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DISCIPLES IN THE MOONLIGHT takes place in the not-too-distant future after the government has banned the Bible for its “offensiveness” and replaced it with a government-approved version. A small group of Christians are recruited to smuggle God’s Word to underground churches throughout the Midwest. With a ruthless federal agent in hot pursuit, the believers must choose between following the law or honoring and trusting God.

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[–] K1nsey6 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

replaced it with a government-approved version

Which is literally what the Bible is, the original text and the King James version.

[–] pwnicholson 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Exactly my thought re: King James. Hilarious.

But what do you mean by the "original text" which is challenging to even determine given the relatively recent age and conditions of most manuscripts of both new and old testaments.

[–] K1nsey6 11 points 6 months ago

The original bible hobbled together by Constantine & Co

[–] RadicalEagle 6 points 6 months ago

I interpret it as "it doesn't matter when it's published, if it exists in the market then the government has approved it."

[–] FlyingSquid 7 points 6 months ago

And they had more than one "ruthless federal agent" back then too. They weren't big fans of Catholics and their "non-approved" version of the Bible.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Actually there are routinely efforts to revise the bible, typically coming from the right. I don't know if the Conservative Bible is still online, but it was a noted example in the 2010s.

Also check out the Lolcat Bible, which crowdsourced a translation of the whole thing into Lolcat speak. Not government approved, though.

[–] WhollyGuacamole 6 points 6 months ago

The Bible has been revised so many times throughout history too.

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m 10 points 6 months ago

So they’re just preparing people to break the law as long as some right-wing extremist tells them it’s ok. Awesome.

[–] captainlezbian 5 points 6 months ago

Do they not like banning books that upset people anymore?

[–] jordanlund 2 points 6 months ago

But I hear everybody here is outta sight... ;)

https://youtu.be/g5JqPxmYhlo