A North Carolina pastor is going viral on social media for slamming the Donald Trump-endorsed &;quot;God Bless the USA&;quot; Bible. In March‚ Trump began promoting the &;quot;God Bless the USA&;quot; Bible for $60. The Bible includes a copy of the U.S. Constitution‚ the Bill of Rights‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ the Pledge of Allegiance‚ and the chorus to Lee Greenwood's song &;quot;God Bless the USA.&;quot; The Bible uses the King James Version translation.In a now-viral sermon this month‚ Pastor Loran Livingston of Central Church in Charlotte blasted the &;quot;disgusting&;quot; and &;quot;blasphemous&;quot; Bible.Livingston invoked the Trump-endorsed Bible while teaching on the importance of prayer and Bible-reading in a Christian's life‚ using the Trump Bible as a negative example of Christians who believe that political engagement is a &;quot;spiritual responsibility.&;quot;&;quot;When you don’t read and pray. You‚ you say‚ 'Wow‚ there’s a Bible out now that includes the Constitution and the Bill of Rights&;#33; Isn’t that wonderful&;#63;&;#33;' No‚ no. It’s disgusting&;#33; It’s blasphemous&;#33; It’s a ploy&;#33;&;quot; Livingston explained.There is nothing &;quot;encouraging&;quot; about the Trump Bible‚ the pastor said‚ because the Gospel of Jesus Christ &;quot;is not an American gospel.&;quot;Moreover‚ Livingston said the problem with the Bible is that its creator took man-made documents that focus on man and spliced it together with the &;quot;Word of God‚&;quot; which focuses on God.&;quot;Now you can get mad if you want to‚ but I’m going to tell you something: If you glory in that kind of thing‚ you don’t have a prayer life‚&;quot; Livingston added. &;quot;If you glory in that kind of political mess‚ you do not know what the Word of God says.&;quot;(The relevant portion begins around the 69 minute-mark): How Far Behind are You Following&;#63; - April 14‚ 2024 10:30 am - #centralchurchnc Live Stream www.youtube.com But make no mistake about it: Livingston is no liberal.In fact‚ just prior to slamming the Trump-endorsed Bible‚ Livingston condemned the LGBTQ movement and abortion as antithetical to the Christian life.Meanwhile‚ Livingston is not the first Christian to raise concerns about the Trump-endorsed Bible. Andrew Walker‚ a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary‚ wrote in an essay after Trump began promoting the Bible that it should have never been made.&;quot;To put matters bluntly‚ a Bible like this should never have been made‚&;quot; Walker said. &;quot;Trump peddling a patriotic Bible is gimmicky civil religion. Even if Bibles like this are a well-worn gimmick by now‚ the Bible is no prop‚ and Christians would do well to resist the syncretistic ploy of melding church and state in this way.&;quot;Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;