You guys... He...he signed *the covers*

[kpete]

With the same hand that signed a check to pay off a porn star.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Wounded Bear]

1. Why not? He wrote it, right?

[Downtown Hound]

2. That's his signature?

It looks like radio waves on the electromagnetic spectrum or life sign vital readings.

[Brother Buzz]

3. It looks more like a Klan rally if you add a few dots

[kpete]

5. WOW

Love That!!!!!!

[happybird]

15. Oh my gosh

That is freaking hilarious!
(and sadly apropos)

[nolabear]

17. I will never unsee that. Nor do I want to.

[Dem2theMax]

24. Priceless! Simply priceless.

[TwilightZone]

27. That's hilarious.

You win today.

[Maru Kitteh]

65. That is

AWESOME.

[murielm99]

102. Love this!

It should be an OP.

[Brother Buzz]

103. Go for it

Just so you know, it was posted on DU, like, two years ago when the orange anus was making a big deal about signing some GOD AWFUL Executive Order that was disenfranchising yet another segment of our population.

[Doreen]

104. I have seen this picture several times before but it was not until

just now that I realized how empty and soulless his eyes are. It is really creepy.

[Maru Kitteh]

107. Mr. Maru calls them shark eyes. Cold. Void.

What an eternal hell life must be for him. 😱

[shanti]

109. His eyes

haven't changed since he was a child. There's a picture of him as a toddler and they are just as empty and soulless as they are now. What is behind his eyes has not changed since then.

[Doreen]

110. Basically born evil.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. Like an EKG, just before it flatlines.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. I used to study handwriting analysis. This sig is way more crazy than infamous felon signatures.nt

[Doreen]

105. Makes you wonder how close the identity of his signature

would be to Hitler, Putin, Mussolini, Stalin, and any other person who is like him?

[Cha]

78. lollolololol!

I looked at that.. of course that's his sig.

X//l/l/l/l/l/l/l/Chicken scratch 101 "Void on a check"..

[Different Drummer]

94. I've known doctors that have more legible handwriting. n/t

[KelleyKramer]

98. It's the graph on a failed lie detector test

[NCjack]

4. A Bible that can be purchased for $6.66 and signed by MFer-45 is now worth

zilch, nothing, nada, zero.

[backscatter712]

6. Obviously because he think's he's the author...

[fierywoman]

7. Please forgive my ignorance, but WTF is a military challenge version of the Bible?

[csziggy]

11. I Googled it - and still don't know what it is!

Our new Military Challenge Bibles contain the Basic Training Challenge and are compact size (4 ¼” x 6”). This new challenge contains 75 readings, covering 5 different topics of 15 readings:
1. The Commanders Bio
2. How it all Started
3. Prophets and Poets
4. The Church
5. Mail Call

The Basic Training Bible is the English Standard Version (ESV) and available in all four branch covers, as well as the generic digi-camo, flag cover, and pink camo. There is also a new website called Military Bible Challenge where you can read the Bible and interact with each other virtually. It’s like having your quiet time with your group.

http://www.valormovement.com/store/p1/Military_Challenge_Bible.html

Edited to add - "Valor is the Cru ministry for cadets, midshipmen, and veterans in the US and around the world." - http://www.valormovement.com/

Cru (known as Campus Crusade for Christ -- informally "Campus Crusade" or simply "crusade" -- or CCC until 2011) is an interdenominational Christian parachurch organization for college and university students.[1] It was founded in 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles by Bill Bright and Vonette Zachary Bright. Since then, Cru has expanded its focus to include adult professionals, athletes, and high school students. In 2011, Cru had 25,000 missionaries in 191 countries.[2]

Campus Crusade for Christ relocated its world headquarters from Arrowhead Springs, San Bernardino, California to Orlando, Florida in 1991.[3] The current president of the organization is Steve Douglass.[4]

In 2011, Campus Crusade for Christ in the United States changed its name to Cru, to avoid the negative connotation of "crusade" from the historical Crusades (particularly to Muslim communities), and to reflect the fact that much of the organization's work was no longer limited to college campuses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cru_(Christian_organization)

[fierywoman]

14. Ewww! They militarized the New Testament. Christ becomes The Commander.

"Suddenly a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, ..." -- Angels become an army.
If you are brainwashed by this, and have not been educated to discern, I can see it's easy to go from : Christ as Commander (the book tells you to obey him) flipped to: Spanky is the Commander (so he's Christ.) Pure evil.

