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- Beanlover, on 10/12/2007, -14/+70Any religion generally sucks and seeks to control/manipulate humans in some form
Christianity is about having a personal relationship with Jesus and accepting His work on the cross for you.
A lot of the other crap is man misinterpreting what the Bible says.
Disclaimer: I am a Christian. - elhammond, on 10/12/2007, -8/+59We are not all atheists either.
- zoltan, on 10/12/2007, -9/+42i always thouhgt there was a decent jesus fan base here on digg ;)
- HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30It's an eBible. Pay attention.
- theundone, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26We are not all evolutionists either and there are plenty of those stories submitted. What then?
...seems hammdogg beat me to it :-) - elhammond, on 10/12/2007, -13/+28I've been waiting for a sweet online Bible, I'm a Youth Pastor and this is going to be extremely useful.
- viscid, on 10/12/2007, -5/+20"the bible and technology? how does that fit together?"
More than you may realize, churches in general are in many ways competing with the MTV generation, so to teach/preach the Bible churches need to be more culturally relevant and that usually includes technology.
I actually started a site to try and help churches and ministries in this area since many do not have the resources (people or money) in the technology area. http://www.ministrytech.net - monergism, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18I don't' see a specific review by Jesus, This headline is incorrect but it is sensational and provocative and that's what drives Digg.
I've been using www.blueletterbible.org], a bit clunky looking but VERY effective and loaded with resources. - thejohnomalley, on 10/12/2007, -11/+23Digg the Bible
- crythias, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Evolution must exist! Now, even car-stickers can read! :)
- gert2, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18Dude. That's for the Jews. Jesus abolished the those laws. I eat pork too.
- snoop, on 10/12/2007, -6/+16yes
- McNamron, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14So, then, my disciples, go forth and spread the word. And in so doing, use gradients fading from solid to white and graphics simulating shiny plastic surfaces, liberally apply Ajax-y effects, and above all, do unto others as you would have the Web 2.0 do unto you.
Amen; go in peace. - panicofficer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10If you don't like the Bible or the God it represents, then you can simply choose not to click on a story about it. Unless, of course, you prefer to bash someone else's belief. So much for tolerance. We all like different things and many people believe different things. I don't bash stories about stuff that I consider nonsense; I simply choose not to digg or comment. When everybody does that, stupid stories die. I personally think a new and improved E-Bible is going to be great! Digg!
- Cputerace, on 10/12/2007, -6/+15http://www.ebible.com for the direct link
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12This doesn't need to be a religous discussion!!
Article focuses on technology, and that's what I've considered here. Fairly interesting as a matter of fact. Powerful search, related topic finds, and discussion methods seem fairly useful here. If I was a christian I'd consider this a valuable tool, but I would love to see this kind of technology move to text books and reference books. Like Wiki for specific entire books! Not to bad. Dugg by a non-christian, and shame on all you trying to use the story as a soap box for your religous ramblings. - Beanlover, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Then you aren't looking hard enough. Reading the Bible apart from the relationship with the Author is like reading someone else's mail and complaining about it because you don't understand the context. You can learn ABOUT the people involved with the correspondence but until you know them personally it won't make complete sense.
- viable, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12Lol, "swell" - there's a word you won't have heard in 50 years! I love that christians are not just out-of-date in their ideas, but also in their language :-)
There's a difference between having a sense of humor and being out of date. I always thought bigotry was out of date. - ModernTenshi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10I've always wanted to get my hands on a PocketPC and get some sort of application that serves as a Bible on it. Not only would it likely get me to read it more, but it would be one cool Bible. Immagine going to Bible study, instructor tells you to pull out your Bible, and you whip out a PDA! Bet you could find any piece of scripture in the Bible faster than everyone else (unless they already know it by heart).
And Christians don't look down on technology. The church I go to is heavy into tech, with Macs all over the place, Keynote used for putting scripture and other items on a big screen for sermons, and a lot more. Christians are open to just about anything, and if possible will try and find a way to use it to serve God and his purpose for us. - jarsonic, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11It doesn't have the NIV yet, or the ESV. From the looks of the screenshot in the linked article, it looks like it currently has the New Century Translation, the King James Version, the Message, the New King James Version, and the New American Standard. In their message board, it seems like they're working on getting new translations in addition. Licensing issues are a pain. ;)
I'd appreciate having the ESV (English Standard Version, word-for-word translation) or at least the NIV (New International Version, phrase-for-phrase translation) available for reference. Until then, I'll probably just use Bible Gateway. - tommajor, on 10/12/2007, -5/+12shameless plug... but heres another cool one...
http://wikible.org - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7maybe god will protect this website from the digg effect...
