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  THE CONTRIBUTION:  This bit of information came in an e-mail on the morning of January 19, 2004, from a long-time friend and fraternity brother of Lamah, Richard Whiteside.  

 

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  THE CONTRIBUTION:  God's Bestseller by Brian Moynahan: A story of the struggle to translate the Bible into English! Recounts how the Vatican of the Middle Ages labored frantically to prevent scripture from appearing in languages typical people could read; indeed, to prevent the reading of the Bible, period. Recounts how there was a Reformation-like movement in England more than a century before Martin Luther. Recounts what a creep Sir Thomas More was. "A Man for All Seasons" made him into a martyr of conscience, but skipped over that More dedicated most of his adult life to burning books and executing anyone who disagreed with him on religion; when More ended up beheaded, he was a casualty of the very mechanisms of state-run religious slaughter he so enthusiastically promoted when the victims were those who had criticized him. (In Utopia, there would surely be no Thomas More.) Recounts how the Netherlands was an island of freedom during the darkness of the middle period--free Dutch printing presses worried the kings of Europe as much as any enemy army. Recounts William Tyndale's halcyon era in Holland , as he labored to translate scripture into English and print copies for shipment around Europe and, enjoying Holland 's commitment to freedom of the press, wrote essays denouncing the hypocrisies of the English ruling class. Recounts how Tyndale was betrayed and executed as a genuine martyr of conscience. A tremendous and highly readable work of history!

As a bonus, God's Bestseller reminds us of what a twit Henry VIII was. I chortle each time today's conservative Anglicans or Episcopalians complain that gay union would trample "traditional" marriage. Their denominations were, after all, founded by a man who divorced five women, beheading some for amusement.

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