Trump Jesus.

[jp1]

Anyone gonna go out and buy themselves an antichrist Bible? Interesting to see the shoe salesman head of the Republican Party branching out to Bibles so soon after he started his shoe business. Seems like he’s a bit desperate for cash despite the absurd ruling cutting his appeal bond requirement.

[rosarugosa]

I think I'll pass!

[catherine]

I think it's hilarious. It just highlights Trump's boldness, and his marketing genius. Sure, half the country will know it's ridiculous and so completely hypocritical it's laughable but it will provide confirmation bias for the other half who will see it as Trump doing what he can to prop us up against the secularization of America. They won't care that the last time he probably stepped inside a church was at his baptism, or that, as Liz Cheney said, he has flagrantly flouted some of the Bible's basic commandments. His followers will be proud to buy a Donald Trump bible.

Frankly the other worrisome thing this circus trick does is to further break down the separation of church and state. Linking the Bible with politics the way Trump is doing it creates a dangerous form of nationalism based on religious identity.

But it's all part of his plan (NOT "His" plan)

[Rogar]

I think I'll pass!

Amen.

When the news showed a photo of him holding up the bible, I had a fleeting mental image of the antichrist. The value of his loser social media stock is also a great mystery to me.

[gimmethesimplelife]

I swear the following story is true, I swear - I am saying this as I don't believe it myself. I received a FB message from a Trump supporting gay man with whom I went to high school who read one of my posts and fired back with - "And God said let there be light. So he created Donald Trump." Seriously. I just am blown away that this man would take his MAGA support to this insane level. Ay carumba, what is wrong with this country? And our politics? It's really insane on both sides. Rob

[iris lilies]

I swear the following story is true, I swear - I am saying this as I don't believe it myself. I received a FB message a Trump supporting gay man with whom I went to high school who read one of my posts and fired back with - "And God said let there be light. So he created Donald Trump." Seriously. I just am blown away that this man would take his MAGA support to this insane level. Ay carumba, what is wrong with this country? And our politics? It's really insane on both sides. Rob Yoinks. That there is some crazy/funny business.

[gimmethesimplelife]

Yoinks. That there is some crazy/funny business.I know we don't often agree but Thank You here! It is indeed as you put it, some crazy/funny business. Rob

[LDAHL]

I have many concerns for the future. But imposition of a theocracy is not one of them. Our country becomes less religious by the day, and no amount of Handmaid cosplay or dark forebodings about traditional Catholics will convince me there is any support for that sort of thing.

Maybe if a Trump bible included a list of loopholes, it might be worth $59.99.

[bae]

What version of the Bible is it?

[catherine]

What version of the Bible is it?

"Large-print King James edition — an apparent collaboration with country singer Lee Greenwood — comes bound with texts of Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and Pledge of Allegiance"

[catherine]

I have many concerns for the future. But imposition of a theocracy is not one of them. Our country becomes less religious by the day, and no amount of Handmaid cosplay or dark forebodings about traditional Catholics will convince me there is any support for that sort of thing.

Maybe if a Trump bible included a list of loopholes, it might be worth $59.99.

I'm not talking about a true theocracy.. I'm talking about the danger of linking nationalism and political ideology with a "God is on my side" mentality. If a political figure goes around selling Bibles, what message does that send? That everyone else is wrong except for the standard-bearer of the Almighty.

You can hoodwink a lot of people by co-opting their core beliefs.

[iris lilies]

"Large-print King James edition — an apparent collaboration with country singer Lee Greenwood — comes bound with texts of Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and Pledge of Allegiance"
I do sort of like the idea of having all of those documents in one handy container. not that I would want one because I would look online for these things, but still.

[ToomuchStuff]

So is this going to be something you would walk into a bible store and do something like flip over the front crossed bible, and ask for?

[Rogar]

Rumor on the street is that there could be an autographed Trump memorial Veg-O-Matic in the works.

[iris lilies]

I'm not talking about a true theocracy.. I'm talking about the danger of linking nationalism and political ideology with a "God is on my side" mentality. If a political figure goes around selling Bibles, what message does that send? That everyone else is wrong except for the standard-bearer of the Almighty.

You can hoodwink a lot of people by co-opting their core beliefs.

Yes, it is an uncomfortable scenario, that’s for sure.

[rosarugosa]

Rumor on the street is that there could be an autographed Trump memorial Veg-O-Matic in the works.

At least the Veg-O-Matic has some potential useful value, unlike the bible.