Stanek weekend video: “I’m with Shea”
by Hans Johnson
Bullying has been a problem – especially for the young – as long as people have been on Earth. But now with the anonymity of social media, there is nothing to slow down the first mean impulse that can cross someone’s mind.
Shea Shahan of Plano, Texas had a severe injury to the frontal lobes of her brain due to a lack of oxygen when she was born. She had many seizures during her first 14 days as a newborn, and many more since. Recently the mentally challenged 18-year old has also received many vicious messages on her iPhone. Shea’s mother Keri fought back with a Facebook page.
Here is a report from KDFW of Dallas:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OiJ-IIO7po[/youtube]Glenn Beck, the father of a daughter with cerebral palsy, expressed his outrage at the story and interviewed both mother and daughter.
They were also interviewed by Mike Huckabee.
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
WHY does this surprise anyone given the crap kids are exposed to 24/7 these days ?
Kids have always been cruel, but nowdays, anything goes.
The media tells kids that they’re worthless unless they’re beauty queens, star athletes, and rock stars. Porn stars are glamorized. This whole thing makes me want to vomit.
Pathetic little cowards that are no doubt over indulged in by mommy and daddy.
HOLD THE PARENTS RESPONSIBLE.
Sweet girl. She deserves much better than that.
Teenage culture is essentially predatory today. Teens are not taught about respect, and courtship, and preparing for marriage and children. They are encouraged to premature sexual activity that is not connected to courtship or marriage, and certainly not toward children. So the sexual activity is about predatory abuse, and any children are mostly murdered by abortion.
Violent video games and pornography are not the cause of this culture. They are reflections of it. The culture is taught in schools and permitted in homes.
As a result, it is not surprising that some weak teens have found a helpless victim to taunt. And it is not surprising that many of the threats involve sexual violence and abuse. That’s what our kids are swimming in.
I’m afraid everything old is new again. Bullying was just as brutal when I was growing up, only now its more technologically “advanced”.
I can recall a new student who had some types of challenges, mainly he was an odd looking boy “different”. He was cruelly bullied and ridiculed his first day on the playground.
Our school principal got word of this. She demanded that every student attend a personal lambasting from her. Since our student body was so large it was done in shifts.
I can still remember sitting on the gym floor while she expressed her outrage at the treatment this child received. I also remember my shame when she said only one student made any attempt to be friends with that little boy. I wished it had been me.
Though I didn’t take part in the bullying, I did nothing to stop it nor did I attempt to befriend the little boy. That made me no better than his tormenters.
That hour or so has remained with me my entire life. I remember the principal’s outrage and lecture, and the shame I felt, like it happened yesterday. How unfortunate we don’t have more principals, teachers, clergy, and adults ready and willing to instill a sense of shame where its so badly needed.
BTW, after our lambasting, a group of girls formed a posse, and I joined them, to protect the little boy. I still remember us approaching a group of kids asking if they were picking on the little boy and they assured us they weren’t!
The culture is taught in schools and permitted in homes.
So true. And it’s not just teens bullying. I’ve had nasty things texted to me and I never once thought they came from one of the special needs students I’ve worked with.
Now other adults I work with are another story. . . .
Check out the string of suicides in Mentor Ohio. 3 students bullied to death. One girl hung herself with a rope because a group of girls bullied her by endlessly calling her a sl*t and making fun of her name and accent. She was a very pretty girl but she told her sister she was scared to go to school because these girls would call her n say “show up for school tomorrow and see what happens.”
Anyway these bullies showed up at this girls wake and laughed at her in her casket. They said “she looks awful and ugly. Idky the family couldnt get it stopped. What a waste.
Two more followed. One boy wore a pink shirt and was called *aggot. One guy said “why dont you just kill yourself. Its not like anyone would miss you.” He did. I seriously cried.
Where is BV? She thinks I make up stories. Run it through your search engine Megan.
I guess the number has risen to 5 kids. Teachers did nothing to stop it. A documentary is coming out and the woman who made it is receiving death threats. huh! Kinda reminds me of pro aborts. If anyone ever sees someone being bullied please do something.
Mary, that is such a touching story. I wish our school had had your principal. Some of the meanest, sorriest people I’ve ever known were people I grew up with. According to their Facebook pages, some of them haven’t changed much at all – and that was a looong time ago.
heather says:
November 16, 2013 at 4:35 pm
Check out the string of suicides in Mentor, Ohio.
