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3/9/18 10:47 AM |
Lawrence Fine | | Brooklyn, NY | | | |
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If you speak with Spanish-speaking Protestants, they will point out there is the version of the Bible they use (that has no reference to the English KJV) and another version that the Spanish-speaking Catholics use. I would guess the same occurs with the Italian-language version of the Bible, the German-language version of the Bible, the French-language version of the Bible, and so on and on (just look at SermonAudio's home page to see all the countries they have and figure out the languages from there.) Then, you have the Modern Missionary Movement (thanks, Mr. Carey), which was happy to use any scrap of the Bible to translate into the home languages. Once again, it is fine for someone to prefer to use the KJV for their own use, but what can you say to those who do not speak English? To be logical, you would want to have all the world learn English so they can understand the KJV. Now, that is not necessarily a bad idea, since even Communist China today would welcome you as a teacher of English. Some missionaries have entered that country with that visa. As part of your curriculum, you could have the KJV Bible, Shakespeare's plays, Milton's Paradise Lost, etc. You could have your students memorize John 3:16. |
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2/12/18 4:29 PM |
Lawrence Fine | | Brooklyn, NY | | | |
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Talk about getting into the deep weeds! This is also a reminder of how complex taxes are. I wasn't aware of this lawsuit, nor did this article help clarify what is at stake. Right now, if the church owns not only their building but also a house nearby where the minister lives, they have to declare the value of renting the home as part of his salary, called 'housing allowance.' Right there it's complex, because how would they know what the rental income would be, unless they hire a real estate appraiser yearly to figure this out. Housing markets are different across the nation, so a church in Tampa might have a higher price than one in Oklahoma. Now, I know ministers can elect to not join the Social Security system, which is a good thing, if you consider the overall performance of the stock market over the past 70 or so years. Of course, if you read today's news and last week's drop, you might be a bit leery of doing that. Other experts use those famous financial words, "This time it's different" and say future rates of return in the market will be less than 5 percent, once you take out taxes on your profits and fees. |
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2/7/18 6:38 PM |
Lawrence Fine | | Brooklyn, NY | | | |
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Thanks, Jimbo, for mentioning that PBS icon, Bill Moyers. He was the press secretary for President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) when he was using Hoover's FBI to investigate black icon Martin Luther King, Jr. Did anyone ever call him out for that? And that reminds me, ABC's main news man, George Stephanopolus, was press secretary for President William (Slick Willy) Clinton. With all the controversy today over past hanky panky, has anyone made the connection between George and Slick Willy? Didn't George know about Slick Willy's deplorable behavior towards women? And his wife, former Democrat candidate for President, Hillary, supporting every effort to destroy any woman who even suggested that Slick Willy touched her! |
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1/2/18 2:08 PM |
Lawrence Fine | | Elysium Fields | | | |
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Thanks, John for that report about your cousin. I wonder what the temperature there is today. And, of course, did the legal marijuana have any effect on the decision, and if not, have they noticed any effect in car insurance rates, accidents at work, etc. I think there is a news commentator here from Colorado, Kevin Swanson, who has never said anything about the Colorado laws on marijuana. I still remember the big push to legalize marijuana, that it would allow police to focus their efforts on the 'hard drugs' After that the synthetic drugs started growing, so police have a totally new area to focus on. There was even a famous TV show about a chemistry teacher doing it at home, name rhymes with 'making sad' which is what it should be titled. Yet still, in many areas, but maybe not Colorado, they find these 'drug houses' where nothing but marijuana is grown. |
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