I have a hard time believing trump has a childhood bible
I don't. I would have a hard time believing that he owns a bible other than one that was given to him by a family member when he was 9 years old.
ETA - If the skepticism is around him holding on to it all this time... Just remember that it has his name embossed on the cover. You know how much he loves having things with a shiny gold TRUMP written on it, and this was probably one of his first.
Apparently it's not uncommon to use two bibles. Truman, Eisenhower, and Nixon all did so. Obama chose two bibles in his last inauguration -- the one Lincoln used, and one owned by Martin Luther King Jr.
It is really weird that Trump chose the Lincoln bible, because no one used it between Lincoln and Obama. Before Lincoln's swearing in, it had zero significance to anyone, including Lincoln:
The Lincoln Bible, used during Lincoln's first inauguration, had not been used again until Obama chose it for his first inaugural. Lincoln had no previous ties to the book. Facing assassination threats, Lincoln entered the capital for his first inaugural in secret and in haste, under the guard of Pinkerton detectives. His luggage, including the family Bible, had not yet caught up with him en route from Springfield, Ill. The faded burgundy velvet Bible... was one of several like it on hand at the US Supreme Court for use on such occasions.
My atheist heathen self was given a bible with my name embossed when I got confirmed (after meeting with an elder and telling him I liked that church because no one believed the stories literally). So I believe that part.
If he claims he's actually opened it then I'll call him a liar. Tbf I call him that daily.
It's so strange to me that we even swear presidents in on a bible at all. Why don't we swear them in on a copy of the constitution or declaration on independence ?
Apparently it's not uncommon to use two bibles. Truman, Eisenhower, and Nixon all did so. Obama chose two bibles in his last inauguration -- the one Lincoln used, and one owned by Martin Luther King Jr.
It is really weird that Trump chose the Lincoln bible, because no one used it between Lincoln and Obama. Before Lincoln's swearing in, it had zero significance to anyone, including Lincoln:
The Lincoln Bible, used during Lincoln's first inauguration, had not been used again until Obama chose it for his first inaugural. Lincoln had no previous ties to the book. Facing assassination threats, Lincoln entered the capital for his first inaugural in secret and in haste, under the guard of Pinkerton detectives. His luggage, including the family Bible, had not yet caught up with him en route from Springfield, Ill. The faded burgundy velvet Bible... was one of several like it on hand at the US Supreme Court for use on such occasions.
This is the man who hired hookers to pee on the bed the Obamas slept in when they were in Russia. It's actually really not.
Also, I bet he's hoping the smaller bible makes his stubby, tiny hands look larger.
Apparently it's not uncommon to use two bibles. Truman, Eisenhower, and Nixon all did so. Obama chose two bibles in his last inauguration -- the one Lincoln used, and one owned by Martin Luther King Jr.
It is really weird that Trump chose the Lincoln bible, because no one used it between Lincoln and Obama. Before Lincoln's swearing in, it had zero significance to anyone, including Lincoln:
This is the man who hired hookers to pee on the bed the Obamas slept in when they were in Russia. It's actually really not.
Also, I bet he's hoping the smaller bible makes his stubby, tiny hands look larger.
No, it's weird! Trump hiring hookers to pee on the bed is weird. Trump wanting to use the same bible is weird. Trump's obsession with Obama is weird!!! Normal people don't do this!
It's so strange to me that we even swear presidents in on a bible at all. Why don't we swear them in on a copy of the constitution or declaration on independence ?
I have been wondering this too. If we are really a country free from government forced religion then why use the most important book in the Christian religion so much in legal matters (Inauguration, court testimony, etc)
So the Lincoln Bible has ONLY been used by Lincoln and Obama? Yeah, this is more petty shit from Trump. Let's hope the Library of Congress can keep Trump from peeing on it.
One of Obama's inauguration picture shows 2 Bibles so that might be normal?
As for using Lincoln's Bible - this might explain the meme about Trump having more black votes than Lincoln did going around FB yesterday.
I am agog at the sheer stupidity and grasping at straws that Trump supporters are showing to validate their votes for this greedy, hateful, misogynistic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, racist POS as our F(aux)POTUS. (1) Population, you idiots. (2) I didn't realize that black people were able to simply walk up, show their voter ID and pick up a ballot. It really *was* that simple, wasn't it?
It's so strange to me that we even swear presidents in on a bible at all. Why don't we swear them in on a copy of the constitution or declaration on independence ?
John Quincy Adams and Franklin Pierce both used a law book.
And I have new respect for JQA:
John Quincy Adams ... was a religious man, but he chose to be sworn in with his hand on a book of US laws. He wanted to demonstrate that he recognized a barrier between church and state and that his loyalty was to our nation's laws above all else.