That’s less than 25 miles from Cleveland and the victims of Ariel Castro.
You must be at the epicenter of the Culture of Death. I am going to guess that Planned Parenthood is deeply embedded in the public schools there.
Hi Del i live in Cleveland and Amanda Berry was my husbands kids cousin. My husbands daughter Tasheena Mitchell was in People Magazine.
Hi Del…well we are just like anyplace else. We have pro lifers here. But yes there indeed are a lot of liberals.
Couldnt tell you how many times id passed castros street and i have been to Amandas house…well it belongs to her sister Beth.
I remember seeing Tasheena’s picture in PEOPLE.
Planned Parenthood and sexual predators and bullies are everywhere. Evil masquerades behind the faces of seemingly decent people. But someplace has to be the worst, and it just might be Cleveland.
I am not surprised that you also have a vibrant pro-life community in Cleveland and all over Ohio. “Where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more.”
Yes Del…well put. Dont get me wrong..ive met some very nasty people in front of those abortion mills. Plenty of them were young people. The culture of death is indeed here.
Thank you Sarah,
A few years ago, out of curiosity, I looked up the principal’s name on the internet and found she had passed away fairly recently.
In the section where you can write a tribute to the deceased, I wrote up this account. A tribute to her that will last forever and I hope will be shared by many.
Hmmm. Reminds me of prolifers BULLYNG those who go into abortion clinics. What a bunch of hypocrites you all are
Wait, Glenn Beck is outraged?? Then it must be serious. That guy is sane and rational….
Many prolife people (including me) do NOT approve of “bullying” clinic patients. I’m not even comfortable protesting silently outside a clinic, so I’ve never done it.
Jake,
Can you give up specific examples of “bullying” of clinic patients by PL people that you have personally observed?
Mary, are you suggesting that prolifers don’t bully women seeking an abortion? Is this your position?
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/01/woman_sprays_pro-choice_suppor.html
My goodness. A simple google search of anti choice harassment brings up countless examples
The prolife woman who was arrested was found not guilty. Jake you are a funny boy.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-sidewalk-counselor-who-sprayed-holy-water-at-abortion-clinic-found
So she was justified then? Huh prax? You are a pathetic girl
Hmmmm. I guess all those abusive men you reference in a previous thread (wait weren’t you one?) were justified even though they were found not guilty.
The problem is the law protects the bullies, especially in the case of buffer laws at clinics…. Doesn’t mean they aren’t bullying women.
I stand in front of clinics and we dont bully anyone. I think jake is a woman.
Jake,
I asked for incidents you personally witnessed.
Spraying someone with holy water is bullying? Oh please. What happened, did they get a little wet?
Mary, a proabort was walking near the elderly woman and smoke from her huge smudge club was getting in the elderly woman’s face. There is a video.
Jake, I have never been an abusive man.
There is a problem in the public schools from what I have seen in my area. My oldest son recently told me that he was thrown to the ground by a female gym teacher when he was in 7th grade (he is an adult now). They were doing a unit on dance and he was the only one left without a dance partner. The teacher told him he had to dance with her and when he wouldn’t, she threw him to the floor. She was bigger and stronger than my son.
My son did not tell me back when this happened because he figured I would complain and he didn’t want things to get worse for him or to get teased by other kids. I worked at another school in the same district at the time and was never contacted by anyone about this incident. Although many students saw this, maybe none of them told anyone else outside of class but that seems highly unlikely. There is a different superintendent and principal at that school now and that teacher has since retired or I would still take it up with them. The retired gym teacher is still in the area though and next time I see her, I think I will ask her if she would like to dance (with me on her back wearing a pair of spurs).
When my son was a freshman in high school, he and a friend left class and went to a gas station where they tried to buy a cigarette lighter. The clerk realizing these were students, called the police and my son was taken back to school and questioned by the police and the principal. Again, I find out about this years later and there was no phone call to me letting me know my son skipped class and tried to buy a lighter.
Counselors pull students in for counseling without contacting parents. I do realize that if there is a suspicion of parental child abuse, this may be necessary. However, this is not always the case. Do prolife parents want their child “counseled” by a proabort counselor? Parents need to take back control of the public schools and demand that their school boards require parental contact anytime their children are pulled out of class or lunch period for counseling. From what I can see, they are doing everything possible to separate child from parent.
