I agree with Mr. Murdoch's assessment of Scientologists/ Scientology. It is a 'creepy' religion. But I question who Rupert Murdoch is to be making such a judgment.
Rupert Murdoch owns Zondervan, one of the world's largest publishers of Bibles, including the New International Version. Rupert Murdoch also owns HarperCollins Publishing Company, which publishes the Satanic Bible. HarperCollins Publishers, in turn, owns the copyright to the New International Version Bible.
So Rupert Murdoch owns the copyrights to both the NIV and the Satanic Bible. That's creepy!
In addition to publishing the New International Version Bible and the Satanic Bible, Rupert Murdoch's company, HarperCollins, publishes numerous anti-Biblical books like these:
The Joy of Gay Sex
Askmen.com presents from Bar to the Bedroom
How to love like a hot chick
Encyclopedia of 5000 spells
The Necronomicon
When Satan wore a cross
If you log onto Rupert Murdoch's publishing company, HarperCollins, and type into their search engine The Satanic Bible and the New International Version Bible, you will get the following results:
That's very Creepy, Mr. Murdoch! And definitely evil!
So I ask you, Why would anyone use an NIV?
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Recommended reading & listening:
New Age Bible Versions, by Dr. Gail Riplinger
Errors in New Bible Translations, by Dr. Gail Riplinger