[csziggy]

16. Creepy as all get out!

[calimary]

106. No kidding. Desecrating the Bible. With the Mark of the Beast.

[muriel_volestrangler]

75. It's all rather "Handmaid's Tale", isn't it?

"The Commander". I looked up the website they suggest; the "How It All Started" section starts with "Not Evolution", so it's a Creationist project. These are not people I want influencing American soldiers.

[Ilsa]

87. They recommend study partnerships:

http://militarybiblechallenge.com

[fierywoman]

89. Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."[1]

[EveHammond13]

101. a sales gimmick

[democratisphere]

8. Is this just another nightmare or did this really happen?!

[Mariana]

28. You do know that the majority of Christians voted for Trump, right?

Among white Evangelicals, like these people, it was 81% of them. Plenty of these churches are preaching that Trump was put in office by God. Support for Trump is therefore a tenet of their Christian faith.

Of course this really happened. There's nothing the slightest bit surprising about it.

[democratisphere]

36. So the drumpf crazies have now deemed him the messiah.

drumpf is truly a conman.

[Mariana]

38. No, no. Jesus is still the Messiah.

The Bible is stuffed with stories about plain old mortal men, whom God favored and put into positions of power, even though they were absolutely disgusting people. You know, just like Trump.

[lunatica]

45. Being singled out by god

is not always so great. Look what happened to Jesus.

Just saying.

[Mariana]

52. Jesus came out of it pretty good, though.

Crucifixion is a horrible way to go, for certain, but Jesus got to rise afterward and hang out with his friends for awhile, eat and drink and so on. And where is he now, according to the stories? He ascended into Heaven, where he's cooling his heels, waiting for his time to return, kill off everyone he doesn't like, and rule the world.

Lots of other people got crucified, too, but they all stayed dead permanently.

[0rganism]

9. ok, slightly off topic but...

...wtf is the Holy Bible Military Challenge Edition?

[lunatica]

46. See post #11 above.

[0rganism]

59. i feel sadder from having read that subthread

a lot sadder actually, and even a little bit stupider.
feels like i shouldn't have asked.

[lunatica]

67. It just confused me

It’s like they take one part and build an idea so confusing that it convinces the followers they’re too dumb to understand it and therefore they need their leaders to decipher it.


I confess I may be wrong because I didn’t read it all.

[lilactime]

10. Nothing can top Trevor Noah's tweet!

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Well, there IS a big void in his head,

[happybird]

18. Holy crap

When I first saw the thread titles, I thought he was signing the family page or maybe inside the front cover, which is bad enough.

This is absurd. What a jackass.

[spanone]

19. In a godly sized font..he's fucked up beyond help.

that signature says it all

[mr_lebowski]

20. To make it even more annoying, it just says TRUMP ...(nt)

[47of74]

21. I'm getting to the burn it all down point with Christiantiy

I'm about to the point of not even calling myself a Christian any more and instead saying I'm an Episcopalian. There's a world of difference between the two.

[Mariana]

29. Yeah, the word Christian doesn't really mean anything.

There are over 1000 denominations, plus countless "independent" and "nondenominational" churches, and who knows how many independent practitioners with their own unique interpretations. All of them are different. A person can believe or disbelieve just about anything and still be considered one flavor of Christian or another. Being more specific makes a lot of sense.

[Drahthaardogs]

33. Episcopal Church is still closely aligned with the Orthodox

Rites.

Christianity ends where Calvinism begins

[Javaman]

22. well, he does think he's god after all. LOL nt

[Haggis for Breakfast]

23. That sound you just heard

Was god face-planting.

[PatSeg]

25. That's so freaky, even for Trump

[Chin music]

26. Writing in, or on a Bible, is sacrilegious to some.

Apparently not him.

[Mariana]

34. Really? That must be rather an unusual view.

A lot of Christians write extensively in their bibles, underlining or highlighting passages that they feel are particularly important, making notes in the margins, etc. It's also common for a Bible that's a gift to have something written from the person who gave it to the recipient. I'll grant that getting a celebrity to sign their Bibles is a bit strange, but considering that some of these churches are preaching that God put Trump in office to implement God's plan, it's kind of understandable.

[Chin music]

39. This one doesn't.

[912gdm]

40. I find what trump did sacrilegious

he was autographing it for his own vainglory. It was a disgusting thing to do.

I think what the poster you replied to was thinking about was a verse at the end of revelation that says changing anything, like making up new verses, etc would be an affront. underlining or making notes for for future clarification isn't bad.

