Richard Dawkins is backing a scheme to send a commemorative copy of the King James Bible to every state school, but only because he thinks it will turn kids off the scriptures. Last week Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, began sending commemorative copies of the Bibles to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Version. Professor Dawkins says that the initiative is justified because of the historic text’s impact on the English language. The renowned atheist even said that he would have made a financial contribution to the £370,000 scheme if he had been approached. However he made clear that his underlying motive was the hope that the scheme would turn youngsters off the Bible. Prof Dawkins, writing in the Observer, said, ‘I have an ulterior motive for wishing to contribute to Gove’s scheme'. Note: Richard Dawkins recently explained that he is a militant agnostic, not an atheist, as he cannot disprove God’s existence.

Pray: that the Bible will continue to be of abiding importance and read even more in schools(in contemporary versions) because of this publicity. (Heb.4:12)

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