In video ad, Donald Trump endorses 'God Bless the USA' Bible for every American home

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : Endorsing the God Bless the USA Bible was likely a smart move for Trump, said Warren Throckmorton, a retired Grove City College professor who has studied the work of David Barton, a popular Christian speaker who has his own patriotic version of the Scriptures known as The Founders Bible.
68% : However, Trump was compensated for the endorsement.
67% : Trump, who promised Christian broadcasters a revival of Christian power during an appearance in Nashville, Tennessee, last month, has played Greenwood's anthem during campaign events.
66% : While Trump claims in the promo that the Bible is his favorite book, saying he owns many copies, his endorsement is likely a paid one -- the promo video points viewers to godblesstheusabible.com, where they can order a copy.
59% : "Every American, says Trump, needs a Bible in their home.
53% : The Washington Post reported that CIC Ventures LLC is owned by Trump.
53% : "It's one thing to say (or sing along to) 'God Bless the USA' and quite another to say (as Trump did in his announcement video), that 'All Americans need a Bible in their home,'" she said in an email.
52% : "Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country," said Trump in the promotional video.
52% : "Ruth Braunstein, associate professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut and director of the Meanings of Democracy Lab, said that the God Bless the USA Bible appeals to "God and country" religion -- but can be used to promote more radical forms of Christian nationalism -- the idea that America belongs to Christians and that Christians have the right to run the country.
49% : Throckmorton predicted the endorsement would pay off for Greenwood and Trump.
45% : (RNS) -- During Holy Week, Donald Trump says he has the perfect solution to America's troubled soul.
45% : "In other words, at the core of the political strategy of Christian nationalism is constantly evoking the felt sense of loss and future threat.
40% : "University of Oklahoma professor Samuel Perry, who has published two books on Christian nationalism, said Trump's ad reflected the ideology's penchant for framing Christianity as under siege.
34% : In the promo, Trump, who is seeking a return to the White House, laments the decline of organized religion in the United States.
30% : "Trump, he added, "can't convincingly sell himself as an exemplar of Christian piety," but can "sell himself as the defender of Christians against the attacks of leftists, socialists, Muslims, and immigrants.

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