Bible and Language

I'll go off on a tangent.
The Bible has had a profound impact on society because of it's influence on language -- all languages, not just English. Grammar and writing came to some languages (like Russian or Cherokee) because religious people wanted to put Holy Words before the people who spoke those languages. Of course, the publication of the Bible in "native" languages helped the evangelists, but I think it played a greater role in standardizing spelling and syntax. This, in turn, affected the literature that people wrote. It's easier to see this influence in drama than in storytelling, but the it is there.
Literature, especially in the West, has been heavily influenced by the content of the Bible, only not the preaching of Moses. It's the stories that were remembered and repeated and adapted. David and Absalom. David and Bathsheba. Moses and the Burning Bush.

The Bible and Society

The Ten Commandments in a courthouse? Prayer in public schools? Saying the "Pledge of Allegiance"? Using a nickel that says "In God We Trust"? The President's hand on a Bible as he is sworn into office? It seems sometimes that the line separating church and state is not as well-defined as once thought. Even at the dawn of the 21st century, when technology is king and when the world is accessible at the click of a mouse, it appears that the Bible (an admittedly archaic document) still has some relevance. In what ways, for good or bad, do you think the Bible influences modern society(ies)?