Captain America verses the Bible

Compiled by Michael De Groote, Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 30 2011 10:26 a.m. MDT

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Captain America was outnumbered 10,000 to 1. Picking up his red, white and blue shield, he stared resolutely at the hordes closing in on him and his fellow fighters for justice. His jaw stiffened and fire was in his eyes as he said, "We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don't know what to do, we never give up."

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imasrfn

Saint George, UT

If I have to choose between Captain America and the Bible, I choose Captain America!

10:57 a.m. Aug. 30, 2011
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New Yorker

Pleasant Grove, UT

This story isn't worth commenting about, but "punautomania" is. Using "verses" here doesn't work because it is the plural of the noun "verse." The noun "verse" and it's plural "verses" do not More..

4:04 p.m. Aug. 30, 2011
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Michael De Groote

About the headline "Captain America verses the Bible"

No, that is not a typo in the headline. It is an example of punautomania -- using an identical-sounding word in co-contextual application such that its juxtaposition broadens More..

10:43 a.m. Aug. 30, 2011
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Michael De Groote

I am a staff writer for the Deseret News. My current beat is financial responsibility. I also occasionally write on other topics such as faith. I graduated from Arizona State University and from J. Reuben Clark Law School more ..

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