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A Baptist Church near Asheville, N.C., is hosting a "Halloween book burning" to purge the area of "Satan's" works, which include all non-King James versions of the Bible, popular books by many religious authors and even country music.
Church leaders deem
Good News for Modern Man, the
Evidence Bible, the
New International Version Bible, the
Green Bible and the
Message Bible, as well as at least
seven other versions of the Bible as
"Satan's Bibles", according to the website. Attendees will
also set fire to
"Satan's popular books" such as the work of "heretics" including the Pope, Mother Teresa, Billy Graham and Rick Warren.
Grizzard's parish website explains that the Bible is the "final authority concerning all matters of faith and practice," for Amazing Grace Baptist Church. In the Parish doctrinal statement, Grizzard expounds that "the Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and
all issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the preacher."
The event
also seeks to destroy
"Satan's music" which includes every genre from country,rap and rock to "soft and easy" and "Southern Gospel" and "contemporary Christian."
Church leaders did not respond to Raw Story's requests for comment,
but the website notes they will be providing "bar-b-que chicken, fried chicken and all the sides" at the book burning."
