Here's an interesting article about how the Bible came to be translated into English ... and also how John Hus was burned at the stake in 1415 for his trouble.
Funny how some folks argue today that the only "real" Bible is the King James Version, overlooking that until the 15th century the Latin Vulgate was the "real" Bible.
Many traditionalists today believe "it's not a real church" unless the building has stained glass windows, crosses and a steeple up top. "Real churches" must have choir robes, pews, organ preludes, Sunday School and offering envelopes.
And woe to the preacher who shows in jeans instead of a starched button-down shirt, and starts teaching without consulting notes from a lecturn.
But all those "church things" are man-made obstacles, and serve about the same function as the temple curtain that kept us separated from God's presence.
sic enim dilexit Deus mundum ut Filium suum unigenitum daret ut omnis qui credit in eum non pereat sed habeat vitam aeternam
-John 3:16
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