1.0Everyday Spiritualityhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspiritualityCheryl Petersenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/author/cherylpetersenThe Heresy of Revisions - Everyday Spiritualityrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qJ6qhQmuHb"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/2013/10/the-heresy-of-revisions.html">The Heresy of Revisions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/2013/10/the-heresy-of-revisions.html/embed#?secret=qJ6qhQmuHb" width="600" height="338" title="“The Heresy of Revisions” — Everyday Spirituality" data-secret="qJ6qhQmuHb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Let me be blunt: revisions of religious texts, whether verbally or in print, are postmodern heresies. To which I say—Okay. First off, languages and circumstances change. The lifestyle of today is not the lifestyle of yesterday. When attempting to apply religious texts in everyday life, those texts need to be adjusted to present day reality.…