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Alex Baer: Getting All Up in Someone's Faith

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Faith and moneyIt's Sunday, and Elvis's Bible just brought $94,000 at auction.

We are left in the pews wondering what Jesus might have made of that, in light of so many clear instructions and concise admonitions that the wealthy are to give their riches and material possessions to the poor.

There are likely no specific passages in the Bible providing a loophole to hoard wealth in order to buy a spendy celebrity Bible, but the ironies are still striking.

Not to get into a scripture-shootin' war here, but you'd think Matthew 19:21, Luke 12:33, and Proverbs 22:16 -- among many others -- would have had plenty to say to the devout, and have guided and coaxed much better behavior by now from all well-heeled Bible-thumpers.

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Sidebar: A pair of The King's stained underwear was also up for sale in England, but was not sold:  The $11,200 reserve was not reached, having obtained only $8,000 in bids before interest trickled off.

Now, one is able to think any number of things after being advised of this urgent news bulletin regarding Elvis's shorts.  Among my own more burning questions:  How on Earth does one fairly determine the reserve asking price for a pair of not-so-well-laundered celebrity underwear?

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