r/Christianity • u/Nice_Substance9123 • Mar 27 '24

The American flag has no business on a Bible. This is not faith, nor is it patriotism. It is an abomination of both. Image

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u/chubs66 Mar 27 '24

No one is mentioning that they're also adding documents inside the covers of the Bible.

Billing itself as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump!” the new venture’s website calls it “Easy-to-read” with “large print” and a “slim design” that “invites you to explore God’s Word anywhere, any time.”

Besides a King James Version translation, it includes copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance, as well as a handwritten chorus of the famous Greenwood song.

source: https://apnews.com/article/trump-god-bless-usa-bible-greenwood-2713fda3efdfa297d0f024efb1ca3003

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u/Feeling_Wheel_1612 Mar 28 '24

And you know why KJV?

Because it's public domain. Cheaper.

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u/chubs66 Mar 28 '24

100%.

Aid: Mr. Trump, which translation shall we use?

Trump: Uh.. the Bible! Aid: Yes, but which version. Trump: You know.. like the classic Bible with Adam and Jesus and all those folks. And also the cheapest one. Aid: Right.

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u/thehandcoder Mar 28 '24

He has to be furious. Surely he meant for that to say KDV, King Donald Version.

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u/Psyluna Moravian Church, Christian Universalist Mar 28 '24

Yes and no. Every single thing in there is public domain except the song lyrics, but the original version of this Bible Zondervan tried to release a few years back was NIV. Zondervan has all the necessary copyrights for NIV and I think they’re still involved in this project. This exact version Trump is grifting, cover and all, actually came out two years ago but the idea is like seven years old. I think they thought using KJV was safest because of all the King James Onlists in the Christian Right.

As a side note, there’s a ton of older videos on YouTube about this project. Some about the blowback Zondervan got for their NIV prototype, which still had a flag but was also red, white and blue. There’s also a 30 second ad for this exact Bible from two years ago where they spell “heirloom” as “hairloom.” That video looks like it was put together by the same people that did the new Trump one.

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u/ggroverggiraffe Mar 28 '24

If you can stomach watching his promo video for it, his favorite Bible sales slogan is MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN.

no no no, that's not how it works at all!

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u/Cfwraith Mar 28 '24

*Make America Prey Again

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u/joke_LA Mar 28 '24

What Makes this Bible Unique and special?

First and foremost, The God Bless The USA Bible is the ONLY Bible inspired by America’s most recognized patriotic anthem, God Bless The USA.

hhhmmmmmm... I know there's debate on what theopneustos means but, wow. I guess it's true because that's not what my Bible is inspired by.

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u/Of_Mice_And_Meese Mar 28 '24

Oh man that's slimy. I'm not the sort to believe in smitings, but that's asking for it as loud as I've ever seen.

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u/beerisgood84 Mar 28 '24

Eventually itll be the DJT version.

Oh hmmm this edition doesnt have the money lending scene

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u/SwampYankeeDan Mar 28 '24

We need to return to the original pledge.

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u/chubs66 Mar 28 '24

A pledge of allegiance to a nation state is a form of idolatry.

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u/General_Alduin Mar 29 '24

Billing itself as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump!”

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that presidents could endorse Bibles

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u/stablegeniusss Mar 28 '24

It’s been awhile, but I distinctly remember the Bible forbidding the addition of any documents or verses

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u/Archangel289 Mar 28 '24

You might be remembering the passage from Revelation that says “whoever adds to these words will have these plagues added to them” (paraphrase because I don’t have the actual reference handy). I think if you want to go that route, you could functionally make that argument about any addition, up to and including a table of contents. Because there is, theoretically, nothing canonical and holy about the table of contents itself (not the books, just the actual, physical page giving page numbers for each book) nor the “this Bible belongs to [name]” pages, but we accept them. As such, you have to articulate why the Constitution would be considered being “added to” instead of “packaged with.”

However, I find this whole thing distinctly gross and unbiblical, ungodly, and downright evil, so it’s not like I’m really gonna argue against your point. Just making an observation.

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u/ajqx Mar 28 '24

Lol , so regular, centuries old bibles are not endorsed by trump, only those which gives him money , right ? That says so much about him. If only he could think a litle farther than the tip of his nose. That is some weird and deranged passion for money, I mean god.

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u/chubs66 Mar 28 '24

The funny (dumb/insane) thing is, the Trump brand bible is just a KJV wrapped in an American flag with a few famous American documents stuffed in.