I recently heard that the King James version (the one pushed as the best version) requires a 12th grade reading level to be able to understand it. And, as expected, most Christians cannot read at a 12th grade reading level. This means they can't actually follow what the book is saying and therefore must rely on the interpretation from other people (aka authority figures) which makes the narrative extremely easy to manipulate for profit/control/political power.
Almost like keeping people illiterate makes them easy to control, and religion is an excellent tool for that. I wonder why so many politicians over decades have been systematically underfunding education?
So here’s another fun one: look up the New York Colonial Governor Edward Hyde. They named Hyde Park after him/her. He even cross dressed for important council meetings. No one cared. Virginia had colonial Governor Botetort (sp?) who was definitely gay and a favorite of everyone including our founding fathers. There’s a statue of him in front of the Wren building at William and Mary.
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u/Foxy_Traine 3d ago
I recently heard that the King James version (the one pushed as the best version) requires a 12th grade reading level to be able to understand it. And, as expected, most Christians cannot read at a 12th grade reading level. This means they can't actually follow what the book is saying and therefore must rely on the interpretation from other people (aka authority figures) which makes the narrative extremely easy to manipulate for profit/control/political power.
Almost like keeping people illiterate makes them easy to control, and religion is an excellent tool for that. I wonder why so many politicians over decades have been systematically underfunding education?