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Trump-endorsed Bible now mandated for Oklahoma Public Schools. No, really... [View all]
Josh Marshall
This is somewhere being hilarious and grotesque. Somehow the new rules for bibles which are now mandated for public schools in Okla are only met by the offiicial "Trump Bible". No really.
10:48 AM · Oct 4, 2024
This is somewhere being hilarious and grotesque. Somehow the new rules for bibles which are now mandated for public schools in Okla are only met by the offiicial "Trump Bible". No really.
10:48 AM · Oct 4, 2024
The Oklahoman - 'Trump Bible' one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms
Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather Warlick
Oklahoma Watch
Published 6:33 am / Updated 7:09 am CT
October 4, 2024
Superintendent Ryan Walters isn’t just talking about buying Bibles for schools.
Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: 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.
A salesperson at Mardel Christian & Education searched, and though they carry 2,900 Bibles, none fit the parameters.
But one Bible fits perfectly: Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and commonly referred to as the Trump Bible. They cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.
Mardel doesn’t carry the God Bless the U.S.A. Bible or another Bible that could meet the specifications, the We The People Bible, which was also endorsed by Trump. It sells for $90.
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Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather Warlick
Oklahoma Watch
Published 6:33 am / Updated 7:09 am CT
October 4, 2024
Superintendent Ryan Walters isn’t just talking about buying Bibles for schools.
Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: 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.
A salesperson at Mardel Christian & Education searched, and though they carry 2,900 Bibles, none fit the parameters.
But one Bible fits perfectly: Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and commonly referred to as the Trump Bible. They cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.
Mardel doesn’t carry the God Bless the U.S.A. Bible or another Bible that could meet the specifications, the We The People Bible, which was also endorsed by Trump. It sells for $90.
/snip
This is absolutely insane and unconstitutional - I hope the lawsuits fly and these schools lose federal funding - which sucks because it only hurts the children.
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