KJV isn't really at all hard to understand and the key doctrinal passages can be read by any child. And the language is so well-constructed it really is an aid to memorization. I always tend to suspect that people who claim that they can't read the KJV don't read any Bible at all, no matter how dumbed down it is. The modern versions are a lot more about publisher's profits and modernist revisionists trying to erode the traditional Bible content.
I kind of hate to even mention it but I have a KJV Bible program (called Bible Thumper) on my Palm PDA and it has the entire 1828 Websters built in (and Scofield commentary and Matthew Henry and John Gill and Geneva, Strong's numbers and Greek and Hebrew lexicons and several more). I can just tap any suspect word and instantly jump to the definition from the 1828 Websters.
Talk about an addictive tiny little Bible study tool, about the size of a small pocket calendar and a half-inch thick! I really neglect all my printed books after getting this thing. With my 256 meg expansion module, I'm planning to install a full version of Calvin's Commentaries along with his Institutes (already got them) and a ton of old-time Baptist writings I've already got (History of the English Baptists and the popular 64 volumes of Spurgeon's best sermons and Spurgeon's daily devotional Morning And Evening and some of the historic Baptist writings).
So easy to haul all this anywhere. Like to bed for late-night reading.
Egads. I'm totally hooked on this little thing! And I've been noticing increasing numbers of Baptists (especially Calvinistic Baptists) who are hooked on 'em too.
Interesting program, "Bible Thumper" as well as a thumbs up for not caring what people think! (After all, isn't "Bible Thumper" supposed to be an insult in today's society?)
You must have a hi-powered Palm device, my poor little Palm III doesn't have enough room for a program of this complexity. I do have "My Bible" on my Palm, and even though it doesn't have all the tools of "Bible Thumper", it works for me. I especially like the search feature, as it allows me to have a concordance with me at all times.
You might be a little disappointed to hear that I ordered the optional NASB for my Palm, even though the KJV was included at no extra cost. I still use the NASB for most of my Bible study, a habit that I developed many years ago. However, as you have noticed, I always use KJV when quoting Scripture on FR, and also include the KJV in my weekly church bulletins. I wouldn't dare getting into the pulpit without knowing what the KJV has to say about the passage I am expositing, as well as knowing the reason for any (rarely any) difference between it and the NASB.