(Poll created January 30, 2011)
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Why did King James of England commission a new translation of the Bible in 1604?

To standardize the Bible
To standardize English spelling and grammar
To keep church leaders out of politics
To earn money by selling Authorized Bibles
To annoy the French
To make England the center of Protestant faith
To make the Bible accessible to the Common Man
To placate the Puritans
To make his name synonymous with Christianity
To anger the Pilgrims living in Holland
To Distance the Church of England from Rome
didn,t like old version
To correct mistakes in prior translations
To keep the American colonies from revolting
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