Trump selling Bibles may be desperation - but that shouldn't cheer anyone up | Arwa Mahdawi

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : This isn't to say that the Bible venture is some sort of genius strategy by Trump.
66% : The anti-abortion doctors arguing the case may have gone a little too far in their efforts to ban access to a common abortion pill, mifepristone, as even conservative justices seemed skeptical of their arguments.
62% : You can get your hands on the book - the only version endorsed by Trump - for just $59.99 through a website, GodBlessTheUSABible.com. Where are all the proceeds going?
59% : However, the hearing did bring new attention to the Comstock Act, a 19th-century obscenity law, and its potential to be weaponized by anti-abortion extremists.
52% : Let's Make America Pray Again," Trump said as he announced his latest scheme.
48% : CIC Ventures is a company that Trump reported owning in his 2023 financial disclosure.
46% : "[I]f Republicans want to enforce the Comstock Act as a nationwide total abortion ban, they don't need to win control of Congress," writes Moira Donegan in the Guardian.
44% : Despite the copious jokes, however, Trump has always somehow managed to get the last laugh.
43% : "Donald Trump is weak and desperate - both as a man and a candidate for president," James Singer, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, crowed on Monday.
42% : Despite mockery, Trump has sold trading cards, sneakers, cologne and perfume - and manages to get the last laugh In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and, of course, Donald John Trump.
37% : A Pew Research Center report released earlier this month found: "Most people who view Trump positively don't think he is especially religious himself.
36% : An FAQ on the site clarifies that Trump is not selling the Bible directly but states that "GodBlessTheUSABible.com uses Donald J Trump's name, likeness and image under paid license from CIC Ventures LLC".
35% : Activists say this is partly because of institutionalized racism: Black women are not taken seriously by their healthcare professionals when they raise issues - not even if they're a superstar like Serena Williams.
34% : Trump may well be desperate, but that shouldn't cheer anyone up - least of all the Biden campaign.
23% : As if there were ever any doubt that Trump - who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 25 women and is facing 34 criminal charges for paying hush money to an adult film star - is a pious man, he is now hawking Bibles.
21% : In other words: they don't care if Trump personally practices what they preach; they just want him to legislate in a way that means others are forced to follow these practices.

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