Here’s a recent example of a parent not being notified of an terrible bullying incident:
http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/local_schools/pecatonica-school-district-admits-it-mishandled-incident-that-led-to/article_9c348b08-be4b-5f36-b4e5-ded1d8216896.html
Oh yeah, “I’m with Shea” too.
She is a very brave and beautiful young lady.
I blame money in sport. People who throw, catch, hit and kick balls earning squillions more than teachers, scientists and artists. It creates a physical rather than intellectual social platform and incites confrontation.
Parents, ask questions of your child and their friends. Check their phones and computers. Stay on top of who their teachers and counselors are and what they are teaching. Question “authority”.
Encourage your children to stay socially, mentally, spiritually and physically active through their classes, their churches, their clubs and their sports. Stay involved and volunteer for activities they are involved in.
“I blame money in sport. People who throw, catch, hit and kick balls earning squillions more than teachers, scientists and artists. It creates a physical rather than intellectual social platform and incites confrontation.”
That’s ridiculous Reality. Bullying exists on every society level, even poor schools with no sports programs and even among street kids. It exists in cultures that have no pro sports as well. Seems to me it’s far more of a problem with the part of human nature that forms groups and hates on the “other” than anything to do with the .0001% of people who make millions playing sports.
And there is nothing wrong with pride in physical capabilities, I do think that intellectual things are just as important, but considering the American obesity rate and related issues I think we could stand to pride ourselves in physical activity a little more.
Jake, you sound like someone whose conscience was pricked by a pro-life person in front of an abortuary. If you were in fact involved in an act of child-killing, of course you’d feel threatened by a simple witness of truth. The ultimate act of bullying is that which is endured by the pre-born child as he/she is about to be murdered. Address that – if you dare.
MemyselfandI, unless you’ve been out there, what is the basis of your snubbing of front-line activists? We intercede, witness to the truth and even save lives. Shirk the cowardice and join us sometime.
It’s not cowardly to disagree with the effectiveness of clinic protesting, or to believe that you’re not cut out for it personally and your gifts lie in other areas.
“We intercede” – ?
“witness to the truth” – ?
Were you asked to or are you forcing yourself on others? Isn’t that bullying?
“Were you asked to or are you forcing yourself on others? Isn’t that bullying?”
Do you define all forms of protest and the like as bullying or just the ones you don’t like?
What people like Janet regard as ‘interceding’ others regard as impeding.
What they consider ‘witness to the truth’ others consider unwanted proselytizing and verbal harrassment.
Protesting is one thing Jack, impeding others from conducting their legal activities and shouting in their face is bullying and intimidation whether it be anti-choicers or environmentalists.
“Protesting is one thing Jack, impeding others from conducting their legal activities and shouting in their face is bullying and intimidation whether it be anti-choicers or environmentalists. ”
I think you have a warped view of the majority of those who go to clinics. Some are pretty rough and crazy, but a lot of them just kinda stand there and say things like “you have other options!” and “God loves you and your baby!”. A lot of the protests I was dragged to as a kid I would consider harassing, but a lot of them aren’t like that. And someone standing on a sidewalk saying something isn’t impeding you from going about your business anyway.
But anyway, it’s still legally protected speech. Proselytizing isn’t illegal last I checked, otherwise I have some charges to file against the annoying sidewalk preachers.
So you see nothing wrong with folks calling out “god loves you and your baby” yet find sidewalk preachers annoying. Hm.
Annoying doesn’t equal wrong Reality, I thought that was clear. I don’t think sidewalk preachers are “wrong” as in doing anything worthy of condemnation. They have the right to go around saying whatever.
You said that if proselytizing were illegal you’d file charges against annoying street preachers.
As things stand they may not be doing anything legally ‘wrong’ but you find them annoying. Same goes for the crowds outside clinics, except they are usually more of a nuisance.
I don’t stand outside churches shouting “you’re wasting your time, there is no god!” I let people get on with it.
“You said that if proselytizing were illegal you’d file charges against annoying street preachers. ”
Am I losing my touch at being tongue in cheek? I was kidding. I wouldn’t press charges for something like that, I would think people ridiculous if they did. I don’t think proselytizing should be legally wrong, and I don’t think it’s ethically wrong. Just annoying.
