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55% of christians in the US prefer the KJV bible, but to actually understand it you need to be at a 12th grade reading level which only 13% of Americans are at
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Anonymous 6w

Shakespeare English

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Anonymous 6w

It sounds fancy. The older English dialect it was written in has become solidified into what we interpret as being holy, like a newer version of Latin, Old Slavonic, or Coptic. The KJV English has become its own liturgical language. This is plainly reflected in how later religious writings attempt to copy it, such as Mormon holy texts. Because we have trouble understanding its “fancy” words, it makes holy characters seem prestigious.

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Anonymous 6w

I’m the 87th percentile

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