Scripture Phaser

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scripture_phaser helps you to memorize the Word of Truth.

Installation

pip install scripture_phaser

Usage

scripture_phaser [-h] [--version] [--license]

Running scripture_phaser with no arguments launches the interactive CLI.

Commands

From the interactive CLI, the following commands are available:

• g/get - Reload the configuration file
• w/write - Save the current configuration
• l/list - Lists selected reference, mode and translation
• m/mode - Toggles the mode
• r/reference - Sets the reference
• t/translation - Set the translation
• i/inquire - List available translations
• p/practice - Practice the current reference
• v/view - Preview current reference
• s/stats - View your statistics
• h/help - Prints this help message
• z/reset - Reset statistics
• q/quit - Quits scripture_phaser

Uninstallation

pip uninstall scripture_phaser

What's up with the Name?

Why is this tool called "scripture_phaser"? The name is actually a reference to a fictional weapon that appeared in an episode on of Focus on the Family's radio drama "Adventures in Odyssey" back in 1995 called "Hidden in My Heart".

In one particular segment of the show, the characters are parodying an away mission from the original "Star Trek" series with William Shatner. Sky Trip's own captain, played by William Shattered, along with his trusty sidekick Krok and one expendable crewman beam down to an alien world to rescue a damsel in distress. Among the other trinkets that they take with them are their scripture phasers. These devices thwart attempts to tempt the trio to sin by citing relevant pieces of scripture. The entire segment is very tongue-in-cheek, but absolutely entertaining.

The entire episode was released for free by Focus on the Family as a part of an episode of "The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast".

The "Sky Trip" portion of the episode starts at 12:28, if you want to skip directly to it.

License

Copyright (C) 2023 Nolan McMahon

scripture_phaser is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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