President Trump called for teaching Bible literacy classes in public schools on Twitter, despite the separation of church and state.
On Monday, in between tweets that defended his tariffs and attacked Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, President Trump found religion.
Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!
Though minister Paula White reportedly brought Trump to salvation, public expressions of Christian piety aren’t woven into his rhetoric; they seem more like intermittent, almost fitful ploys to keep his disintegrating base intact. Trump, who took flak for declaring that the Bible is his favorite book, then failing to name his favorite verse, may be keenly aware of the importance of Bible literacy. It seems more likely, however, that he learned about a spate of state-level bills that would add Bible classes to public school curriculums via Fox News.
