Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, said Trumpās decision to sell $60 Bibles is ārisky business for somebody likeā the former president.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on Sunday excoriated former PresidentĀ Donald Trump over theĀ $60 BiblesĀ he is selling in partnership with country music star Lee Greenwood.
Warnock, who serves as senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, condemned Trump for selling the Christian holy text at a high price during anĀ interviewĀ on CNN.
āThe Bible does not need Donald Trumpās endorsement, and Jesus, in the very last week of his life, chased the money changers out of the temple, those who would take sacred things and use them as cheap relics to be sold in the marketplace,ā he said. āThe sad thing is that none of us are surprised by this ā this is what we expect from the former president.ā
Warnock pointed to Trumpās failed business ventures includingĀ steaksĀ and theĀ defunct Trump University, both of which have faced legal repercussions.
āIf heās not selling us steaks, heās selling us a school whose degree is not worth the paper that is written on it. If heās not selling us a school, heās selling us sneakers, and now heās trying to sell the scriptures,ā he said.
Do you think itās fucked up that many politicians are connected to businesses that profit from the government? Or that they go to churches and engage in political speech? Or all the Republicans constantly pointing to God and the Bible to justify their votes and laws?
Yes. All of that is fucked up.