“I don’t stand outside churches shouting “you’re wasting your time, there is no god!” I let people get on with it.”
Lol but you’re welcome to legally. They’d probably just try to convert you though.
What about the ones who rail against homosexuality and other such matters? Who shout at children that their parents are going to burn in hell?
What about the Westboro ‘sidewalk counsellors’? Do you think they should be able to stand between the place of service and the hearse or between the hearse and the grave? Or should they be required to maintain a civilized distance?
Yes, think of all the free tea and scones I could probably get. They’d probably get fed up after a while though don’t you think? Someone would lose their cool.
To further expand on Del’s November 16, 2013 at 12:35 pm comment.
From my observations I tend to believe that bullies are themselves victimized at home or elsewhere and thus take it out on the weaker they can find. Those kids/teens that bully other children have psychological issues that drive their actions. Many such cases of “disturbed” bullies are out there. Just check out who is the kid that picks on your kid and you will agree.
“reality” – just so you know, your November 17, 2013 at 11:40 pm comment is non sequitur.
“What about the Westboro ‘sidewalk counsellors’? Do you think they should be able to stand between the place of service and the hearse or between the hearse and the grave? Or should they be required to maintain a civilized distance?”
Lol “Westboro baptist sidewalk counselors” nice framing of your opposition.
I’m fine with reasonable restrictions as long as they aren’t actually preventing free speech. I don’t actually have a problem with stuff like the FACE law, preventing people from physically blocking clinic doors. I vaguely remember what it was like when it didn’t exist and it wasn’t enforced and it was dangerous and harmful. But that doesn’t mean I think that clinic protesters shouldn’t be allowed to be on public property exercising their fundamental right to speech (which I consider the single most important right, honestly, if you can’t speak your opinions none of your other rights are safe either).
Yeah, that sure is a fail of a comparison. The Westboro kooks protest at funerals because, I guess, the deceased had the temerity to have lived in an imperfect country. (Do they protest at the funerals of their own members??)
Pro-lifers are protesting where the innocent are being made deceased.
It’s apples and rocks, not oranges.
“It’s apples and rocks, not oranges.”
I disagree with this. Legally, ALL protesters need to be treated the same way, from animal rights activists to the KKK. We don’t get to have different rules for people exercising their rights based on the content of their speech (of course, with reasonable restrictions, not every single form of speech is protected, obscenity and “fighting words” and such are not protected speech). So WBC and pro-lifers should have the same rules regardless of the merits of their respective content and beliefs, because once the government starts singling out certain groups for different rules, there’s nothing but trouble.
WBC members conduct anti-gay protests at military funerals for no other reason than to disturb the servives, that the soldier may or may not have been homosexual is inconsequential. They are a hate group closely monitored by the Anti-defamation League.
So yep, I’d agree with Hans that its apples to rocks comparison (boulders more like it).
These quacks would get a bloody nose from me had they interrupted the funeral of any soldier, I was a part of. Do you think I would get a free get out of jail card for that.
And as far as the KKK – should this group not be treated as a terrorist organization? You ever wonder why racism exists…
“And as far as the KKK – should this group not be treated as a terrorist organization? You ever wonder why racism exists…”
They are defined as a hate group. But as long as they stay within the guidelines of the established right to free speech (they can spout their racist crap if they please, but they cannot harass and threaten or be obscene or otherwise break laws without legal consequences) they can’t be penalized where another group wouldn’t be.
I’m a fan of “When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” (George RR Martin). All people should be treated equally under the law, one group shouldn’t be penalized where another group wouldn’t be. Animal right’s activists should have the same guidelines as clinic protesters, etc etc.
And there are people who would classify us pro-lifers as a hate group, so maybe you can see where I get leery of people talking about restricting speech of those who are deemed hate groups.
And if you punched a WBC protester they would just sue you. That’s how they make money, by antagonizing people and then suing them when they react. If people completely ignored them they might go away, in my opinion. They thrive on the attention. Like that time that they were gonna protest the little girl’s funeral when that politician was shot in Arizona, they agreed not to protest if they were given media time.
“All people should be treated equally under the law, one group shouldn’t be penalized where another group wouldn’t be.”
