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February 10, 2010
News Quiz: Green Bible, Read Bible
Also: Inflammatory
Religulous
up against
Fireproof
, Marriage on the ballot, and more questions from this week's news.
1
Taking a cue from red-letter Bibles,
The Green Bible
publishes verses about the earth and the environment in forest green. Which is not one of the green verses?
There the angel of the Lord appeared to [Moses] in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed (
Ex. 3:2
).
The ravens brought [Elijah] bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the wadi (
1 Kings 17:6
).
"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit" (
Matthew 12:33
).
Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!" (
Mark 9:7
)
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God" (
Rev. 16:1
).
2
Pope Benedict XVI says the Scriptures are being neglected in the modern world. What is he doing about it?
He has designated a team that will come up with songs, mnemonics, and other tools for memorizing the entire Bible.
He has Vatican staff e-mailing a daily Bible verse to people who sign up.
He has people reading the Bible out loud for seven days.
He created a Facebook fan page for the Bible.
He has Vatican staff text-messaging a daily Bible verse to people who sign up.
3
For every dollar in box office grosses earned by the Bill Maher's faith-bashing documentary Religulous, how much has the inspirational Christian film Fireproof grossed?
$0.33
$1.01
$3.30
$10.10
4
In response to complaints from Venezuela's indigenous Yanomami tribe, a government researcher said their problem is that missionaries made them needy.
True
False
5
What three states have marriage initiatives on the ballot this year?
Arkansas, California, and Arizona
Oregon, Florida, and California
California, Florida, and Arizona
Arkansas, Oregon, and California
6
How are Iraqi Christians confronting the forces they believe are trying to push them out of the country? (choose two)
Keeping a low profile by not celebrating Christmas and wearing mustaches.
Creating Christian security forces to prevent anti-Christian violence.
Staging street protests over the removal of guaranteed seats for Christians in provincial councils.
Enforcing a Syriac-language-only rule for financial transactions.
Click "select" to see your score and the correct answers
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