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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
’s Protestant background and longtime association with charismatic and positive-thinking ministers became a political tool that shaped several of his presidential policies, particularly those prized b...
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, ...
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...
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”...
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...
A broad cohort of high-profile evangelical leaders publicly endorsed or allied with beginning in 2016 — names frequently cited include , , , , , , , , , , and others who served on his faith advisory b...
Reporting shows that the (NAR) is a loosely organized network of charismatic leaders and ministries rather than a formal denomination, and few institutions openly declare NAR membership even as indivi...
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...
There is no clear public evidence that personally embraces the theological doctrine or long-term strategic goals of the ; instead, he has been a political beneficiary and occasional rhetorical partner...
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...
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...
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-...