Crash Course: Trump Bibles make a mockery of Christianity — and that's exactly why MAGA will eat them up

Faith without morality or theology, much less that "soyboy" Jesus? Sign MAGA Republicans up! 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While I am not about to waste $60 on a Trump Bible to see where it falls on the misleading advertising scale, I will note some red flags in the quality control department. The ad copy promises that, within this book cover, customers will get the "King James Version translation," as well as a copy of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the lyrics to "God Bless America," among other texts. But it also promises an "[e]asy-to-read, large print, and slim design." People who actually read books should instantly see the contradiction. 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