From crooked media, this isn't holier than now. I'm your host, Philip Picardy.

By now, you've probably seen the image. Donald Trump awkwardly brandishing the Holy Bible

for news cameras as he stands in front of St. John's

Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.

He looked like he'd never held a Bible before in his life.

Is that your Bible?

It's a Bible.

Your Bible?

Even though Trump undoubtedly intended for these photos to be the story, what happened before was what

dominated the headlines.

Trump allegedly cranky about the news coverage, which revealed he'd retreated to a bunker during

protests outside the White House, hashtag bunker boy, wanted to show himself to the American public.

It was decided he would appear at the church as a show of strength.

The only problem of course was that protesters were peacefully assembled in nearby Lafayette Park,

the square where the church is located. So, Attorney General William Barr allegedly ordered the police and National

Guard to clear them immediately.

They attacked the demonstrators, launching tear gas, pepper balls, and flash-bain grenades into the

crowd.

Trump, for his part, stood outside of the church for his photo.

He never even went inside. For many of us, myself included, his photo op was actually

the epitome of religion in America. It was how I've known religion my whole life and by that I mean an ideology

that's been morphed into a political weapon used to oppress marginalized people by any means necessary,

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