Why do Protestants believe in the Bible (not a troll)

[Elok]

The Apocrypha include the books of Enoch, Tobit, Maccabees, and an extended version of Esther, among other things. They aren't included in normal bibles. Oxford Press published a version a while back that includes most of them, if you're interested. Maccabees is neat, it's like a Jewish version of Braveheart...

[TCO]

Originally posted by Elok
The Apocrypha include the books of Enoch, Tobit, Maccabees, and an extended version of Esther, among other things. They aren't included in normal bibles. Oxford Press published a version a while back that includes most of them, if you're interested. Maccabees is neat, it's like a Jewish version of Braveheart...

You are kinda glossing over things. There are plenty of bibles that include the Apocrypha (all Roman Catholic ones). Some Anglican and such have them in a special section at the back. And until 1820s had them as normal books.

Does the Greek Church not accept them (Septaguent?)

[Elok]

Ah, the septuagint is what we call our accepted version of the old testament...which includes the Apocrypha, yes. I meant that the Gideon-style bibles everybody's used to don't have them.
BTW, don't let any devout Russians catch you referring to us as "the greek church." Theyll tell you they're Orthodox too, then hit you.

[Bereta_Eder]

Me and Serb have formed the Orthodox Axis. Second and Third Rome United

[TCO]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Me and Serb have formed the Orthodox Axis. Second and Third Rome United

(hums) Istanbul, Constantinople, Istanbul, Constantinople...

[Bereta_Eder]

I suppose Alabama is the fourth Rome?
Or are you still pissed over that Justinian thingie? Can't be you're not Roman no matter what your spanky priest told you

[TCO]

(bursts into song) That's nobody's business but the Turks!

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I don't have any need to be the next Rome. The original is doing just fine. Plus I like how Southern European women dress, wearing leather and such. Italy reminds me a lot of Turkey. Both have good food. More pasta in Italy. More feta and olives in Turkey.

[Bereta_Eder]

Rome is doing just fine, so is the Patriarchical Throne in Constantinople.
Catholics in the US are not though I gather....

[TCO]

Not what? Curly fooker.

[Bereta_Eder]

Doing fine priest's pleasure. I hear Spanish will become mandatory for the american catholic clergy....(whatever's left of it).

[TCO]

Why what's wrong?

[Bereta_Eder]

Well besides indecent lust, your following seems to have shrunk to below 30% and the only new blood is coming from Latin America, gringo.

[TCO]

I think you are wrong on the percentage. Hope you check your numbers in stories better. A little Church scandal won't eliminate a Church that Jesus built on Peter. It's just dust in the wind. *starts humming again*

[TCO]

And what's wrong with people from Latin America. Are you being a Balkan again? Looking at everything from an ethnic solidarity attitude? This is America, the melting pot. Screw that European identity of nation with enthnicity.

[Bereta_Eder]

Not really. 30% and declining. You should have thought about that when you run away from the one lifegiving true church and started shaving your heads.