TRUE believer wouldn’t fear any challenges to their faith. Wasn’t Jesus tempted by the Devil and didn’t he come back stronger for having being tested? If there are Christians who don’t follow his example in this way (rather than making token efforts to give up cake or something) should they even bother celebrating lent at all?
I wonder if this Pastor realizes that Shakespeare helped write the “One True Word Of God” version, the good old “King James”? Or that Hitler also enjoyed a good book burning?