VOLTAIRE His Home Used As BIBLE SOCIETY, TRUTH or MYTH?A reader asks about the truthfulness of Voltaire's home now being used to distribute Bibles: READER: "I had often heard that Voltaire railed against the bible while he was alive, and ironically after he was dead his home was sold to a Bible Society. I had heard a couple versions of this story (sometimes repeated on snippets on the radio, and widely circulated on the web), but recently was told that it was a myth as seems to be the case per the quote below." "Voltaire's House and The Bible Society" (pdf). The Open Society. http://www.nzarh.org.nz/journal/2004v77n1aut.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-01. 2.18 MiB There is an apocryphal story that his home "at Ferney" was purchased by the Geneva Bible Society and used for printing Bibles, but this appears to be due to a misunderstanding of the 1849 annual report of the American Bible Society [2]. Voltaire's chateau is now owned and administered by the French Ministry of Culture. ==NewtonStein Note: This quote given by the reader comes from Wikipedia's Quote below: ==Wikipedia writes as follows: "There is an apocryphal story that his home "at Ferney" (in France) was purchased by the Geneva Bible Society and used for printing Bibles,[28] but this appears to be due to a misunderstanding of the 1849 annual report of the American Bible Society.[29] Voltaire's chateau (in France) is now owned and administered by the French Ministry of Culture. === NewtonStein Answers:The answer is quite simple. "Voltaire lived in Geneva, Switzerland, before he lived in France, and only lived at Ferney, France the last few years of his life [He was driven from Geneva (very 'John Calvin' Christian) for moral reasons]. The Voltaire home that the 'Geneva Bible Society' purchased > was the house in 'Geneva, Switzerland > NOT the one in Ferney, France. In Geneva, he bought a large estate (Les Délices) and this is the one used to distribute Bibles. It is not known if the Wikipedia statement is to "to deceive intentionally" or by ignorance. We would have to think they know the difference between the Homes in France and Switzerland. FACT: The French Ministry of Culture operates the house in France! FACT: The Geneva Bible Society operates the house in Geneva. Seems simple enough, doesn't it? It is not known if the Wikipedia statement is to "to deceive intentionally" or by ignorance, but we would have to think they know the difference between the Homes in France and Switzerland. Please "enlighten" your friends! Therefore
  
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