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Where did the term 'Bible thumping' originate?

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  • by Someguy on August 21st, 2008

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    I looked this up years ago, so the memory might fail me -- it came from the circuit preachers during the 1920 revival period. Preachers would pound the Bible of thump it on the lectern to get attention or emphasize a point

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