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Dear Professor Moo,

Dear Professor Moo,

I hope this letter finds you well in your capacity as the Chairman of the Committee on Bible Translation, which reportedly oversaw the [[TNIV]] translation and is reportedly producing a new revision of the [[NIV]] translation.

I hope this letter finds you well in your capacity as the Chairman of the Committee on Bible Translation, which reportedly oversaw the [[TNIV]] translation and, according to an article on Sept. 1, 2009 in the ''USA Today'', is producing a new revision of the [[NIV]] translation.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-09-01-bible-translation_N.htm</ref>

On Sept. 1, 2009, the ''USA Today'' explained that your Committee is working on an "update" of the NIV.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-09-01-bible-translation_N.htm</ref> That was over nine months ago.  Has a single word of your new translation been made available for public review?  I have not been able to find even one word of your Committee's new version.  If unavailable to the public, then why the secrecy?  During this same period we completed our translation of the entire New Testament (posting it over a month ago), in a fully public process.<ref>See [[Conservative Bible Project]].</ref>  We have also made progress on our Old Testament translation.

In an interview, you mentioned "deflecting any possible claim that the 2011 NIV was a secretive project."<ref>[http://www.dashhouse.com/2009/09/interview-with-douglas-moo-on-the-2011-niv/ Interview with Douglas Moo on the 2011 NIV]</ref>

 

Has a single word of your new translation been made available for public review?  We completed our translation of the entire New Testament over two months ago, working under full public view.<ref>See [[Conservative Bible Project]].</ref>  We have also made progress on our Old Testament translation.

I have concern that your Committee might produce a liberal translation that distorts, changes and conceals references to the unborn child in appeasement of the pro-[[abortion]] position.  Conservapedia has identified '''''nine instances where the NIV downplays or omits biblical references to the unborn child, and in each of these instances the NIV mistranslation denies or obscures biblical confirmation of pro-life truths'''''.  Please feel free to visit the [[Feminist Bible]] entry on Conservapedia if you dispute any of these examples, and I would be happy to post any defense you might have.  I'm not optimistic that you can defend the NIV's bias against acknowledging the existence of the unborn child in all the biblical references.  (The bias in the subsequent TNIV on gender issues was so great that many prominent ministers completely rejected that translation.)

I have concern that your Committee might produce a liberal translation that distorts, changes and conceals references to the unborn child in appeasement of the pro-[[abortion]] position.  Conservapedia has identified '''''nine instances where the NIV downplays or omits biblical references to the unborn child, and in each of these instances the NIV mistranslation denies or obscures biblical confirmation of pro-life truths'''''.  Please feel free to visit the [[Feminist Bible]] entry on Conservapedia if you dispute any of these examples, and I would be happy to post any defense you might have.  I'm not optimistic that you can defend the NIV's bias against acknowledging the existence of the unborn child in all the biblical references.  (The bias in the subsequent TNIV on gender issues was so great that many prominent ministers completely rejected that translation.)

Perhaps you were or are not responsible for the NIV distortions, but pro-life Christians are not going to accept another ideologically pro-abortion translation of the Bible.  Most college professors support abortion, and if you are unwilling to allow public review of your Committee's efforts then such secrecy would heighten my concern.  Applying a famous saying to the class of liberal professors, "fool me once, shame on them; fool me twice, shame on me."

Pro-life Christians are not going to accept another ideologically pro-abortion translation of the Bible.  Most college professors support abortion, and if you are unwilling to allow public review of your Committee's efforts then such secrecy would heighten my concern.  Applying a famous saying to the class of liberal professors, "fool me once, shame on them; fool me twice, shame on me."

You harshly criticized our translation effort, pompously and publicly declaring that "Silly is probably as kind as I could be about it."<ref>http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2009/10/andy-schlafly%E2%80%99s-conservative-bible-project/</ref>  Yet we completed our work in the New Testament over a month ago, all in full public view.  '''''Where, pray tell, is yours?'''''

You harshly criticized our translation effort, pompously and publicly declaring that "Silly is probably as kind as I could be about it."<ref>http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2009/10/andy-schlafly%E2%80%99s-conservative-bible-project/</ref>  Yet we completed our work in the New Testament over a month ago, all in full public view.   

In an interview, you indicated that Biblica was intent "on deflecting any possible claim that the 2011 NIV was a secretive project"<ref>[http://www.dashhouse.com/2009/09/interview-with-douglas-moo-on-the-2011-niv/ Interview with Douglas Moo on the 2011 NIV]</ref>. We at Conservapedia sincerely hope you meant that and were not merely engaging in [[Liberal denial]]. The [[Conservative Bible Project]] is completely open to the public<ref>See [[Best of the public]].</ref>. We would appreciate any updates you have on your project, especially regarding the issues of gender-inclusive and pro-abortion language.  

'''''Is one word of your Committee's new translation of the NIV available for public review?'''''  You said it would not be a "secretive project." The Bible, after all, belongs to everyone and new translations affect everyone.

Sincerely,

Sincerely,

<br>Conservapedia

<br>Conservapedia

P.S. I will make your reply public on ''Conservapedia'' unless you request otherwise.

P.S. Unless you request otherwise, I will post your reply (or lack thereof) on ''Conservapedia''.

cc:  Jerry Falwell, Jr., President of Liberty University

cc:  Jerry Falwell, Jr., President of Liberty University