Donald Trump selling Bibles sparks fury from Christians—"Blasphemous grift" - eviltoast

Former President Donald Trump’s latest venture selling Bibles has sparked the fury of Christians.

Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier in March, posted a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic ballad.

“Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible,” Trump wrote in the post, alongside a link to a website selling the book for $59.99. It came a day after Trump seemingly compared his legal plight to Jesus Christ’s persecution.

And it comes as he faces mounting legal bills while fighting four criminal indictments and a series of civil charges while running to reclaim the White House. On Monday, a New York appeals court agreed to hold off on collecting the more than $454 million he owes following a civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.

But the move has sparked the ire of Christians.

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    8 months ago

    No. I do not accept this any longer. There are not “good christians” and “bad christians”. There are christians and not christians. And christians are bad. Always have been. If you identify as a christian then these are your people.

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        8 months ago

        No it isn’t. The Christians are the fash, dumbass. They have killed and burned millions upon millions both with their religion, their dogma, and they’re absolute rejection of logic and reason. They are the fascist. They’re the ones that need to be eliminated, and that is a matter of self-defense.

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        8 months ago

        Fascism is built on a structure that includes using religion and fear as the basis for its atrocities. I’m getting really sick of you people defending the fascists.

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      8 months ago

      I assume if you ever encounter someone claiming people who support Trump aren’t Christians you go on about “No True Scotsman” as well?

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        8 months ago

        No. Why would I do that? I’m sure plenty of people supported Hitler’s genocides who weren’t Christians also.