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Series: Life By the Book: A Study of Psalm 119
Scott Maze
Psalm 119:18
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in all of your Bibles. Now, the longest chapter in your Bible is devoted to how important the Bible is to our lives. Even though the Bible is really valuable, the words and wisdom of the Bible are objectionable to so many people.
Banning the Bible
The Bible is the most banned book of all time. You can guess that dictators such as Stalin sought to ban the Bible.
But the Bible was the most challenged book in school and public libraries around the nation, according to the American Library Association in 2015. The Keller ISD recently returned the Bible to circulation in its libraries after it was flagged for removal last year. The Bible has been challenged as objectionable reading for students and schools since I was in college.
But it’s not just us Americans that flag the Bible. When the wind is right, South Koreans launch ‘‘Bible Balloons’’ into North Korea, where the Bible is banned. An American pastor Eric Foley fills 40-foot balloons filled with hydrogen, and they are chocked full of Bibles on SD cards, flash drives, and photos of the Bible’s pages. With GPS technology, he can direct the balloons to go into rural areas. But the North Korean regime will shoot down the balloons if spotted.
‘‘The Bible has been criticized, challenged, and banned by individuals, groups, and governments through centuries of persecution.’’ What other book has this kind of reaction?
The Bible and the USA
Despite all this, the Bible has been exceptional for our country, the United States of America. The Bible is so important that astronaut Buzz Aldrin read the words of John 15:5 silently before his counterpart Neil Armstrong said those immortal words, ‘‘One small step for man...’’ The first time men stepped off this planet, they depended on the Bible for inner strength. Martin Luther King, Jr. used imagery from the Bible ...
Series: Life By the Book: A Study of Psalm 119
Scott Maze
Psalm 119:18
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in all of your Bibles. Now, the longest chapter in your Bible is devoted to how important the Bible is to our lives. Even though the Bible is really valuable, the words and wisdom of the Bible are objectionable to so many people.
Banning the Bible
The Bible is the most banned book of all time. You can guess that dictators such as Stalin sought to ban the Bible.
But the Bible was the most challenged book in school and public libraries around the nation, according to the American Library Association in 2015. The Keller ISD recently returned the Bible to circulation in its libraries after it was flagged for removal last year. The Bible has been challenged as objectionable reading for students and schools since I was in college.
But it’s not just us Americans that flag the Bible. When the wind is right, South Koreans launch ‘‘Bible Balloons’’ into North Korea, where the Bible is banned. An American pastor Eric Foley fills 40-foot balloons filled with hydrogen, and they are chocked full of Bibles on SD cards, flash drives, and photos of the Bible’s pages. With GPS technology, he can direct the balloons to go into rural areas. But the North Korean regime will shoot down the balloons if spotted.
‘‘The Bible has been criticized, challenged, and banned by individuals, groups, and governments through centuries of persecution.’’ What other book has this kind of reaction?
The Bible and the USA
Despite all this, the Bible has been exceptional for our country, the United States of America. The Bible is so important that astronaut Buzz Aldrin read the words of John 15:5 silently before his counterpart Neil Armstrong said those immortal words, ‘‘One small step for man...’’ The first time men stepped off this planet, they depended on the Bible for inner strength. Martin Luther King, Jr. used imagery from the Bible ...
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