- Beanlover, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8@ saehn
You missed the point of my comment. I am stating that Christianity is having a personal relationship with Jesus and NOT about the religion it is viewed as today. Are there religious aspects to Christianity? Yes. Will you understand them without the perosonal relationship with Jesus? Probably not.
Your refactoring of my comment may apply to other religions but it fails here. - snoop, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8There is an application for the PDA (running windows anyway). http://www.e-sword.net/pocketpc/downloads.html
Very good, i must say. - wthnow, on 10/12/2007, -7/+13I find it sad that many people are unwilling to give Christianity a chance out of all the major religions its the only one I know of where God made a sacrifice for you and out of what He did for you you thank and have a relationship for him. No other religion is like that. Its too bad the media and pop culture seem to want to tear down Christianity. You dont have to be conservative to be Christian its not about that you dont have to be Catholic all it comes down to is a relationship with God and forgiveness for the errors you've made in life. That's all its about.
- dkarlson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9JQP123 -- There are many, many books out there written by folks who are much smarter than I (and possibly you, too) who've researched the Bible and its claims -- and they have overwhelming proof that what the Bible says is true (I'm referring to the New Testament). The Old Testament is a collection of books written over thousands of years that chronicle the history of the Jewish people. Some stories, like the Creation, aren't meant to be taken literally. God didn't create the world in 6 24-hour days. God is infinite, and therefore not bounded by time. A day to God could be millions and millions of years to us. And, by the way, Adam and Eve weren't Jewish. The Jewish bloodline started with Abraham.
- ModernTenshi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9What does voting for Democrat have to do with not being Christian? I'm a Christian, and I voted for Kerry in the last election, and fall more in line with the views of Democrats than Republicans. Not everything in politics is made on a religous basis.
- yahoofrom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I are a fan.
- Ensnared, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"I find it sad that many people are unwilling to give Christianity a chance"
You, as so many before - and after - you simply fail to see the point. People can't just wake up one morning and say "Gee, I'm gonna become religious today", or "Gee, I'm gonna start worshipping a different divine entity today" any more than they can wake up and say "Gee, my car is made of icecream". Believing in any god is about something, whatever it is, at some point having convinved you it's the truth. Most people who aren't religious didn't choose not to be religious, we (yes, I'm one of them) simply never saw, heard of felt anything that convinced us otherwise - quite the contrary, there are too many things convincing us it's _not_ true. And until something happens that will show me that I'm wrong, there's no chance I'll ever believe otherwise. There's nothing that tells us any of these gods exists, so therefore we simply _cannot_ believe. Being willing or not has nothing to do with it.
It's really is that simple. I'd love to give "it" a chance, because religious people (except perhaps the zealots) seem to have an inner peace that I - and many like me - don't have. But for that to be possible, something has to show me "it" is real, just like my car actually has to start tasting good and melting in the sun if I am to believe it is made of icecream. - mumeishi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Car-stickers are evolving, I guess. I've seen some eating Darwin stickers.
- Gneisbaard, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I'd rather burn in hell thank you very much.
- jarsonic, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7As someone mentioned above, I think it's noteworthy mainly for the Web 2.0-ish features that it uses. Validated XHTML, CSS, AJAX - it's just updating a tool that a lot of people might use. Less clunky and more features never translates to a bad thing.
- Beanlover, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@ Juicey
Yeah...I love reading about how Jesus went around basically pwning the "religious leaders" of the day by following the commandments as they were intended to be followed and NOT how they interpreted them. He always did it so succinctly too: "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath." How I wish he would have added "PWNED!1!" to the end of his comments sometimes...but that wasn't His style. - dogred, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I have taken an evolution class during college. There was a chemist/biologist that took a sample of water, enriched it with minerals...then electrocuted it along with temperature changes. After some time, amino acids started to build. What are amino acids? The building blocks of life. Now, if you believe that the planet is only 4 or 6 thousand years old...that wouldn't be enough time to assemble such building blocks. But if the planet is billions of years old...then I can see how we might have had the time to evolve.
http://online.itp.ucsb.edu/online/infobio01/trifonov/
http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/10/1645
http://www.che.caltech.edu/groups/fha/Enzyme/directed.html
I really wish I could remember the original experimenter's name. - samuelcotterall, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Oh, I see Typo... I think this is what we call "BibleOnRails".
- kleedrac, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6All right then, is there any way we can get some invites floating around :)
- snoop, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9Hope its got NIV, i dont understand why a bible society will not let one specific version be used in various places simply because they want to make money. Its a very easy to read and understand version too.
Edit: Doesnt seem to have NIV in the screenshot on TechCrunch ;( - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8Yeah, Gateway's good. It'll depend on the cross-referencing capability as to how much I'd use it. Certainly, that would be a great feature.
- ziffel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I agree, but I meant, would Jesus go recruit his 12 disciples to log onto digg and bury comments of those he disagrees with.
