Oh, so calling them unspired trash and removing them from his version of the Bible isn't the same as throwing them in the garbage?
Of course, they're still not in the Protestant Bible and Protestants swear they're not inspired in spite of their having been accepted right along with the rest of the Old Testament for nearly eighteen hundred years which means whatever you choose to call his throwing them out it's functionally identical to throwing them in the garbage.
Maybe folks should read what Luther had to say about the books Moses wrote and the books he managed to remove before they claim Luther didn't throw them in the garbage.
True, it's far easier to avoid the issue with little word games and it is only your eternal soul at risk for blaspheming the Holy Spirit, so what's the big deal?
Oh, so calling them unspired trash and removing them from his version of the Bible isn’t the same as throwing them in the garbage?
I do not agree with what Luther did. Neither do I agree with those who removed the Deuterocanonical books.
My understanding is that Luther placed these seven books between the Old Testament and New Testament with the description: “Apocrypha: These Books Are Not Held Equal to the Scriptures, but Are Useful and Good to Read.”
This is not giving these books the respect they deserve, but to say he called them uninspired trash and removed them from his version of the Bible is not quite accurate.