from the pulpit
idiom
: by priests and church leaders
The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.
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Many churches cross the line every year, by either hosting candidates or making endorsements from the pulpit, while rarely drawing sanctions from the IRS.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The proposal would use public money to pay for students’ private school tuition — a measure the governor spent a year pushing around the state and even called on faith leaders to advocate for it from the pulpit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
Trump, meanwhile, has sought to maintain favor among conservative evangelical pastors who openly support him from the pulpit.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In February, Hibbs was accused of breaking the law by endorsing from the pulpit.
—Gretchen Smail, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The proposal would use public money to pay for students’ private school tuition — a measure the governor spent a year pushing around the state and even called on faith leaders to advocate for it from the pulpit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
Trump, meanwhile, has sought to maintain favor among conservative evangelical pastors who openly support him from the pulpit.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In February, Hibbs was accused of breaking the law by endorsing from the pulpit.
—Gretchen Smail, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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“From the pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20pulpit. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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