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So when did the school switch from KJV to NRSV bibles for the leavers?

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/cata ... 0521603315

(I was actually googling for a copy of the annual report / accounts)

Deb GP wrote:So when did the school switch from KJV to NRSV bibles for the leavers?

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/cata ... 0521603315

(I was actually googling for a copy of the annual report / accounts)

That's outrageous. The KJV is the only one with the real words. I wonder who made that decision?

That's scandalous... I hope they sitll get the 1662 prayer book...

Great Plum wrote:That's scandalous... I hope they sitll get the 1662 prayer book...

I never got the 1662 prayer book... or any other come to that...

Oh I did... maybe I was special...

At least they haven't swopped if for a GNB

Deb GP wrote:At least they haven't swopped if for a GNB

how true

that would be pants

but they did make us buy one of those for 2nd form RE...

I've sitll got my GNB LOL

In our era, you got both if you waited to leave at the end of your Grecian's year.

bizarre really - you had to have a bible to go to school (it was on the kit list) - and yet you got given one when you left. It's like when a friend of mine became ordained and they gave her a bible... it's not as if she didn't have one or several of those already...

for some reason I haven't. not that I'm worried about this...

Deb GP wrote:In our era, you got both if you waited to leave at the end of your Grecian's year.

bizarre really - you had to have a bible to go to school (it was on the kit list) - and yet you got given one when you left. It's like when a friend of mine became ordained and they gave her a bible... it's not as if she didn't have one or several of those already...

Must have bene my era too (just skipped out Ruth's year..)

Great Plum wrote:

Deb GP wrote:In our era, you got both if you waited to leave at the end of your Grecian's year.

bizarre really - you had to have a bible to go to school (it was on the kit list) - and yet you got given one when you left. It's like when a friend of mine became ordained and they gave her a bible... it's not as if she didn't have one or several of those already...

Must have bene my era too (just skipped out Ruth's year..)

hey, I want a prayer book... anyone seen a CH one on eBay???

JDS used to say that he looked for two things in an Old Blue's house - a picture of them in uniform and their leaver's bible.

To be sure, in older old blue's houses, I have noticed these items have been clearly displayed. and er.. <cough> they're on display in my study, gathering dust; along with my Queen's Scout certificate. Does that mean I'm old too?

Sad really.

I think mine are relatively obvious too...

I've also seen CH small missals - which surprised me.