{"id":3066,"date":"2009-10-01T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/10\/shocking-revelations-about-jim-west\/"},"modified":"2009-10-01T09:21:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T09:21:00","slug":"shocking-revelations-about-jim-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/10\/shocking-revelations-about-jim-west.html","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Revelations About Jim West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Even as Jim West\u2019s<\/a> minions at the Biblioblog Top 50<\/a> have ranked him #1 for the 7th month in a row, a shocking truth has emerged about West\u2019s credentials and may lead some to accuse him of hypocrisy.<\/p>\n

In addition to blogging about the Bible, and criticizing<\/a> those \u201cdilettantes<\/a>\u201d who talk about the Bible even though they do not have the relevant expertise and credentials, Jim West also blogs regularly about total depravity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Having obtained a copy of West\u2019s CV<\/a>, it has become clear that West has no higher degrees in total depravity studies. The implication seems to be that Jim West is himself\u2026a total depravity dilettante<\/em>!<\/p>\n

In other news, it has also come to light that Jim West is a secret cat lover<\/a>, and what\u2019s more, his cat\u2019s name is\u2026NT Wrong<\/a>! Could this be the identity of the renowned pseudonymous biblioblogger? Photos recently released under the Freedom of Information Act suggest that Jim West\u2019s cat NT Wrong may have been blogging for quite some time:<\/p>\n

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