supernova
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Thu Aug-02-07 10:53 AM
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It's a beautiful rendering of the English language.
So, yeah, I always love to hear it, even if it's isn't considered the best scholarship anymore.
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| -Does it tick you off when people pray using King James-era language when they're praying? |
raccoon |
Aug-02-07 09:44 AM |
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whenst thou beseecheth the lord |
datasuspect |
Aug-02-07 09:45 AM |
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Yeah, verily, |
XemaSab |
Aug-02-07 11:29 AM |
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Nope. I don't care how people pray, or if they pray. |
ocelot |
Aug-02-07 09:46 AM |
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ditto |
MissMillie |
Aug-02-07 11:26 AM |
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Good. Cuz we always use thee and thou and thy. |
Common Sense Party |
Aug-06-07 12:46 AM |
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Well, when I was forced into Catholicism growing up, I'm sure I used some of those |
grace0418 |
Aug-02-07 09:47 AM |
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Probably not, since RCs don't use KJV or NKJV |
LostinVA |
Aug-02-07 09:52 AM |
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I remember using some "thy"s and "thou"s and "for thine is the kingdom..." etc. |
grace0418 |
Aug-02-07 10:25 AM |
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we used to pray in latin |
datasuspect |
Aug-02-07 09:52 AM |
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And look! You still remember it! |
Richardo |
Aug-02-07 10:58 AM |
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No, it doesn't irritate me. Our family all do this, and because of this, it sounds strange to me to |
patricia92243 |
Aug-02-07 09:48 AM |
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YES |
LostinVA |
Aug-02-07 09:52 AM |
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Nah. I like a little grandeur in my prayers. I'm sick of the "Valley Girl" prayers |
Aristus |
Aug-02-07 10:23 AM |
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When I pray in public, I think I walk a middle ground between these |
mycritters2 |
Aug-02-07 10:48 AM |
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Ditto here--some people overdo it with the "just"-- |
raccoon |
Aug-02-07 11:41 AM |
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I've heard those referred to as "wejus" prayers. |
Blue in Portland |
Aug-05-07 08:24 PM |
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Give me the old, "and lo, they dids't feast upon the lambs, and stoats, and orangutans..." |
MilesColtrane |
Aug-05-07 11:03 PM |
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Intention is everything. I don't think God really cares how it |
amitten |
Aug-06-07 01:12 AM |
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Well done. |
barb162 |
Aug-06-07 01:32 AM |
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No, but woe be unto those who proselytizeth whilst spaking the words of the KJV |
Gormy Cuss |
Aug-02-07 10:41 AM |
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Yeah, that annoys me. So does "Lord, we just..." |
mycritters2 |
Aug-02-07 10:46 AM |
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What annoys me is when people say the Lord's name (or title) |
Common Sense Party |
Aug-06-07 12:50 AM |
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no |
AngryAmish |
Aug-02-07 10:51 AM |
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No, they lose me at "Lord" and I don't listen anymore |
DS1 |
Aug-02-07 10:52 AM |
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No, not at all |
supernova |
Aug-02-07 10:53 AM |
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nah, I don't care really... |
redqueen |
Aug-02-07 10:55 AM |
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What ticks me off more is when people use King James-era language badly. |
pagerbear |
Aug-02-07 10:58 AM |
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Did someone call the Grammar Police? |
sheeptramp |
Aug-02-07 11:23 AM |
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yeah, nothing wrong with "King James era" language...... |
Darth_Kitten |
Aug-05-07 06:23 PM |
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Me too. |
Lionel Mandrake |
Aug-05-07 06:49 PM |
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No. |
Sequoia |
Aug-02-07 11:08 AM |
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I love it! |
krispos42 |
Aug-02-07 11:22 AM |
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Wow, that's so beautiful |
skygazer |
Aug-02-07 11:29 AM |
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I dont care what dialect the faitthful use... |
sheeptramp |
Aug-02-07 11:38 AM |
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Should they use leet-speak instead? |
billyskank |
Aug-02-07 01:01 PM |
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What does thoust mean? |
Lars39 |
Aug-02-07 01:05 PM |
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It frustrates me to no end... |
LanternWaste |
Aug-02-07 01:21 PM |
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Only when they do it badly. |
tjwmason |
Aug-05-07 06:10 PM |
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Rite I Anglicans and Episcopalians still use the KJV Bible. |
flamingyouth |
Aug-05-07 06:16 PM |
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Selah. |
Prisoner_Number_Six |
Aug-05-07 06:36 PM |
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In general, I don't get ticked off by people praying |
Shine |
Aug-05-07 06:37 PM |
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I am reminded of a post |
fujiyama |
Aug-05-07 07:35 PM |
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Well, there ARE differences in translations. The Spanish |
Common Sense Party |
Aug-06-07 12:55 AM |
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No empirical proof... |
tjwmason |
Aug-06-07 03:53 AM |
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Verily, it riles my soul. |
rug |
Aug-05-07 07:39 PM |
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Verily, Nay, It Offendeth Me Naught. |
stirlingsliver |
Aug-05-07 07:54 PM |
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Nope. |
Blue in Portland |
Aug-05-07 08:28 PM |
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I've been known to pray in Sanskrit , Pali and Tibetan |
FloridaJudy |
Aug-05-07 08:44 PM |
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O God, ease our suffering |
pokerfan |
Aug-05-07 08:48 PM |
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Er, no, 'cause I've got a life. |
crim son |
Aug-05-07 09:12 PM |
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No, because my late grandmother used to pray that way. |
elshiva |
Aug-05-07 10:58 PM |
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Does it bother you? If so, why? |
supernova |
Aug-05-07 11:04 PM |
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Onlie if they fvccant hit up. |
ZombieNixon |
Aug-05-07 11:48 PM |
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I PREFER the King James prayers |
Nevernose |
Aug-06-07 01:22 AM |
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Don't have much of a prob with that... |
piesRsquare |
Aug-06-07 04:35 AM |
#55 |
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