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My recent shared image of \u201cThe American Samaritan\u201d<\/a> and of a fundamentalist version of Proverbs 3:5<\/a> were not the first times this year that I rewrote parts of the Bible, whether to poke fun at those who take it to mean something other than it seems to, or to relate it in a more serious manner to something that it seems like it would have addressed, if those ancient texts had been written today. Here are a few other examples:<\/p>\n

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And this isn't rewriting the Bible, just taking it literally in English\u2026<\/p>\n

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And this one isn't rewritten Bible either. It's an authentic quote. Isn't it?<\/p>\n

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I am pretty sure that there have been others besides these. Anyone care to refresh my memory? Which were your favorites?<\/p>\n

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