Hot on the heels of the reader's digest Bible comes the news that you can now SMS the Bible (or little bits of it) courtesy of the Bible Society. It's not a bad idea, but I am reminded of C.S. Lewis's point that the less we Westerners read the Bible, the more we seem to publish it (or come up with new ways of disseminating it). Awfully handy for prooftexting, though.
This reminds me of Andrew's long-standing plan to start a pub called Religion and Politics. It will feature nice beer, comfy chairs and permission (possibly a requirement) to discuss interesting and controversial issues. The coasters will be printed with brief suggestions for discussion topics, such as "Free market or regulation?', 'Kim Beazley: visionary or deep disappointment?', 'The Pope?'
You can see how much fun it would be. Andrew wants to employ PhD students to serve the beer, and then if people get stuck on points of fact (what was the deal with the Reformation? what does the IMF do?) the PhD students can leap to their aid. The ability to SMS for a quick Bible text would be just the thing. Lots of in-depth exegesis over the beer, I'm sure.
This reminds me of Andrew's long-standing plan to start a pub called Religion and Politics. It will feature nice beer, comfy chairs and permission (possibly a requirement) to discuss interesting and controversial issues. The coasters will be printed with brief suggestions for discussion topics, such as "Free market or regulation?', 'Kim Beazley: visionary or deep disappointment?', 'The Pope?'
You can see how much fun it would be. Andrew wants to employ PhD students to serve the beer, and then if people get stuck on points of fact (what was the deal with the Reformation? what does the IMF do?) the PhD students can leap to their aid. The ability to SMS for a quick Bible text would be just the thing. Lots of in-depth exegesis over the beer, I'm sure.
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