Truth Matters: How a Bible Mistranslation Shifted a Culture

How the term "homosexuality" was incorrectly included in a Bible translation and how that single decision reshaped our culture.
About this Event

On Saturday, October 10, LGBTQ+ advocate and author Kathy Baldock will lead a day of learning and discussion about how the term "homosexuality" was incorrectly included in a Bible translation, and how that single decision reshaped church teaching, family relationships and countless communities across multiple generations. St. John's Lutheran Church, Carmichael Presbyterian, and the Sacramento Area Rainbow Faith Alliance will co-host this day at Carmichael Presbyterian.

There is a $10 registration fee that will include a continental breakfast and boxed lunch for attendees.

We encourage attendees to stay for the screening of 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, but if you've already seen the film, you are welcome to depart early.

Registration closes October 2, but walk-ups will be welcome!

If you have any questions about this event, you can contact Kathy Lewis at [email protected].

Kathy Baldock, author, LGBTQ+ advocate, and founder of Canyonwalker Connections, based in Reno, NV, is a leading expert on historical and present discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community - in particular, discrimination from the socially conservative Christian church and political sectors. Baldock is one of the main researchers featured in the award-winning documentary 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture. Her new book, Forging a Sacred Weapon: How a 1946 Bible Mistranslation Shifted Culture, is a historical and contextually-based survey following human sexuality, same-sex behavior, procreation, and Bible translations, as impacted by cultural, social, medical, political, legal, and military influences from ancient to current times. The book focuses on original research into the reasons the word “homosexuals” was included for the first time in the 1946 Revised Standard Version NT Bible.

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session #1
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch + Table Discussions
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Session #2
🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Movie Screening - 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture