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Saturday 8 June 2013

Corrie Ten Boom

As an avid reader, I enjoy a good book. Consequently people frequently lend me books in the belief that I will be inspired by their contents. One such book I was recently lent was The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. I'm yet to read it, but I understand it is the story of a Dutch girl and her sister that get arrested by the nazis for hiding Jews. They are detained in a concentration camp where they maintain their faith in God with the help of a hidden Bible.

Quite a remarkable story. However, I do have my concerns. Concentration camp inmates were frequently strip searched by guards looking for valuables. Bibles are generally fairly large. Even a pocket sized bible would easily be spotted during one of these searches. So where did they hide in when they were naked?

I think perhaps the title should be changed. Certain parts of the human anatomy do not need attention drawn to them!

14 comments:

  1. You could be in trouble for this one.

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    1. It might be slightly tabboo in the subject matter, but there is nothing actually wrong with his post.

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  2. We had to read it at school. It was ok.

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  3. Wouldn't the pages stick together!

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  4. Well the choice of hiding places are limited.

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  5. Good training for a job as a drug mule.

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  6. I'll wait until the film comes out.

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    1. There already is a film. It isn't very good either.

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    2. Eve you can be so dippy sometimes x

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  7. I admire anyone who survived such terrible times.

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  8. My grandfather was a fascist. He brought shame on our family.

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  9. Why not join the 21st century
    http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/3701612/Lego+Mohammed/

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