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Why Rewrite the Bible?
Because it's funny. For real. We've been treating the Bible like it was meant to be taken seriously for thousands of years when in actuality it is a massive collection of some pretty amazing stories. We're bringing those stories back to life with OMGWTFBIBLE by:
- Retranslating the entire Hebrew Bible into a version you'll actually want to read
- Retelling the stories at live, interactive comedy events
- Featuring the thoughts and ideas of a wide range of guests with a variety of views on religion and all that stuff
- Making it all available for free on the Internet as a podcast right here: www.omgwtfbible.com
The most recent episode was pretty incredible and had 22 guests! You can listen to it here:
By giving to this campaign, you're changing the way the world sees religion. What's not to like about that?
Join Us in Growing OMGWTFBIBLE
We've has already completed translating and podcasting the book of Genesis, OMGWTFBIBLE-style. With Exodus about to begin, now's your chance to join our growing community. Your donation will help fund:
- Quality audio equipment
- Video equipment to live-stream shows
- Promotion of shows
- Catering at events
- Web hosting
- The completion of Exodus as fast as possible
What Happens at $15,000?
Every dollar donated will help sustain OMGWTFBIBLE as it currently exists: a monthly podcast reading a new translation of the Hebrew Bible. But we want to do even more. If we reach our goal of $15,000 we'll be able to launch a new, weekly show featuring thoughtful and entertaining conversations about the Torah portion of that week. Right now, the show is still under wraps, but we'll be revealing exclusive details to our network of funders throughout the course of this campaign.
UPDATE!
OMGWTFBIBLE IS GOING ON TOUR!
If we hit our $15,000 goal, OMGWTFBIBLE will be able to, for the first time ever, head on tour! Right now, there are three cities we're planning on heading to if we meet our fundraising goal:
- Philadelphia
- Washington, DC
- A secret place not in the United States
If you're in one of those places, donate now to help us make it! New cities can be added once we reach our stretch goals!
Who's Making This?
OMGWTFBIBLE has been going on for almost two years because of the tireless efforts of two people and a growing community of listeners and fans:
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David Tuchman - Jewish. Writer. Yeshiva dropout. Translator. History geek. Podcast host. Joke writer
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John Passaro - Catholic (lapsed). Sound engineer. Sound editor. Passionate. Slack picker upper. Cable layer downer
Why Not a Printed Book?
That's coming. But we're focusing on creating a live experience first. Historically, Jews have read the Hebrew Bible as part of a public prayer service, so that's the model we're using for OMGWTFBIBLE. The current goal will help us keep going for Exodus. If we reach our stretch goals, printed versions of OMGWTFBIBLE will get closer to reality.
What Are Your Stretch Goals?
If we reach $15,000, that will be amazing. But we have big plans if we go even bigger.
- $100,000 - At this amount, a very cool, very secret OMGWTFBIBLE project that's been in the works will move forward and more tour cities!
- $200,000 - Yes, it's a lot. But if we get to $200,000, things start to move faster. At this amount, the secret project happens and you can expect to start seeing print and ebook versions of OMGWTFBIBLE translations in 2015
- $500,000 - We go even bigger and even faster. At this amount, the secret project happens, books move forward, and the translation itself speeds up. This means a show every two weeks instead of monthly. And each show will be stuffed to the gills with longer readings
What Else Can I Do?
Even if you can't contribute, or can only contribute a little, there's still a lot you can do:
- Help get OMGWTFBIBLE noticed! Share this campaign everywhere you can!
- Use the built-in Indiegogo share tools to spread this on your social networks
Mazel tov.
