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A Short History of Rewriting the Bible

A Short History of Rewriting the Bible

God’s Word is far more ‘offensive’ than the words of children's author Roald Dahl

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Danny Glover
Mar 13, 2023
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The characters that Roald Dahl brought to life in books like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” and “Matilda” have entertained children for generations. But this year the British publisher Puffin Books decided something had to change — namely the use of common words like crazy, fat, father and mother, female, and ugly.

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