[ArrogantBustard]

I like the DR, the Catholic Edition of the RSV, (both of those are on my Droid) and the Jerusalem Bible. I tolerate the NAB more or less because I have to.

And I'm not poking fun at the King James Bible, I'm poking fun at the almost idolatrous attitude that some folks have regarding that particular translation.

[ReverendJames]

Yeah, gets to be a bit tiresome with those folks. We speak American and to me the NIV comes closest to the original texts. The KJV folks sometimes can’t explain what a text they’re reading means.

[Tublecane]

“I’m not poking fun at the King James Bible, I’m poking fun at the almost idolatrous attitude that some folks have regarding that particular translation.”

I doubt it rises to the level of idolatry, but you’re right, grounds for defending the King James version must be found on other but it being the one, true path to salvation. For me, its value lies in it allowing you to understand what people have been writing and talking about for the past several centuries.