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Why the KJV is the only Bible with power to unite

(RNS) 1604. England. Rebellious Puritans, establishment Anglicans and
Roman Catholics are (literally) at each other's throats. A new king
fears his reign will combust in a powder keg of religious strife and
anti-monarchical fervor.

So King James I does what any sensible monarch would do: He orders
up a new translation of the Bible.

King James' Bible failed miserably as a peacekeeper -- civil war
broke out in 1642 -- but enjoyed smashing success as a book. Published
in 1611, the King James Version (KJV) reigned supreme over English
translations for nearly three centuries, becoming the best-selling tome
in history.