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I'm looking to restrict my changes to cleanup of spelling and grammar, but I have to raise a concern that troubles me.  Can the text of the Lord's Prayer in 11:1-4 be left intact instead of trying to revise it into a more contemporary form?  I'm a Catholic, and was taught the Lord's Prayer as a child using the form shown here in the KJV.  Even though the text of the KJV is a translation itself, it has been accepted by English-speaking Christians for hundreds of years.  I just don't see a need to "fix" what isn't broken in the Bible, especially when it's supposed to be a direct instruction from Jesus.  --[[User:ChrisY|ChrisY]] 20:51, 8 January 2010 (EST)

I'm looking to restrict my changes to cleanup of spelling and grammar, but I have to raise a concern that troubles me.  Can the text of the Lord's Prayer in 11:1-4 be left intact instead of trying to revise it into a more contemporary form?  I'm a Catholic, and was taught the Lord's Prayer as a child using the form shown here in the KJV.  Even though the text of the KJV is a translation itself, it has been accepted by English-speaking Christians for hundreds of years.  I just don't see a need to "fix" what isn't broken in the Bible, especially when it's supposed to be a direct instruction from Jesus.  --[[User:ChrisY|ChrisY]] 20:51, 8 January 2010 (EST)

: Chris, you express a reasonable view, but honestly I can't say I agree.  The English language changes over time.  Not everyone can understand Shakespeare today, and this disconnect gets worse every new day.  Precision is lost also.  Who talks about others being "indebted" to us now?  It's imkprecise in 2009 English.  On the positive side, powerful new words and concepts are constantly being discovered that were not available in 1611.  Why ride in horse-and-buggy when Corvettes are available?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:58, 8 January 2010 (EST)

: Chris, you express a reasonable view, but honestly I can't say I agree.  The English language changes over time.  Not everyone can understand Shakespeare today, and this disconnect gets worse every new day.  Precision is lost also.  Who talks about others being "indebted" to us now?  It's imprecise in 2009 English.  On the positive side, powerful new words and concepts are constantly being discovered that were not available in 1611.  Why ride in horse-and-buggy when Corvettes are available?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:58, 8 January 2010 (EST)