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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 07:53 PM Oct 2024

The Grift That Keeps On Grifting: Oklahoma's Push For the Trump Bible

This morning, a [link:This morning, a new report from The Oklahoman demonstrated that Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is pushing to put more Bibles in the classroom. The report came from a story first written by nonprofit investigative news organization Oklahoma Watch. You can read their story here.

The only problem, however, is that due to the requirements set forth by the Department of Education, there are very few Bibles that work. One such bible is Lee Greenwood's God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, which has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.|new report] from The Oklahoman demonstrated that Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is pushing to put more Bibles in the classroom. The report came from a story first written by nonprofit investigative news organization Oklahoma Watch. You can read their story here.

The only problem, however, is that due to the requirements set forth by the Department of Education, there are very few Bibles that work. One such bible is Lee Greenwood's God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, which has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Department of Education opened bids to vendors to supply the Department with about 55,000 new Bibles to eventually get into the public schools system. According to The Oklahoman, the requirements for the vendors include:

"Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material."


https://meidasnews.com/news/the-grift-that-keeps-on-grifting-oklahomas-push-for-the-trump-bible
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The Grift That Keeps On Grifting: Oklahoma's Push For the Trump Bible (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 OP
Coincidence? I think not. Beartracks Oct 2024 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Dear_Prudence Oct 2024 #2
$60 x 55,000 NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2024 #3
I keep losing count on how many levels this is wrong Blue Owl Oct 2024 #4

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