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Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material.

A salesperson at Mardel Christian & Education searched, and though they carry 2,900 Bibles, none fit the parameters.

But one Bible fits perfectly: Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and commonly referred to as the Trump Bible. They cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

To be fair, the average readers just interpret the word as is convenient to their own ends, so...

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm sure jeebus had a thing or two to say about marketplaces of thieves and swindlers.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

"It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of robbers." -Matthew 21:13

To be clear, I don't believe in fairy tales, but they clearly don't either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I like to read the biblical texts as texts you have to interpret. Basically like fairytales and fables are in versions that aren't from the brothers Grimm and especially Disney - they often were used to carry points that wouldn't have been tolerated by authority if they hadn't been covered like that, or simply to tell about some aspects of life.

When reading it like this the Bible is an extremely interesting book, and I'm saying that as an atheist.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Bible [...] must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights

I'm sorry? Why would people mixed (modern) political text to their religious ones? Aren't people buying bibles suppose to care about their religion?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The goal is to abolish separation between church and state bit by bit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

This seems more like taking a tank through a screen door. The separation is barely there to begin with.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They catered the criteria so only a single company fit the bill

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump, cashing in on licensing. Like the $100K watches, where proceeds don't quite go to funding his campaign. They money goes pretty much directly to his pocket. He loves the poorly educated!

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

if that doesnt convince you that religion is made up on the spot for conniving convenience, nothing will

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

That is pretty messed up.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Shouldn’t Church and State doctrine (or whatever it is called) immediately make all of this illegal?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's probably purposely designed to create a court case so the Supreme Court can hollow out that principle.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I will give credit to Republicans on this. They spent decades playing thre ong game with the judiciary. Now, that Republicans achieve their goal. They are now engineering facts to get cases to SCOTUS. The only way to play, is don't appeal cases. Leave the cases at the trial level or first level appeal.

Fix the judiciary, then start taking these fucks all the to top.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

You haven't ever been to OK have you?

Marrying your cousin is also supposedly "illegal"

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago

Yep! That’s why they’re counting on, throwing enough dollars at the conservative judges that they will let this theocratic bullshit stand.

Fuck them and anyone who supports their religion

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There is no better description of the anti christ than trump.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't believe in the coming of an antichrist but damn, why do so many prophecies written two millennia ago point to one specific person, especially when those prophecies are so specific

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think they just had a very good idea of the concept of an evil, immoral leader.

They had plenty of them back then after all. Especially in the Roman empire.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But then there's also the seven heads (seven trump headquarters), getting shot in the head thinking it's fatal but surviving seemingly through a miracle, the ones about his relations to the kingdom to the south, resulting in criticism from the north and east etc

Of course it's coincidence (at some point there just has to be someone who can be accurately described with these prophecies) but it's still very interesting

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

He’s also the Republican’s golden calf.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Rev 22:18 NET testify to the one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book

I always object to adding anything to the bible. It is fine to want a printed constitution but it should be a separate book.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sacrilegous in two ways - adding to the scriptures, and promoting a religion with the state. Pick either one, both lanes lead the same direction.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Look, I hate this too, but that's not what that passage means, clearly. Addendums aren't the same as adding new fake scripture (although since there are multiple ideologies on what books of the Bible should be cannon, who's to say). Put your pitchfork down.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

if legislation was to be passed against this book, would it be called the "bye bible bill"?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, the best thing to do money laundering with: Bibles!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Likely not the first time

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