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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy would anyone buy a Trump Bible for $60?
If youre a Christian, you probably have at least one or two already. I have 4 or 5, a concordance, two Luthers Catechisms and a half dozen books on Biblical history. Why would I buy another?
By the way, Im an atheist.

mucifer
(25,067 posts)imanamerican63
(14,714 posts)This Bible is full of 2 Corinthians?
Im Catholic and I know all of the Ten Commandments are! I wont judge anyone, but Trump has certainly broke every single commandment. His Bible is just a grift, yet there people who worship him and will purchase his Bible.
Beachnutt
(8,552 posts)15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.
WiVoter
(1,208 posts)
and Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who
Sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, It is written,My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it a den of robbers.
And the orange bastard does this during Holy Week.
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)A copy of the Declaration of Independence, Pledge of Allegiance, and other political documents that can be falsely conflated with religious texts.
Wounded Bear
(61,557 posts)
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)hlthe2b
(108,619 posts)May as well come with a miniature golden calf idol with Trump's facial image for an additional $1k... (it Is gold [plated] after all).
Buns_of_Fire
(18,230 posts)
hlthe2b
(108,619 posts)
BigmanPigman
(52,699 posts)I think that was how it was used in the film The Shawshank Redemption. But the jail gave it to prisoners for free so I guess the prisons actually buy them. Maybe the fucking moron and his pals are planning a mass rebellion starting with tiny tools and tiny other things. Maybe a listening device linked to Putin?
Just my imagination
Emile
(33,367 posts)Of course he wouldn't be reading it 😂.
Mike Nelson
(10,512 posts)... they (potential buyers) feel it may get them closer to God. They are eternally grateful to The Donald for helping with the current Holocaust in the USA - this, they feel, is abortion. Also, they are giving money to stop the man who wants to stop Satan and the Democrats (they feel the two are working together). Having the Trump Bible in the house gives them a feeling of being "blessed" and noticed by Jesus Christ as a true believer.
Hope22
(3,733 posts)Unknown organizations and wealthy donors will order them by the millions and he will pocket the money. They will sit in their shipping cartons until they rot. He will probably be on the best seller list!🤣
TheRickles
(2,637 posts)Hope22
(3,733 posts)The Wizard
(13,102 posts)They go in the mulch pile or get distributed to unwitting dupes to serve as door stops.
Hope22
(3,733 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(53,284 posts)The Wizard
(13,102 posts)BigmanPigman
(52,699 posts)I just was thinking when was the last time I laughed so much in one day and it was when I rewatched This Is Spinal Tap. I saw Paper Moon two weeks ago and it is so well done and never ages.
I just saw this on a different DU post.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218811914
I've seen his Bible ad several times today and I just can't stop laughing each time. In fact I'm laughing more each time I see it. It is like an old TV commercial on UHF on Sundays in the 70's.
In one hundred years our history is going to reflect on this ridiculous calamity and say, "What the hell were they thinking?!?". It is beyond bizarre. I've long stopped saying, "It can't get any worse, that could never happen, no way, be serious, etc.".
bamagal62
(3,828 posts)Funny, it was on TV tonight! We watched the whole film!
Raven123
(6,489 posts)Maeve
(43,161 posts)
The REAL Story Behind the Quote Theres a Sucker Born Every Minute
https://medium.com/skeptikai/the-real-story-behind-the-quote-theres-a-sucker-born-every-minute-1db9a7220d34
Theres a sucker born every minute P.T. Barnums most famous words. He is widely considered to be one of the best purveyors of entertainment in history a genius in sales and marketing and these words have become somewhat of a legacy. But did he ever really say them? As it turns out, we may be suckers for believing this after all.
The Quote Heard round the World
Rochester Institute of Technology professor Nicholas DiFonzo described in his 2008 book The Watercooler Effect, that Barnums biography could not verify this attribution at all. Rather, it was likely that a banker named David Hannum from Syracuse, New York who actually said it. As described by DiFonzo (p. 124):

Most people who were fascinated by the Giant were convinced that it was a petrified man (which was not considered so far-fetched in the 19th century), or a statue made by Jesuit fathers, over three centuries prior. The fact that Hull went to great lengths to make the statue look realistic (including chiseling tiny holes in the statue to imitate pores in his skin) evidently helped.

As the story goes, Hannum purchased the Cardiff Giant in 1869 and displayed it for even higher admission fees. When this caught the eye of Barnum, he tried and failed to convince Hannum to sell it. This motivated Barnum to create his own version a simple replica and claim it to be the one true Giant, asserting that Hannums was a hoax. It is alleged that, at this point, Hannum said Theres a sucker born every minute, referring to the gullible customers of Barnums more successful exhibit.

