The battle is fought every few years when someone suggests a different translation of the Bible be given to the 3rd grade or 4th grade Bible class or used in the Sunday School. Occasionally the battle reaches up into the sanctuary when its time to replace the pew Bibles. Some folks are insistent about a certain translation. Some are rabid .
Strong feelings surround translations.
It doesn't matter which because they don't fully understand any of them. I have been teaching the Bible to Jr. Highs and Sr. Highs for over twenty years. I can honestly say that they find much of the Gospel story difficult to comprehend on first read, and most of Paul's letters nearly impossible to follow. Many of my students where Dean's List scholars. Part of the problem is lack of familiarity with the material.