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| Paul Wendland loves UOJ and the NNIV |
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Open forums are designed to dissipate heat rather than clarify issues. Everyone is allowed to stand at the mike and give a short or long speech. Rambling is encouraged by the format. In the LCA, open forums preceded votes on hot issues. Everyone who wanted to yell did so, and no one had any energy or patience when the vote came. Motion, second. All in favor. Pass.
Thus it was with the translation forum. One WELS member (on FB) had the absurd notion that they should vote down the NNIV, then consider other options. The point of three options was to muddy the issue and drive everyone to the NNIV.
WELS clergy do not have the English skills to produce another Bible, let alone the language skills. I have to agree with the windy Cherney that it would be an enormous waste of time. (Delete that option.) There would be so many mistakes that the nickname would be The Sic Translation. TST.
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| We love, love, love the NNIV. |
The Holman - who has ever heard of that? Delete.
Oh, the NNIV is the last one standing. Of course, there is that idea of letting the Church and Change WELS leaders choose from an eclectic group of translations. They would always choose the best because they are the best - and infallible to boot. More NNIV.
Wendland was the only speaker with spirit. He looked around, his nostrils flaring in wrath, observing that some WELS members are "afraid of the Bible."
People in the audience stirred, as if thinking, "Who let the crazy uncle speak at the mike."
Wendland professed his support of all the options, which we know is not true. He was deeply offended earlier that people spoke against the Bible choice of Leftist mainline groups, the NNIV. The Mequon professors are too lazy to work on a translation - if they could.
Choosing or defaulting to the NNIV will mean being locked into the dictates of Rupert Murdoch, old Lizard Hands, for years to come. When they make the NNIV2014 gay-friendly, WELS will be stuck. Given their taste in college videos and PR directors, that may be the plan.
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| Unholy hands on the Bible - Rupert Murdoch. I am not allowed to mention that his company owns the NNIV. |
