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14. Not quite billboards but close:

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:07 AM

Mar 27

From The Guardian:
Trump White House will put sponsor’s name on Easter Egg Roll for $200,000
Pitch document breaking with tradition raises new concerns over administration’s links to corporate backers

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A pitch document obtained by CNN and the New York Times shows that individuals or companies can pay up to $200,000 to have their brand or name attached to the event, with the promise that investors will gain “valuable brand visibility and national recognition”.

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You had to know this was coming. [View all] lees1975 Mar 27 OP

A thousand-dollar sacrilege. calimary Mar 27 #1

Does she take Bitcoin? dchill Mar 27 #2

Does she take monopoly money? pfitz59 Mar 27 #10

Frauds and Grifters. sheshe2 Mar 27 #3

it's such a betrayal of jesus proud patriot Mar 27 #4

And the last laugh will be HIS! eom AKwannabe Mar 27 #7

PT Barnum was right, there's a sucker born every minute.nt Phoenix61 Mar 27 #5

Literally ₿ money changers ₿ usonian Mar 27 #6

Sounds like the Catholic Church to me FirstLight Mar 27 #8

They don't have a Red Letter Bible. They don't multigraincracker Mar 27 #17

I'll sell that consumer base some blessings for $995. A bargain! AmericaUnderSiege Mar 27 #9

What a bargain! Satan can go jump in a lake! Blue Owl Mar 27 #11

Everything is for sale now COL Mustard Mar 27 #12

Not quite billboards but close: LoisB Mar 27 #14

Hydroxychloroquine For The Soul!!!! Halleluiah!!!!!!! BurnDoubt Mar 27 #15

Does it come with a free Trump bible? RazorbackExpat Mar 27 #13

Extra. Think. Again. Mar 27 #22

For another Grand you can "Mentor" an Altar Boy. BurnDoubt Mar 27 #16

I had the same thought about that guardrail thing too. EarnestPutz Mar 27 #32

And it's all tax free for them. multigraincracker Mar 27 #18

⬆⬆⬆THIS⬆⬆⬆ Think. Again. Mar 27 #23

This Is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard... GreenWave Mar 27 #30

YES! BaronChocula Mar 27 #19

Fortunately you can still see Heavy Metal Paula White for free Seinan Sensei Mar 27 #20

The kid does look like Jesus, doesn't he? Cool. EarnestPutz Mar 27 #33

The perverse parts are not that this is allowed DFW Mar 27 #21

She is just like the cons on the 4 and 5 am commercials/informercials for miracle spring water etc. Meowmee Mar 27 #24

There's a great read at the link. The author, Mark Wingfield, really has her number... Hekate Mar 27 #25

Hold it. The grape juice from the Holy Land but not the olive wood cups? underpants Mar 27 #27

Baptist News Global is an online independent news journal focused on news mostly related to Baptists especially those lees1975 Mar 27 #44

Thanks for the info. I instantly thought of Jimmy Carter. Glad to hear about Al Gore... Hekate Mar 27 #45

Christ on a cracker. amerikat Mar 27 #26

This woman should be... Mike Nelson Mar 27 #28

If they donate $1000 to a food bank, do they get the same 7 blessings? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 27 #29

More like "a thousandfold" I'd guess EarnestPutz Mar 27 #34

As prophesied in Genesis GreenWave Mar 27 #31

What a great video, from the Golden Age of MTV and teevee evangelists EarnestPutz Mar 27 #35

"As soon as the money in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs" -- Johann Tetzel, indulgence seller. /nt artemisia1 Mar 27 #36

Dear Paula, A message to you from a well known commentator on the Bible.... no charge. Ping Tung Mar 27 #37

It's sad to think that Twain's views on this were considered.... EarnestPutz Mar 27 #38

Back in the day, it was called "Simony" in Christian Religions. haele Mar 27 #39

isn't this the whacked-out preacher who's married to Jonathan Cain... keep_left Mar 27 #40

I would imagine BeneteauBum Mar 27 #41

Believe in stone-age magical stories and you're obligated to crap like this lindysalsagal Mar 27 #42

'Selling miracles on the side': Rachel Maddow calls out WH official's 'YouTube evangelism' LetMyPeopleVote Mar 27 #43