Pro-Life does not fit the government’s definition of a hate group, so pro-aborts can scream all they want. KKK and WBC are classified as such and are loose cannons waiting to trigger off. The government’s only concern is that they purchase a permit. Ching ching.
I understand the concept of protests Jack (LOL)… And the bloody nose from me is only reserved for KKK and WBC members so no worries as I doubt we will ever cross paths… Otherwise I think that the pen is mightier than the sword.
Well, the thoughts and the beliefs of the KKK and WBC would still exist if they weren’t legally allowed to exist or express them. That’s one reason I think it’s stupid to suppress speech. Doesn’t make it go away, and hate groups loooooovvvveeeee to feel like they are being oppressed. I’d prefer they express their ideology within the law so we can all make fun of them and argue against them, instead of letting them have an insular type of thing, where their kids never hear opposing viewpoints and where we aren’t even aware they exist.
“he government’s only concern is that they purchase a permit. Ching ching. ”
No, the government’s concern is if they break the law. Saying “I think hispanics are intrinsically stupid and evil and stealing our jobs” isn’t breaking the law, saying, “hey guys, let’s go kill those hispanics over there” is.
I am not for restricting speech at all and did not mean to come off that way. I am for better oversight of these quack groups before the proverbial s… hits the fan. History of the past decade is replete with signals having been missed and innocents killed.
Ah, I see. I totally believe that. There needs to be infiltration and monitoring to prevent crimes. They can even infiltrate pro-life group if they wish, to see our dastardly plans of running pregnancy resource centers and wanting babies to live. ;)
If an organization is designated as a hate group that is, silly you. Don’t they do this to government-designated terrorist groups? Should government-designated extreme hate groups be monitored by more that the Anti-defamation League you think?
Yes I think hate groups should be monitored. I was just making a jab at Reality or anyone who thinks that pro-lifers in general are bullies or belong to hate groups. They can infiltrate us if they wish, they might see us offer assistance to pregnant women! How awful!
(I’m not denying the existence of “pro-life” groups like Army of God, which are genuinely dangerous and need monitoring).
“thomas r.” – just so you know, your November 18th, 2013 at 11:29 am comment is indicative of a failure on your behalf, not mine.
Cool Jack.
The comparison doesn’t fail for me Hans. Westboro and anti-choicers are both protesting against legal and commonly accepted practices. And being a nuisance whilst doing so. It’s only the venues and events which differ.
“The comparison doesn’t fail for me Hans. Westboro and anti-choicers are both protesting against legal and commonly accepted practices. And being a nuisance whilst doing so. It’s only the venues and events which differ.”
Oh whatever, so do animal right’s groups. So do environmentalists. So do feminists and so do right wing Christians. People protest legal and commonly accepted practices all the time and most protesters are a nuisance to those they are protesting. Pro-lifers and WBC are not a special category there.
Don’t get too distraught Jack. I’ve often said that I encourage anti-choicers to protest. I even make suggestions for their placards based on some of the things they say ;-)
When people speak of ‘interceding’ it gets a little more ‘interesting’ though.
Protests are fine but where and on what basis is pertinent.
Do we see jehovah’s witnesses protesting outside blood banks?
Uh, no the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons are all at my house bothering me while I make dinner.
You really think door to door stuff is less “interceding” than protesting or “sidewalk counseling”?
I don’t get door knockers. Maybe my house has an ‘aura’ or something :-)
I’ve had them in the past though and while I don’t appreciate them doing so it’s simply a case of saying “no, go away” and closing the door. They don’t block my path to the kitchen or proselytize while I’m cooking.
Which is a little different to running the gauntlet when you are headed for a funeral or a medical procedure.
What if those jehovah’s ‘interceded’ and ‘witnessed the truth’ when someone was heading for a blood transfusion?
One thing I still don’t “get” about Jehovah’s Witnesses is how celebrating birthdays is not allowed. I personally am uncomfortable with people fussing over me on my birthday but how exactly is celebrating someone the same as worshipping them?
I had forgotten about that MemyselfandI!
Given how many birthdays I’ve had I might just join the JW’s myself :-)
The church I grew up in was really not big on holidays and birthdays and the like either. It had to do with taking attention away from God and putting it on disgusting, worthless humans, basically. I really dislike those type of religious beliefs. Let the kids have a little fun, for goodness sake.
