7 wrote:
> Comcast$ astroturfer Robin wrote on behalf of Comcast$:
>
>> How do you expect Jesus to collect his royalties if we're to allow
>> the Bible to be freely distributed on BitTorrent?
>>
>> Stealing is stealing!
>
> Jesus shares his bible and doesn't call it stealing.
> Its called spreading of the word.
>
> Only heathens worshipping the devil call it stealing.
> Only heathens listen to devils and astroturf on behalf of Comcast$
> management pretending it all to be otherwise for the
> sake of 30 pieces of silver.

It is stealing. Almost all Bible translations are copyrighted. But that
shouldn't stop you.

For about 300 years, the teaching of Jesus were transmitted orally.* Simply
memorize the text and you won't have to violate the law. After all, Jesus
said: "Render unto the copyright holders ..."

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*The earliest written example of NT text is a bit of parchment about 2"
square from the Book of John and dated to middle of the third century A.D.