Former PresidentĀ Donald Trumpā€™s latest ventureĀ selling BiblesĀ has sparked the fury of Christians.

Trump, who became the presumptiveĀ RepublicanĀ nominee earlier in March, posted a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the ā€œGod Bless the USA Bible,ā€ inspired by country singer Lee Greenwoodā€™s patriotic ballad.

ā€œHappy Holy Week! Letā€™s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible,ā€ Trump wrote in the post, alongside a link to a website selling the book for $59.99. It came a day afterĀ Trump seemingly compared his legal plight to Jesus Christā€™s persecution.

And it comes as he faces mounting legal bills while fighting four criminal indictments and a series of civil charges while running to reclaim the White House. On Monday, a New York appeals court agreed to hold off on collecting the more than $454 million he owes following a civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.

But the move has sparked the ire of Christians.

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      No it isnā€™t. The Christians are the fash, dumbass. They have killed and burned millions upon millions both with their religion, their dogma, and theyā€™re absolute rejection of logic and reason. They are the fascist. Theyā€™re the ones that need to be eliminated, and that is a matter of self-defense.

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      Fascism is built on a structure that includes using religion and fear as the basis for its atrocities. Iā€™m getting really sick of you people defending the fascists.

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        religion and fear as the basis for its atrocities.

        And christians are bad. Always have been.

        You are a hypocrite.

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          This comic was posted elsewhere, and not only is it historically accurate, but plenty of American evangelicals still believe this bullshit. I know people who lost business because they were left-handed.

          And you call me the fascist. Fuck, you people never learn.

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            Yeah, seriously! These people! Is it even fair to call them that? I mean, if you think nuance is important and are slow to criticize a group of billions, youā€™re basically subhuman trash!

            /s, in case anyone thinks Iā€™m also an idiot a shitty, reactionary authoritarian.

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              Screaming ā€œauthoritarian!ā€ does not change the fact that Abrahamic religions are evil, violent, and designed for nothing more than division and control. Your Reversi isnt working.

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                  Using nuance to look the other way has brought us to the brink of Project 2025, a full state authoritarian government sponsored by Abrahamic religion. Pretending dangers arent real (because itā€™s unfashionable) does not make you seem enlightened.