'Trump Bible' one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms
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Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.

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.

    • 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee
      3·
      5 months ago

      Some denominations do believe that only the KJV is the correct English translation. Many of those people do not understand what the words actually mean. They interpret the text very narrowly and frequently are told by others what interpretation is correct.

  • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
    1·
    5 months ago

    This is the perfect job for the satanic temple.

    The bible, complete with all American founders documents : brought to you by satan.

    • eodur@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 months ago

      I so want them to do this. Big ol baphomet right on the cover, and put the TST tenets on the first page. If they undercut the Trump bible aren’t they kind of obligated to go with the cheaper option?

  • bluGill@fedia.io
    1·
    5 months ago

    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.

  • BigMacHole@lemm.ee
    1·
    5 months ago

    Forcing your State to buy 55000 Bibles from ONLY Trump is PROOF that DEMOCRATS are the Swamp!

  • TooManyFoods@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 months ago

    With the 3 million they would save buying the cheaper bibles(something they shouldn’t be doing either) they could wash a lot of men’s feet. They could be teaching all these students how to fish. That is their job after all.

  • AmidFuror@fedia.io
    1·
    5 months ago

    Why would any school want a Bible that doesn’t also have the Declaration and Constitution? It’s a perfectly logical requirement, and it’s not Trump’s fault so few others are making them.

  • dgmib@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Who tf wrote those requirements?

    It seems pretty clear to me that they intended the Trump Bible to be the only one that fit all the specifications.

    • carbonari_sandwich@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      5 months ago

      While it’s obviously weird to want the bill of rights and declaration of independence in your Bible; let me just say, if your goal is to convert kids to Christianity, the KJV bible is just completely opaque to children that don’t normally read 17th century literature.

      • emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de
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        5 months ago

        They want it to be opaque, that lends it an air of mystery and importance, and then when the preacher drills contradictory information into their heads theyre less likely to question it or look it up themselves because if the church says god hates gays or poors or immigrants it must be in that big scary book somewhere.

    • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      “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.

  • pseudo@jlai.lu
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    5 months ago

    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?