I've seen guys like that on TV, hanging onto this 8 1/2 x 11 Bible that is flopping around, that they hold out and point at people. One kept talking and never opened it for 3 minutes. Too distracting.
Exactly. Then they flop it open so hangs over the edges of their hand, wave it around and continue talking.
One family in my cong has had every publication redone in leather. They have leather everything. A million cows had to die for them to become showy dubs...