By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged
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What’s left to say about the week’s biggest religion story?
President Donald Trump’s now-famous walk from the White House to the nearby St. John’s Episcopal Church literally broke the internet. Or at least it overloaded the Religion News Service servers. Credit an explosive report by national correspondent Jack Jenkins for that.
Rather than rehash the details from all the stories about Trump’s photo op, let’s see who was paying close attention.
That’s right — it’s time for a pop quiz. I’ll share the answers at the bottom of this column:
1. Did police really use tear gas to break up a peaceful protest so Trump could cross the street and pose with a Bible?
2. Who did authorities expel from the church’s patio before the president’s arrival?
3. What version of the Bible did Trump hold up?
4. Did the Bible belong to Trump?
5. When did the tradition of St. John’s Episcopal Church as the “church of the presidents” begin?
6. What well-known religion writer, in analyzing the president’s visit, wrote that Trump brandished “a Bible like a salesman in a bad infomercial?”
7. Did Trump emerge from the photo op looking like a thug or a hero?
Bonus question: What religious site did Trump visit the day after the church photo op?
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