A Cambridge college omitted two crucial
words from a Bible reading when its service
was broadcast on the BBC.
Selwyn
College’s
choral
evensong,
transmitted on Radio 3 on 30 June, included
a Scripture lesson from 1 Corinthians 6.
But evangelical listeners quickly picked up
that two words were left out when it came
to verse nine. The translation being used was
the New Revised Standard Version and the
words omitted were
‘male prostitutes’ and
‘sodomites’.
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