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RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 10:34 AM Aug 2015

"nothing beats the Bible" Donald Trump

Well, either the Donald isn't as smart as he's made out to be, or he's just a panderer like the rest of the political class.

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I'm sure if we tried, we could come up with lots of examples where Trump acts in opposition to the Bible, but I'm not going to bother. Now that Trump has declared his love for the Babble, I'm sure he thinks he's going a long way to sewing up the evangelical vote.
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"nothing beats the Bible" Donald Trump (Original Post) RussBLib Aug 2015 OP
BTW, can any of you view that video snip? RussBLib Aug 2015 #1
Yep I can see it. trotsky Aug 2015 #2
That's panderific! progressoid Aug 2015 #3
He doesn't read the Bible! mr blur Aug 2015 #4
I smell a Pay-Per-View special! RussBLib Aug 2015 #5
The gotcha question Cartoonist Aug 2015 #6
^^This^^ (nt) mr blur Aug 2015 #7
"Pauls 1st letter to the Capitalists" n/t A HERETIC I AM Aug 2015 #8
Oohh...I like the potential for humor here... NeoGreen Aug 2015 #10
Genesis, the Book Moses, the New Testament... DetlefK Aug 2015 #9
I know them all: Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #13
Thread winner right here Lordquinton Aug 2015 #14
... Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #16
Jesus Christ: awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #17
From some childhood experience I memorized the names of the books of the new testament Lordquinton Aug 2015 #15
Iowa = Idiots Out Wandering Aimlessly onager Aug 2015 #11
Obviously Trump hasn't read just about any book ever written. LostOne4Ever Aug 2015 #12
Closing Time by Joseph Heller awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #18

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
1. BTW, can any of you view that video snip?
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 10:34 AM
Aug 2015

My computer is acting up and not showing the clip, but I think it's there.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
2. Yep I can see it.
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 10:38 AM
Aug 2015

And we already know what the response is anytime someone who likes some stuff in the bible is shown stuff that they don't like: "Well, that part isn't to be taken literally / is for a different time and place / etc."

 

mr blur

(7,753 posts)
4. He doesn't read the Bible!
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 12:23 PM
Aug 2015

The dickhead.

Ms Clinton says it's her favourite book. Perhaps Trump and Hilary should have a debate to prove which of them loves the Bible most.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
5. I smell a Pay-Per-View special!
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 12:58 PM
Aug 2015

only $39.95!

See the conservative Presbyterians battle the liberal Methodists! To the death of ALL their brain cells!

Cartoonist

(7,531 posts)
6. The gotcha question
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 04:28 PM
Aug 2015

Back in third grade or so, we had a priest come in once a week at our Catholic school, and chat with us. One day he sprang a pop quiz on us. He told us to list on a piece of paper as many of the books of the Bible that we could. You know, Genesis, Revelation, John, Corinthians, and everyone's favorite, Deuteronomy. I think everyone's page was blank. At that time, I didn't even understand the question, and I was not alone.

This bothered the priest to no end. He went near ballistic. He had to be quieted down by the nuns and led away. No kidding. He never chatted with us again.

I think we should spring this pop quiz on all the candidates, including Hillary. I would bet that Trump couldn't even name one.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
10. Oohh...I like the potential for humor here...
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 07:24 AM
Aug 2015

...we should expand on this...


The Book of Hypocrisy, Chapter 6, Verses 2 to 4....

An he spake saying, thou shall notist wear thy hair in big poofy bunches...

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
13. I know them all:
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 12:08 PM
Aug 2015

1. Jesus Christ and the Philosopher's Stone
2. Jesus Christ and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Jesus Christ and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Jesus Christ and the Goblet of Fire
5. Jesus Christ and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Jesus Christ and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Jesus Christ and the Deathly Hallows

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)
15. From some childhood experience I memorized the names of the books of the new testament
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 03:47 PM
Aug 2015

Of all the useless knowledge that still sticks around. It gets a little fuzzy at the nd, and I don't think I could spell Gallations properly, but just naming them is a trick I could do.

LostOne4Ever

(9,597 posts)
12. Obviously Trump hasn't read just about any book ever written.
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 09:37 AM
Aug 2015

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal] Whether you are talking history, morality, or simple story telling, just about every single book ever written is better than the bible.[/font]

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
18. Closing Time by Joseph Heller
Sun Aug 16, 2015, 02:54 AM
Aug 2015

A book I seriously considered burning, was better fiction than the bible. How could someone who wrote such a great book (Catch22) write such a turd.

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