The JW group have knocked on my door before. I usually would answer and explain to them that I am a Christian and Im not interested but thank you.
Its funny though how JW know the Bible inside and out. Unfortunately I have seen many Christians fail miserably at debating JW. We should take a page from them and immerse ourselves a little (or much) more.
If they know the bible inside and out Thomas R., to what extent do you agree or disagree with their various interpretations? Why?
Sometimes people sing “May the dear Lord bless you.” to the tune of “Happy Birthday” after singing Happy Birthday, and cultures such as the Hispanic ones have a mass to celebrate a girl’s fifteenth birthday, so it is possible to incorporate God into a birthday celebration if one chooses to.*
*not to mention mentioning God in a birthday toast at this party
Idk about Jehovah’s Witnesses, but my parent’s church considered anything that could be considered a celebration of a human a sin, including birthdays or the way most people celebrate Christmas. You weren’t supposed to like humans, your attention was supposed to be on God and remembering that he’s the only being worth celebrating. I think JW’s have a different idea about it, because I know they do celebrate some types of human things, just not birthdays or some Christmas stuff and the like. I know they have weddings and such.
JWs interpret the Bible too darkly. Their views remind me of the Old Testament. I am more of a New Covenant Catholic.
I wonder how your average Jehovah’s Witness would react if they knew how many blood transfusions I’ve had! (42, I got E coli poisoning in college)
I was also a partial special needs student and remember that the bullying was pretty intense in elementary school, but I don’t remember bullying being really talked about in the media like it is now maybe there was still a “oh, girls will be girls.” mindset back in the late 70’s/early to mid 80’s when I was in that age range? (possibly discussions on the Internet would have made bullying more of an issue, but of course there was no Internet then)
By high school, it seemed like few people went out of their way to even interact with people outside of their own groups, much less bully them. There was plenty of gossip, but most of it took place behind people’s backs. While that is not a good thing of course, it was not something that the people being talked about even tended to know about, much less be affected by. They already knew that these people were never going to be their friends no matter what, so they also stayed in their own groups and ignored the other groups just as much as they were being ignored by them.
P.S. I agree that Shea is very beautiful and brave, and think I will go check out her Facebook page when I’m done with this. (-:
Reality wrote:
The comparison doesn’t fail for me Hans. Westboro and anti-choicers are both protesting against legal and commonly accepted practices. And being a nuisance whilst doing so. It’s only the venues and events which differ.
Surely you’ve been introduced to the idea of the “fallacy of the undistributed middle” (“I break windows for fun, and people hate me; but they hated Jesus, too, so I must be just like Jesus!”)? Some would suggest that you’ve made a nuisance (and even a troll, on occasion) of yourself, here; does this justify me (or others) viewing you as one of those lost Westboro souls who use vile and immoral means to try to achieve their end? I don’t think so.
On-topic: Shea is a very beautiful young lady with what seems to be an exquisitely gentle and kind heart; would that everyone were more like her!
I also wish that more people would turn away from the vile mind-set which suggests that her mother would have been morally free (and undeserving of censure) to kill Shea in utero, had she known what was to come in the future; would the deprivation of a sweet and kind-hearted young lady be such a good thing for the world, simply because the erudite and selfish of the world look down their noses at her “quality of life”? The cognitive dissonance within the heads of the abortion-tolerant who also support Shea’s campaign against bullying must be staggering.
Thomas R. wrote:
JWs interpret the Bible too darkly. Their views remind me of the Old Testament. I am more of a New Covenant Catholic.
Well… part of the difficulty lies in the fact that their “translation” of the Bible is a self-sealing mish-mash of error and agenda; even a first-year student of Greek and/or Hebrew could find errors (sometimes spectacular ones) on practically every page. It (the “New World Translation”) can’t properly be called a “translation”; it’s something of a paraphrase… if not a completely separate work which is loosely based on the original. (I have two copies at home, for study; the errors, especially in the New Testament, are stunning and numerous.)
I’d also add that the Old Testament only makes sense when viewed in light of the New, and vice versa (“The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed; and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.” -St. Augustine of Hippo). Jeff Cavins and Scott Hahn have some excellent resources to that effect.
Thanks Paladin for this clarity. I find that my perspective got a little boost and will re-read the New Testament while considering your framework.