Trump boosts bills to teach his favorite book — the Bible — in public schools
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Trump’s tweet came minutes after “Fox & Friends” aired a segment Monday morning on pending legislation in six states — Florida, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia — that would allow Bible literacy courses to become a part of a public school education.
“Nothing beats the Bible,” Trump famously said on the campaign trail in 2015 — not even “The Art of the Deal.”
The Christian activists who crafted the template for inserting the Bible into public school curricula celebrated the president’s endorsement of the idea.
“We were excited to see it happen,” Steven Fitschen, president of the National Legal Foundation, told Yahoo News. “The model bill that we were involved with is for the state level, but we were excited to see him use his bully pulpit, so to speak.”
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“Nothing beats the Bible,” Trump famously said on the campaign trail in 2015 — not even “The Art of the Deal.”
Many Evangelicals Trump as a role model. They envy Trump's sexual prowess-- his ability to get so many women to fornicate with him and his amazing ability to get away with it!
I doubt if Trump would recognize the bible if he stumbled over it.
I think Trump is just as likely to use the Bible as door stop or beer coaster of convenience.
This is just more pandering to his single issue voting base.
Hope you've been well!
I have been and it's good to see you again FLY.
Two Corinthians walk into a bar.....................
Bwaaaahahaha!
I shouldn't pick low hanging fruit, but it was too easy to pass up.
But at least you leave it on the ground.
Trump loves eating low hanging fruit. Especially when they come from Russia, North Korea, China.
LOL
But he's worn through three copies of "mein kampf" already.
The man that does not have one religious bone in his body, who lies, cheats, steals, has affairs while married and the evangelicals flock to him....what a frigging joke. Hypocrites.
I beg your pardon. "Religious bone." ? ? Lying, cheating, stealing and infidelity is the bedrock of the 'new christianity.' In other words, the Trump is in the fold.
And through it all--------------Lucifer, with a Putin puppet on His shoulder, smiles.
A better question...….Why does the Trump want bible literacy taught in Public Schools?
In many 'Private Schools' bible literacy is already a part of the curriculum. This latest 'Trumpian brainless storm' is aimed toward the Public Sector. Why? Isn't DeVos enough already?
Donald Trump knows that religious conservatives are part of his core supporters and he is pandering to them with this obvious unconstitutional idea of teaching the Bible in public schools. Those hypocritical Christians are eating this nonsense up.
I know the Trump is pandering to the ( small c's ).
But this 'bible literacy thing' is unnecessary to keep his base in line. Something else is going on here. To much else is happening in Trump/World. This makes little sense.
Is he looking for a way out? Or a delusional safe haven? In short, what is the point?
Trump looks weak after he lost the shutdown to Pelosi and this is a way to keep the support of religious conservatives who desperately want the wall. I doubt that this will generate much attention because it is obviously an unconstitutional idea because of the separation of church and state. If public schools cannot start the day with a prayer then there is no way that the Constitution would permit them to teach Bible literacy.
Trump might also think that this deflection will keep the public eyes away from Mueller's investigation into his many misdeeds..
Besides, how fast do you think it would be before a Mullah, a Rabbi, and a Satanist would be in there demanding equal time?
Jeeze, almost sounds like the beginning of a joke.
"A Mullah, a Rabbi, and a Satanist walk into a bar....."
The Satanists will be on this legislative idea like white on rice. The state cannot show preference to one religion over another so if the conservative Christians are permitted to use public schools to spread their beliefs then the Satanists any every other religion must be granted equal time and equal access. The idea that public schools must teach Islam or Satanism as equals to Christianity will certainly doom this idea in any school system that would ever consider it.
Trump boosts bills to teach his favorite book — the Bible
Perhaps He might care to read it prior to endorsing it. The New Testament from my perspective is rather un-Trumpian, He may find it down right offensive.