[Chin music]

42. I'm not saying what anyone does w their Bible is bad. I'm saying I think it's sacrilegious.

That's all. To each his own. If it is in fact the word of God,...jotting human notes, and etc. in it doesn't seem to me to be respectful, and lacks dignity. Just me though. No biggie. It's a book. I try not to write in any books.

[Mariana]

54. Well, he's not the first person to autograph Bibles for his fans.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HISTORIC-BILLY-GRAHAM-SIGNED-BIBLE-OKLAHOMA-CITY-CRUSADE-1956-VINTAGE-SIGNATURE-/143137854455

[912gdm]

57. ugh.

if there is a hell, graham is on charcoal duty

[MFM008]

61. Yeah ive written

In mine sincei was a kid.
Family events etc.

[Raine]

77. Often people write family names in their bibles

listing the family members, sort of a family tree.

[customerserviceguy]

86. Yes, I do genealogy

and often the family Bible is the best resource for finding birth, marriage and death dates for family members who did not get recorded in the Social Security System. Headstones often have only the year of birth and passing.

[defacto7]

30. He'll try to copyright it.

Trump's Very Holy Bible.

Trump Sacrament Wine and Vodka

Who needs a host when you have Trump Steaks.

[lunatica]

47. LOL!

You are going to hell, and so am I for encouraging you!

[defacto7]

50. Well, there's plenty of humor in my personal hell

so you're welcome to visit my corner of the firey pit anytime! byob

[lunatica]

51. I'll bring the chips too!

[Drahthaardogs]

32. Meh... Baptists

Their version of "Christianity" is so far removed from the Orthodox be what does it matter. Baptist is to Christian as Taco Bell is to Mexican food.

[stonecutter357]

35. The Ten Commandments

http://www.the-ten-commandments.org/the-ten-commandments.html You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall make no idols.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Keep the Sabbath day holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

37. public record shows 8 out of 10

I don't think there is evidence, yet, that he's broken 2 of them -- the father and mother thing and the murder thing.

[Blue_true]

43. He may not have broken the first one. Maybe 3 out of 10.

With some of the 7 being broken multiple times.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

60. pretty obvious his gods are fame and fortune

[Blue_true]

81. You got it. nt

[Blue_true]

41. I read where one woman said that God had her take her grandson from her

home 5 minutes before the tornado alarm. She didn't explain why God then completely destroyed her home. Was it because she likely hate LGBTQ people? Was it because she maybe doesn't like immigrants? Pat Robertson is quick to explain why God does harm to liberal places, maybe he has some insight.

It's all bullshit. That lady most likely left because the national weather service put her area at high risk the day before and she likely saw that on the news and became antsy. She left, then nature did what nature does.

[lunatica]

48. I've known people who get saved by rescue workers and

claim god saved them. Or they thank god they were spared while others died.

Blinders thinking.

[Blue_true]

82. Yes, it is crazy. And they do it without a second of self reflection. nt

[Grammy23]

56. Either way, god never gets the blame.

If they come through unscathed, god is so good.

If there is a loss of life or property it was all part of god’s Plan. We aren’t meant to understand his mysterious ways. It will all be clear in the great by and by.

So either way god is always good, all the time. That’s how the phrase goes and you will hear it frequently in the south.

[Blue_true]

83. No need to remind me, I live in the Bible Belt.

The destitution is amazing, but people hang on to the belief that their life on earth sucks because a diety has great plans for them in the ever after. Meanwhile, they joyously help elect idiots that make their lives worse.

[lunatica]

44. Well he thinks he's god right?

And obviously the Bible owners think he is too.

Soon there will be caps saying MAGOD. It won’t mean anything but then neither does MAGA.

[deek]

49. That is disgusting

and I am not even religious

[Niagara]

53. Vile! n/t

[Sogo]

55. Yikes! There's gotta be some like

....anti-Christ force at work in this, doesn't there?

[Alea]

58. 23 people died less than 15 miles from me and this is the shit I see on DU

This is one of the most disrespectful post I've ever seen here. I'm sure those people he met with today were glad to see him and glad to get a bible signed. He didn't force it on anyone.

I'm sure someone will chime in to tell me they aren't being disrespectful or some other garbage, but you know what, save it.

Sometimes, you just need to leave hatred and politics alone.

