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Paula White has been publicly associated with two primary lines of allegation: , and . The financial scrutiny traces to a 2007 U.S. Senate probe that included Paula White Ministries and led to recomme...
Several high-profile megachurch pastors publicly backed Donald Trump in 2016 and again in 2020, often framing their support around cultural issues, judicial appointments and a perceived defense of Chr...
Public evidence shows Donald Trump has long been associated with Presbyterian roots—he was confirmed in a Presbyterian church as a youth and historically described himself as a mainline Protestant—yet...
The Seven Mountains Mandate is a dominionist strategy within charismatic and evangelical Christianity that urges believers to gain influence over seven spheres of society—commonly listed as religion, ...
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a loose, transnational theological movement that argues for the restoration of modern “apostles” and “prophets,” an emphasis on supernatural gifts, and a mission...
Major evangelical figures who publicly backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 — and who resurfaced as visible supporters in 2024 — include high-profile pastors, televangelists and faith advisers such as...
Two waves of formal scrutiny touched Paula White: a long-running U.S. Senate Finance Committee probe of televangelist ministries that included her ministry from about 2007 through 2011 (with reporting...
Norman Vincent Peale’s popularized theology of is consistently identified in the provided material as a clear influence on Donald Trump’s outlook, with multiple entries noting Peale’s role as pastor a...
The evidence assembled from the provided materials does not establish an adjudicated crime of embezzlement against Paula White; instead, reporting documents allegations, criticisms, civil disputes, an...
Paula White has faced recurring allegations that she solicited money in exchange for divine blessings; available reporting shows , but they do not uniformly prove an explicit, contractual “pay-for-ble...
Multiple recent analyses identify a mix of formal organizations, donor networks, policy projects, and devotional movements as key promoters of in the United States, from the so‑called “Shadow Network”...
Paula White’s ministries were the subject of multi-year federal and congressional scrutiny that produced no criminal charges but did surface troubling financial revelations, internal turmoil and ultim...
Paula White has consistently denied wrongdoing in public reporting about the Journey bank-account dispute, with her lawyers calling the accusations “nonsensical” and characterizing her name on the acc...
A cohort of contemporary self‑described prophets within the charismatic/New Apostolic Reform (NAR) orbit publicly endorsed claims that Donald Trump would—or should—remain president in 2020, and a subs...
The claim that “Trump learned to deny reality from a pastor” is too neat: reporting shows close, reciprocal ties between Donald Trump and several charismatic pastors who have both reinforced his self-...
Donald J. Trump was raised in his mother's Presbyterian faith, says biographical reporting and multiple profiles, and in recent years has described himself as a “non‑denominational Christian” rather t...
Prominent evangelical figures who backed Donald Trump in 2016 and again in 2020 included Robert Jeffress, Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr. (early ally), Paula White‑Cain and other high‑profile pasto...
Donald Trump has cultivated deep ties to conservative and evangelical Christians through personnel appointments, policies and rhetoric—creating a strong political alliance though not a unanimous theol...
The Seven Mountains (or Seven Mountain Mandate, 7MM) is a dominionist strategy in parts of contemporary charismatic and evangelical Christianity that urges believers to influence or "take" seven key s...
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a loose, transnational current within charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity that promotes restored “apostles” and “prophets,” spiritual warfare, and a dominio...