I hate how the Bible is being used as a nationalist prop. Nationalism was a theme of the old testament and Jesus called his followers to move beyond national identity. But that's how fascism works, it apropariates instead of actually creating something new.
Trump's bible also includes the US Constitution for an added layer of irony.
That seems to be a desecration of the Bible. I wonder if "Christians" will even raise an eyebrow.
They wont
It's okay, he doesn't seem to sell to actual Christians.
Wow, and they won't read either.
Irony, perhaps. Or, for anyone that’s actually read the book, foreshadowing might be a better word
Is that a fact‽
It includes ... copies of historical documents including the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1241186975/donald-trump-bible-god-bless-usa
The Daily Show plays a clip from Trump's own promotional video in which he explains what his Bible contains.
Well, they really seem to be in a hurry to bring on the events in Revelations. Sadly, since most of them have never read it, I think most would be surprised to find that this now puts them squarely on the side they think they are against!
Rome?
There's a loophole grift for everyone!
A Super PAC for all your greenback "free speech"!
Limited Edition shoes for scalpers and people who like collecting shiny shit!
NFTs to offload your crypto wallets!
Truth Social to legally funnel Wall Street money through holding companies!
Bibles for churches to spend money while saying they are "updating their library".
Come one come all, ye shady source of funding!
There's 2 types of right wingers, dumb ones and disingenuous ones.
Scared, stupid and selfish. The 3S framework of conservatism. You don't have to be all 3 to be conservative, but you're at least one.
Isn't the third type democrats?
Is American democracy the shittiest version of democracy on earth?
Considering it's one the oldest/longest lasting, that checks out
I really struggle to understand why Americans are proud that they have never updated their constitution in 200 years. It's a bug, not a feature.
Idk if you're painfully ignorant or just lying but it's been amended 27 times.
It is kind of lame we still haven't ratified the ERA though.
This comment should win an award for its confident stupidity. Google “constitutional amendments”.
As an American, same. Except for the original reason behind freedom of speech and a few other things protecting the people, we need a lot of updates. A lot of updates.
It’s been updated many times!
Hadn't considered that angle.
I would say we start the rumor that his Bible literally doesn't match any others and contains Satanic verses, but that would probably increase sales. I wonder whose Bible he plagiarized.
I wish he would die of sepsis from an infected hemorrhoid already.
Just quote some "woke" passages and claim it's not in the "real" bible and tell them that they should check themselves as that seems to make them believe basically anything.
It isn't plagiarism unless he takes credit for it.
So you might be right.
This is the best book ever written. It's tremendous. All the pastors tell me my writing style is the best. Number one seller of all time!
That's uhhhhh not what money laundering is.
In so far as it's being used as described it would be a highly inefficient way to do that so I think the much simpler explanation (Trump just wants money so he put his name on some random garbage for a cut of the profits just like Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump Airlines, etc) makes more sense.
Religion was probably invented by some starving person telling a story to get some food for free.
..... ya know, this theory feels like it may actually hold water. In an ancient society, it seems very feasible that a starving vagrant would employ stories about an omnipotent being that rewards acts of kindness with eternal heavenly glory.
Is religion possibly the result of a diogenes persuading unemphatic peers into acting selflessly as a means of improving their quality of life?
Successful businessman™
Lol. You may want to look up the definition of money laundering as this ain't how it works.
I do find it funny that any organization thinks he is actually religious. If he is, shit I'm glad I became an atheist.
"Money laundering is a financial transaction where criminals try to hide the source, nature, or proceeds of their illegal activities. This process is also known as converting "dirty money" into "clean money". Money laundering can lead to serious criminal offenses and threaten the integrity of the financial system. "
Idk. It kinda works in this case. The money would be illegally gotten if coming as donations from churches. But because churches have a legitimate reason to want to buy bulk bibles, this "hides" the illegality of the activity. So maybe not true textbook definition, but the spirit is there for sure.
For real. Trump is an idiot, a grifter, and a piece of shit, but this isn't even sidestepping campaign donation law.
He's not a political candidate getting funds from churches, he's a parasite capitalist selling bibles to his fans, and he's a political candidate -- 2 separate things. The bible money isn't going to his campaign, it's just going to his pocket.
This take assumes that he's selling bibles, funneling the money from their sales to his campaign, then funneling it back out to pay for his disgorgements. This take thinks he's intentionally making is harder for himself, just to make it illegal.
He's just a guy selling shit.
honestly surprised no one has tried this before? or have they?
like for once the man is selling an actual product with sort of mass appeal instead of weird niche stuff with low utility like sneakers or NFTs. and like $60 is expensive, but not orders of magnitude expensive? correct me where i’m wrong
edit: typed 70 instead of 60 🤦♀️
$60 for a public domain bible, public domain constitution, public domain pledge of allegiance, and public domain declaration of independence? Sounds like an infinite order of magnitude expensive to me.
Printing it costs money. Not much but some.
A trump signed Mein Kampf reprint would have likely sold better.
Lol are churches only allowed to buy Bibles or something.
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