Book presents history of how political interests have used and misused the Bible

Book review: ‘The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here’ by Kaitlyn Schiess, ★★★★★

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When President Donald Trump held up a Bible during a photo op after forcefully clearing out demonstrators from his path on June 21, 2020, it wasn’t the first time that an American politician had used the Bible as a political prop. And it undoubtedly won’t be …