A Singaporean judge sentenced a man to four months in jail for stealing a Bible, admonishing him with Scripture before hauling him off to prison, The Straits Times newspaper reported Wednesday.
Read about it here.
[From me]
Stealing a Bible? Man, I’d be happy someone stole my Bible and read it!
What do you think?
This past summer, I spent two weeks in Germany and spent a couple of hours in the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. There were several “Gutenberg” Bibles on display, in a secure room sealed in special cases protected by armed guards. I couldn’t help but feel that in this instance, God’s word had been reduced in value to a historical document — valued for all the wrong reasons.
http://www.mainz.de/gutenberg/english/bibel.htm
Darryl
It is weird that the Bible is one of the most stolen books ever. I used to wonder at that, and just recently talked to the manager of a local bookstore who cited a survey or study saying that most people that stole it did so in order to impress somebody else. I guess they wanted someone to think that they’re spiritual or religious. That almost makes it seem even more strange.
This past summer, I spent two weeks in Germany and spent a couple of hours in the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. There were several “Gutenberg” Bibles on display, in a secured room sealed in special cases protected by armed guards. I couldn’t help but feel that in this instance, God’s word had been reduced in value to a historical document — valued for all the wrong reasons.
Darryl
http://lifeslessons-dbridges.blogspot.com/
Darry,
Sorry your posts got eating up in my anti spam.
Kevin,
Sorry for the mutliple posts — I thought the erro was on my end!
Darryl
Long time faithful reader here, but this is my first post. Your statement “Stealing a Bible? Man, I’d be happy someone stole my Bible and read it!” has been my viewpoint for years.
Most people think I am nuts, but on Sundays when I leave the morning service I leave my vehicle unlocked (well, folks, you need to know that my little pickup is 12 years old and I live in a small town) and I leave my parallel bible in plain view. Doesn’t matter if I stop by the store or whatever, I do this. I have always hoped that when I came out to go home from the store or to go Sunday night services my bible would be gone and I would need to replace it.
Hm… come to think of it, my bible looks about as worn as my poor little pickup. Maybe I should buy a new bible to attract someone.
Ruth
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