The Bible and the Con Man

 

And the Lord said unto you

Let there be grift

And lo, Donald Trump answered the Lord’s Command

Two Corinthians 3:17

What do vodka, steaks, sneakers, and The Apostles have in common?  They all have been hawked by Donald J. Trump.

God Bless the U.S.A.

The disgraced businessman’s latest con “Make America Pray Again” i.e. “Make America Pay Again” is a blasphemous grift.

Trump’s All American Bible to go with the All-American Jesus.

Trump’s newest venture the  All-American God Bless the U.S.A. Bible emblazoned with an American flag is chock full of such Christian documents as the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance.

But wait there’s more. Also included is a handwritten chorus of partner Lee Greenwood’s song God Bless the USA to sing along at Trump rallies.

It would not be a surprise to find out that in his version of the Bible Jesus washes the feet of his Disciples using Trump water.

All for a very Christian price of $59.99. The EZ to read, large print has rip-off written all over it.

Holy Money!

Trump Bible Ads

Holy Scam Artist, Trump is hawking a Bible!

Despite the thrice-divorced adulterer’s claim that he owns many Bibles – his “favorite book” – it is pretty doubtful any of these God Bless the U.S.A. Bible books will ever appear on the nightstand of a hotel room at a Trump International Hotel.

Not at 60 bucks a pop.

Not when he can offer a free Bible to his guests.

Though making money off the Bible is so on brand for Trump, no one for a second believes he is interested in spreading the gospel of Christianity.

A Bible For the People

Holy Bible

Bibles provided by the Gideon Organization were once ubiquitous in hotel rooms.

A guest at his hotel in search of some spiritual comfort can still rely on the Gideon Bible found in every room.. The Gideons, an organization that has provided free bibles for travelers in hotels for over a century could justifiably own the expression “Let’s Make America Pray Again.”

Once upon a time, a Bible was as common in a room as matchbooks and a glass ashtray emblazoned with the hotel logo. We are all familiar with the ubiquitous bible in a drawer but less familiar with how it ended up there.

The Gideons were formed in 1899 by 2 traveling salesmen who wanted to share the words of Christ with fellow travelers and decided on the idea of providing Bibles to hotels for free. They could be available to all who needed them. By 1908 they set out to put a Bible in every hotel room in America.

Take the Bible Not the Towels

The Bibles provided by the Gideons in hotel rooms are actually intended to be taken by guests who need them. The organization views it as a continuation of their mission to spread the teachings of Christ. They are a spiritual staple of every hotel room and the only item guests are invited to steal.

Each Bible handed out is free of charge, and the project is funded entirely by donations to the group. The Gideons will also replace any books that go missing or get worn out, and the group says that the books have a six-year life expectancy, on average.

In addition to hotel rooms, the Gideons also give Bibles and pocket-sized New Testaments to military bases, hospitals, nursing homes, motels,  students on college campuses, and prisons  in the hopes that souls are bound to be saved,

While the Gideons spread the word of Jesus one Bible, one room at a time, Trump is all about the personal profit.

Even if Trump is handed one in prison, his soul can never be saved.

It never existed.

6 comments

  1. Well done. You can’t make this stuff up.

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  2. Sally, as a Christian, I think this person has done more damage to Christianity than anyone else. If he is the paragon, then a nonbeliever can simply say stop talking to me. Gandhi once said he loved what Jesus represented, it was Christians he was concerned about. I wonder what he would say to a Trump fan who professed to being a Christian. Keith

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