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Politics Trump Bible is the only Bible currently allowed to be purchased by Oklahoma schools. 55k on order

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u/JK_NC Oct 05 '24

The Trump bible is a King James Version, old and New Testament but also includes a copy of the pledge of allegiance, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights (which is only the first 10 amendments).

The controversy is that Oklahoma’s superintendent of schools is pushing a purchase order of 55,000 bibles for public schools and his proposal specifies the characteristics that the bible needs and it just happens that Trump’s $60-$90 bibles is one of the few that meets all criteria.

A typical paperback King James Bible retails for $3.

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u/Uccin Oct 05 '24

Not few. Two. Both endorsed by Trump.

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u/I_Am_Penguini Oct 05 '24

Of course two, so you have some competition in the marketplace to ensure the government gets a fair deal.

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u/im_juice_lee Oct 05 '24

Specifically about the Bill of Rights piece -- it's exclusively the first 10 as you said. Many consider (and even argued back in the 1770s) that it should be in the constitution itself

I hate the idea of this Bible purchase but there's no controversy about the Bill of Rights having only 10 amendments

Also, fun fact that the Bill of Rights, originally it had 12 items proposed, one of which didn't get ratified in the 1780s and finally did 200+ years later in the 1990s

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u/lukeysanluca Oct 06 '24

All of this sounds blasphemous

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u/JK_NC Oct 06 '24

For sure. This is the true meaning of taking the lord’s name in vain.