- theundone, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9I'll have to look into this one. I've been using www.biblegateway.com for awhile.
- gr8one, on 10/12/2007, -11/+14It's nice to see a religious site on top of current technology for once. I'm really tired of seeing religious sites that use modern technology like frames and animated gifs. Good for them. Hooray for Jesus-tech. --btw, I am a Christian too so don't think I'm just bashing religion.
- fearlessfrog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Go Forth?
- ziffel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"you also forget one teency little part. love and justice go hand in hand. God doesn't send anyone to hell, it is their sin that sends them to hell. It is not God's fault that people don't want to be sved from that."
Sorry, but that's ***** that you Christians have to believe to account for your god being a torturing sadist. If God created everything, then he created hell. If God has all power, then he has the power to choose another punishment (i.e. annihilation, or a Lake of Petroleum Jelly). He created hell, and ultimately, on what you call "Judgement Day", someone is going to have to ***** shove me into a lake of fire, I'm sure not "choosing" it.
How do equate eternal torture ("weeping and gnashing of teeth") with so-called sins commited in a marred, finite existance? Your own bible even states that man is BORN into sin, and really has no choice in the matter.
You keep believing this "justice and love" go hand-in-hand nonsense. You have to think something crazy to justify your book of mythology. - vvaduva, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7And just as an FYI - for those out there interested in online Bibles, there is an Open Bible Project going on which is a Wiki-based project to create a free study Bible for the masses: http://openbibleproject.org
- ketsugi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Where PocketPC Bible software is concerned I have to recommend Laridian's PocketBible http://laridian.com
It's not as cheap as eSword (duh!) but it's good solid software and very useful. - rrbaker, on 01/15/2009, -3/+6What Would Jesus Code?
- wthnow, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7That's the struggle between what the physical body wants and the mind and spirit want. Jesus still cares about you and still wants you to know him and have control over that.
- JohnTheLutheran, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ziffel, do you have any evidence for your assertion that Christians are deliberately sending people round to mod down anti-religious comments on Digg? Like we don't have anything better to do?
If you don't, then don't you think it's a bit ironic for you to be holding a belief that is based on no evidence?
Here's a really wild alternative theory: Digg is frequented by *all sorts of people*. Some are Christians, some are atheists, some are neither. Some are Apple fanboys, some are Linux fanboys, some no doubt are even Windows fanboys (*shudders*). People from each of these groups tend to mod up or mod down things they agree or disagree with, sometimes on good grounds, sometimes just on a kneejerk reaction to something they don't like (even if it happens to be well argued or whatever).
And here's an even wilder suggestion: a thread about an "eBible" is more likely to attract Christian diggers than some other threads, so an anti-religious comment on this thread is more likely to get modded down. (As it happens, I don't think I've modded down any comments on this thread - I'm not really into modding people down just because I disagree with them.) - fugitivALiEN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Apparrently the bible allows me to own mexican and canadian slaves.
Back in the day... the word "Slave" didn't mean "slaves" as we know the term now, they were servants that were "paid" for, and they paid them. Think more like an indentired servant, simpler... think of a butler, not another countryman picking cotton in the field. The surrounding country thing was because at any given time they didn't want to tap the resources of one particular country over another being fair and not taking all their good workers.
"Kill those who work on Sunday...
Supercuts is the devil.
Why is there a pope then?"
This kinda all rolls into one sacrifice priestly type of thing... Now I wouldn't call the pope an idol, although some do practically worship the guy. The old school religions (read: "old law/testament" followers) still believe in a "go between" in order to be able to talk to God. There is/was a priest or intermediary that does the sacrificing for us since we were the sinners, they were special and would kill the sheep for you. Simply put the pope is a leftover religiouos icon that the Catholic church still holds to. Protestants read the bible and told them they were wrong, this is why ireland is filled with people blowing each other up. Look Catholics, not bad people, their church is so legalistic and full of external rules you have to follow in order to be supposedly spiritual, but in reality all you do is measure yourselves to a human standard, not God's. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice and eliminated needs for sacrifices for sinning like working on "Sunday" Definitely now, no one is to be put to death for that, although if all there was were Chick-Fil-A joints we'd all surely die...of starvation... but they're Mormon's and that's another post... anyhow... you don't need a go between, you don't need to go to a priest/pope anymore. Not to mention all have sinned, so that guy with the fancy hat and the fancy bulletproof go-cart is not infallible... but anyhow arguing about the whole catholic/pope/religion thing is a whole other post ;)
Disclaimer: Poster does not hate the people... only the antarticans... they can freeze to death... - gwjc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3By submitting your email like that - I foresee a mailbox filled with Rolex deals, Penis enlargement devices and Viagra adds.
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