[Alea]

66. Follow your heart

[Alea]

71. lol

[mshasta]

63. We criticize individual #1

For the reason that he doesn’t give a shit about the catastrophe that just happened to our bothers and sisters in Alabama and how many people perish during this catastrophe, the only thing he cares about is himself to be adore and with the vanity sin plaster autographs on a bible on such terrible occasion, he didn’t said let me help and let’s prepare food for this people, let’s work on distribution of goods, clothing , acomodations, water, ....he just autographed a bible and took off to Margo largo....he won’t even remember this people by tomorrow morning at the 18 hole .

[Alea]

64. If you can't help, at least don't hurt

[lunatica]

68. If you want to defend a bunch of idiots thinking god made Trump

President go ahead. We prefer to laugh at them because they’re his fools. No one is forcing you to take part.

If you start a thread about the people who died I guarantee that no one here will get nasty about them. But we remember how he treated the victims of Puerto Rico.

[Alea]

69. I'm defending people that just had their world turned upside down and

23 of their neighbors killed by a tornado. People that aren't filled with hate have the ability to check their politics and show compassion.

[Alea]

74. You trying to make your bones or what?

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I'm 28, he's 71. I don't know much about him pre 2016.

Maybe at my age, and with my upbringing I haven't learned to hate. I'm Kind of hoping I never do.

[Downtown Hound]

108. "Maybe at my age, and with my upbringing I haven't learn to hate. I'm Kind of hoping I never do."

Awww...good little noble you. Watch half your city burn down, and then get pissed on the the president of the United States and the yokels who support him, and maybe then you'll have an understanding of what hate is, youngling.

[lunatica]

73. you Have a point

None of us mean to do that. Our dislike of Trump acting like he’s a savior unless people are brown blinds us.

I’m sorry for their tragedy as much as I’m sorry for Puerto Rican’s and the brown children he put in cages. I don’t think he’s suddenly turned into a nice person. And I do wonder how those people think he’s OK after what he’s done. Maybe it’s different when it comes to their grief.

[SammyWinstonJack]

79. Because that is what tRUMP IS doing here, checking his politics

AND showing compassion with his visit. Sure thing.

[Mariana]

92. Don't confuse ridicule with hate.

It's entirely possible to think people are being ridiculous without hating them.

And let's not pretend this is normal behavior. It's weird as hell what they're doing. You know, lots of people here have lived through disasters, natural or man-made, and have had friends and neighbors die as a result. I wonder how many of them were inspired by their experience to run out and ask a disgusting creature like Trump to autograph their religious items? I suspect the number is zero.

[BlueStater]

84. No, screw that.

The people who asked this vile asshole to sign their bibles may or may not have experienced tragedy and I'm sorry that happened if they did. That being said, it still doesn't excuse their disgusting support for this septic tank of a human and how they had this scumbag, who has lived a life going completely against what the bible teaches, vandalize their books. Younger generations see this idiocy and hypocrisy from so-called Christians and it's a large chunk of the reason why so many are getting turned off from religion.

[backscatter712]

90. And being disrespectful to Trump and his Kool-Aid-drinking base is bad why?

[Downtown Hound]

95. Yeah, take your sanctimonious outrage and shove it

I live in Santa Rosa, CA. Half of my city burned down year and a half ago in a Northern California fire storm. Trump not only refused to come and visit us, he denied us federal aid in the aftermath.

A few months ago we lost another town, Paradise. The entire town gone. Trump blamed our state for the fire by saying that we hadn't adequately raked the leaves on the FEDERALLY OWNED forest land that he's responsible for. Trump can kiss my ass, and so can those bible thumping, brain dead cultists that are slobbering over his EKG-like signature on their brainwashing manuals.

[Alea]

99. Wow, right back at ya

[CentralMass]

76. Remember that scene from Raiders Of The Lost Ark where the

Swastika on the crate holding the Ark burns off ?

[Cha]

80. The Holy Bible signed by the Anti-Christ.

[customerserviceguy]

85. Easier to sign the cover

then having to look up Two Corinthians!

[backscatter712]

91. A copy for a Two Book Christian.

You know, the kind of "Christian" that's only read two books of the Bible: Leviticus and Revelation.

[TheCatQueen]

88. I'm wondering how long it took for the Bibles to burst into flames! n/t

[Initech]

93. As if we needed any further proof that he's never actually opened a Bible.

[Totally Tunsie]

96. I'm surprised he didn't charge $$$ for the autographs.

[MoonRiver]

97. Mark of the Beast!

[DFW]

100. Well, of course he did

Nobody told him there were pages and text inside, so how was he to know?