P.T. Barnums sign to see the original Cardiff Giant
snip
Onthefly
(704 posts)Grifting Easter.
Bengus81
(8,361 posts)Only to have it close at 57.99.
mobeau69
(11,868 posts)Cant wait to see the massive sell off. This pos could drop 90% in a day. There will be blood on the street and it will be the magats. Dumbasses.
Johonny
(23,074 posts)PJMcK
(23,374 posts)Goodheart
(5,760 posts)DFW
(57,519 posts)i can only surmise it's for the same reason that some people jump out of airplanes without parachutes.
dalton99a
(87,430 posts)
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
bluesbassman
(20,206 posts)And they eat that stuff up.
FakeNoose
(36,922 posts)Of course he'll keep hawking them as long as he can. But the market will dry up quickly after Easter.
As for the ChumpHumpers who get suckered, well they only read the Old Testament anyway. They love those stories about getting revenge on the evil-doers. Stoning the offenders, burning the witches, an eye-for-an-eye. Jesus didn't actually believe in all of that.
NanaCat
(2,332 posts)Their biggest client was a fundie preacher, and the brother said nearly every flat surface in the house had a bible on it. Even in the loo, he saw one on the vanity, and another on the tank lid!
I didn't believe it. He took pictures of some of the crazier sightings and waved the snaps in my face as soon as we picked them up from the Fotomat.
So some of them never have enough bibles.
Fotomat! 30% of the people on this board have zero idea of the Fotomat concept. I did see a converted one in Olympia, WA? or somewhere in Oregon where I got off the I-5 to take a break. It was converted into a mini Coffee drive thru. And yes, I HAD TO DRIVE THRU and buy a coffee.
Traildogbob
(10,796 posts)No Adultery, never lie And socialism stuff has been redacted.
The constitution that comes with it redacted the part about separation of Church and State
as well as that well regulated bull shit.
Ocelot II
(123,700 posts)The cult members will buy them because they include the symbols of the "Christian" America Trump is promoting to the evangelicals. And they are autographed by Trump, who considers himself as equal to God and Jesus.
Caliman73
(11,767 posts)Conservatives and other right wingers like to say that the "left" engages in "identity politics". EVERYBODY engages in identity politics. Conservatives and MAGA people IDENTIFY with Trump's worldview. A hierarchical worldview where White Christians are advantaged and everyone else is oppressed. Buying a Trump Bible is a way to show that identity and support their cause.
sop
(13,199 posts)brooklynite
(96,882 posts)PJMcK
(23,374 posts)I never bought a Bible. One was a family copy and the others were given to me by different churches.
Additionally, theyre not the same editions; one is a King James, one is the Revised Standard, one is a modern translation and so on. Its fascinating to see the differences! One version doesnt refer to Mary as a virgin but calls her a young woman.
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)It's a "Lee Greenwood Bible" that Trump is being paid to endorse...
Bluesaph
(895 posts)I have my own collection of interlinears, concordances, Catholic catechisms from the 60s, several Bible versions, and am a recovering Catholic.
Youre right. No one needs a spare King James!
republianmushroom
(19,156 posts)and believe they are getting something instead of being just fleeced.
Very few will actually read any of it but will hold it up, like trump did
to show what a good god fearing human being they are.
murielm99
(31,763 posts)including Luther's small catechism. I have other assorted textbooks on the Bible and religion. I minored in theology at Valparaiso University. I was raised Missouri Synod.
PJMcK
(23,374 posts)You know their Bible education is intense and in depth! When our son was born, I attended a Presbyterian church for a dozen years before evolving to atheism.
Over the years, Ive had numerous conversations with people who profess faith but know next to nothing about the Bible or its history. Yet they claim to be the real Christians. Pathetic.
dembotoz
(16,922 posts)went to some fundy bible studies and services over the years.
having a big showy bible will appeal to some
fancy ornate book covers, Hell they would bring an original gutenberg if the could
hamsterjill
(15,693 posts)Thats what its all about to them - fitting in with all of the other idiots.
bluesbassman
(20,206 posts)This part stands out for the "why" behind selling it:
The text includes the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Pledge of Allegiance, and the lyrics to the chorus to Greenwoods God Bless The USA. Critics saw it as a symbol of Christian nationalism, a right-wing movement that believes the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation.
Lee Greenwood performs during the 35 Years of Friends: Celebrating the Music of Michael W. Smith concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
A petition emerged in 2021 calling Greenwoods Bible a toxic mix that will exacerbate the challenges to American evangelicalism. From there, a broader conversation ensued about the standards by which publishers print Bibles."
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2024/03/27/trump-bible-behind-lee-greenwoods-god-bless-the-usa-bible/73108453007/#:~:text=Greenwood's%20Bible%20is%20now%20printed,for%20a%20copy%20to%20ship.
getagrip_already
(17,639 posts)Ewwwwww
They have a youtube video explaining how to break them in.
You can't make this shit up.
FHRRK
(1,069 posts)Or they are really dumb asses.
Skittles
(162,608 posts)THAT'S WHO
woodsprite
(12,368 posts)Texasgal
(17,210 posts)I cannot remember if this was when he was campaigning or when he was actually installed. Anyway, the interviewer asked him what his favorite bible verses were and he could not name ONE.
Ofcouse he over talked and tried to excuse his ignorance.. but I honestly wonder why so many see him as some sort of Christian Pariah that cannot utter ONE verse from the bible!
I need to find that clip.
betsuni
(27,645 posts)bamagal62
(3,828 posts)Grift like Joel Osteen.
canetoad
(18,762 posts)For rolling joints.
GoodRaisin
(10,015 posts)Maybe strike them as blasphemy, him trying to enrich himself selling the word instead of doing it.