i dont get why god charges you for his book...
shouldnt his book be free to anyone who wants to learn about him?
silly christians. (dont give me this, "it costs money to produce them" nonsense, because we all know book stores get them from a manufacturer, and then mark the price up to make a profit on them)
shouldnt it be a sin to make money off of gods word?
2007-10-02 05:22:13 · 29 answers · asked by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i know they dont cost $50 to produce. my friend who told me he'd buy me one of these cool new bibles, bought it and then charged me 50 bucks. how christian of him.
2007-10-02 05:23:14 · update #1
you're hilarious..
you can get the Bible for free if you need it at any church. Ask a Christian and he/she will give on to you. Organizations provide them. Take one out of the public library. Sometimes there are people on the street corner handing out free new testaments.
incidentally, the price of a Bible at most stores is very little more than cost. Most Bible makes are not exactly turning a profit!
Have you ever tried to by a Bible? The standard price for an ordinary one is 7$.
anyhow, I don't know why I bothered responding to this. You are probably just trying to get a rise out of people. Perhaps you should be out protesting in front of a book store.
2007-10-02 05:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bibles that only re-print the word of God are much cheaper. The expensive Bibles are study Bibles and contain copywrited work by theologians, historians, professors, pastors, and archeologists. They need to be paid for what they do for a living. You buy their commentary when you get an expensive Bible.
Churches will give you a free Bible, and so will hotel rooms, if you just want a regular one. You can get comments online.
Many people agree with you. That's why the Bible is history's number one most-shoplifted book.
God made everything. Is it wrong to profit from music and other things like that?
You can also read the whole Bible at biblegateway.com
Anyone can get a Bible, but if you want a really nice one with special features, the makers should be paid. Why add more rules? enough things are a sin already...
2007-10-02 05:26:44 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Eric Cartman 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Actually there are MANY christian organizations who give bibles out for FREE!
But of course some bibles are leather bound, and "nice" and some christians would like to have a bible with a cover that will not wear or tear-- and if they want to spend the money who cares?
I know that they make bible book jackets too so that your bible does not get worn. Good idea I think.
And the friend who charged you a bible after saying he would get you one, yeah that was NOT cool. He should not of said anything. He should of happily given you the bible without expecting you to pay him.
2007-10-02 11:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penn and Teller made an interesting point. The bible tops the New York Times Best Seller list, but it does not even get into the Amazon Top 100. In fact, here are two titles that do make it in that are bible or religion related.
"God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything"
"The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible".
It does not make sense that a single book can make it into the top lists every single year unless someone (or groups of people) are buying up tons of extra copies. I think that the New York Times list is counting the bibles that are placed in hotels and bibles that are bought up by churches so they can hand them out. It does not mean that people are actually going out and buying a bible to read.
By the way, you can find the bible online on many sites. My favorite is the Skeptic's Bible.
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/
2007-10-02 05:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Who are "they"? There are many organization who provide Bibles free of charge! Some churches give free Bibles to various people: parents of a newborn when the child is dedicated, a new Christian when he or she is water baptised or joins the church, high school graduates, newly-weds at their wedding, families of the deceased at the funeral service, etc.
Many Christian missionaries not only translate the Bible into native languages - they also give these Bibles to the people who speak the language.
Before "Christophobia" invaded government(public) schools, the Gideons gave school children New Testaments. The Gideons still give New Testaments to those in nursing schools, those entering the military, prisoners, etc., as do Prison Fellowship and other Christian organizations and individuals!
My wife and I have contributed money to some of these organizations and have also personally given Bibles to others!
However, it *does* cost *some* amount of money to make Bibles. Unless one lives in "La-la Land", he should be able to understand that!
Shouldn't it be a sin to make unsubstantiated accusations?
2007-10-02 06:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by trebor namyl hcaeb 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure this is the place to debate capitalism, but what the heck. Yes, it does cost money to print the books. It costs money to package them for transport. It costs money to ship them to the warehouse, it costs money to ship them from the warehouse to the store, it costs money to unpack and display them, it costs money to sell them. The store costs money - forget about the cost of the building, there are utilities to consider, and taxes, and I don't know what all else because I'm a teacher, not a businesswoman. The people who print and sell Bibles provide a service. I see nothing wrong with paying them for it And, for what it's worth, I can find a free Bible in the United States quite easily..
I know there's a rule in Islam that one may not charge for the Koran. I also know there's this little loophole about the binding, though. I have as little idea of how to go about finding a free Koran as you apparently do about how to find a free Bible.
2007-10-02 05:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Who do you think "they" is? If you can't find a Bible for free these days then you aren't looking very hard. Now if you want one with all the bells and whistles, you'll pay for it. And there are plenty of people who'll support their local Christian stores by buying from them because those are about the only stores you'll get these types of study materials from. If you want the goods - you'll pay for it. But there are free Bibles everywhere.
2007-10-02 05:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by JohnFromNC 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
identity isn't extremely important to Christianity. and easily, identity would not teach Christianity. identity does have some magnitude for the Christian worldview in that identity argues strongly for the existence of a divine being. Christianity implies such an existence in its gadget. hence, on the same time as identity would not teach Christianity, identity places Christianity in the realm of attainable worldviews given identity is authentic. Christianity implies identity yet identity would not mean Christianity. this is why why maximum of Christians have an interest interior the identity progression. yet I do believe you that from identity one can not deduce Christianity without many greater arguments and evidences. hence, the arguing for Christianity as authentic could invovle a cumulative case presentation.
2016-12-17 15:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. At best, they should be sold at cost. I know that the christian bookstore in my town is owned by a non-Christian. I bought my last one at Chapters (big box retailer). Much cheaper.
2007-10-02 05:50:25 · answer #9 · answered by Rockford 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know a lot of people who got their bibles for free. my friend being on of them.. you just have to know where to look. either ways.. no one "forces" you to buy one. and if its for God dont you think its worth it? also.. how do you know that everyone buys it? its a funny fact but did you know that the world's most stolen book IS the Bible? maybe you should pick one up and see that its worth it. God Bless.
2007-10-02 05:40:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