A President Trump-endorsed Bible being distributed in U.S. schools has drawn criticism after reports that it omits more than a dozen constitutional amendments, including provisions abolishing slavery and granting women the right to vote.
The “God Bless the USA” Bible, published in the King James Version (KJV) and distributed in some schools across Oklahoma, includes supplemental material such as the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance. But amendments 11 to 27 are not included.
Among the missing provisions are the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; the 19th Amendment, which granted women suffrage; and the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two terms in office.
The publisher told local outlet KFOR that the decision was made "to only include the original founding fathers’ documents, as Amendments 11–27 were added at later dates".
But Alex Luchenitser, associate vice president and legal director at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the Bible “would certainly mislead students” and questioned the decision to append constitutional documents to scripture.
“It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to have founding documents attached to a Bible,” he told KFOR. “What that does is it sends a message that the Constitution and religion are intertwined.”
The Bible, which was launched in collaboration with country singer Lee Greenwood, is marketed online as having an "easy-to-read, large print, and slim design" that "invites you to explore God’s Word anywhere, any time".
The standard edition is priced at $59.99 (£45), with speciality versions — including “Camo Edition,” “Pink & Gold,” and “First Lady Edition” — sold alongside a $1,000 (£744) edition signed by former President Donald Trump.
