now there's a thing

[deathboy]

Why would there be no free eBook version of the bible available?

And here's me, stuck for something to read, actually wanting to read the Good Book again.

Just as well I have the King James on eBook.

Search for "Bible free" (my first term included "eBook"), and, advertised by google, you find:

Christianity Freebies

featured freebies?

* A starter book on working from home
* "Faith and War" - Christian news "you can't get anywhere else!"
* Christian Mortgage Group - Free Mortgage Quote for your Home Loan Refinance!
* Dental Coverage Plans for Christians
* Christian DVD rentals (free 30 day trial!)
* Jelly Belly Candy
* Get Started With Seeds (free starter pack - Hurry! Time Limited Offer!)
* Celine Dion Parfum - New Fragrance!
* Free Samples of Best Name Products!

I'm not saying that the people running this site even are christians.

If they are, or claim to be, they stand a fucking wild mark away from the christianity I was brought up with.

But if you want to know one of the reasons I'm cynical about organised religion in the modern world, here's a free starter.

I am, quite literally, off to read the bible.

Though I'm now more in the mood for Revelations than Genesis.

Comments

My recommendation?

[catholicdemon.livejournal.com]

Read Judges. Samson and Delilah and much smiting with the jawbone of an ass.

Re: My recommendation?

[therealdrhyde.livejournal.com]

Shame it's not smiting on the ass :-)

[adrasteah.livejournal.com]

You can download it here (http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=2579)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

hmmmm. thankya. a bit of mangling and I can convert the HTML version to something chewable.

nice one :)

[kixie.livejournal.com]

http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/index.htm

It has the apocrypha and everything.

[drreagan.livejournal.com]

Project Gutenberg has a few different versions/translations of it available for download.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

w00t :)

[markeris.livejournal.com]

I thought there were specific clauses against making free with seed.

[pixiejunkie.livejournal.com]

http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0104/ps2.html

Convert to Christianity and get a free PS2........

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

blimey!

mind you, I'm tempted by Buddha's XBox...

[megashrike.livejournal.com]

http://www.palmix.itil.com/newpalmix/products/biblepalm.htm

A proper ebook version. Go palm go.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

win!

[megashrike.livejournal.com]

Fear my (drunk) google skills.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

pity mine!

[megashrike.livejournal.com]

Oh I do, I do. Maybe one day though when you're a bit older and hair is growing in odd places you'll truly understand the Google.