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==christopher ruddy======
Christian Leaders Celebrate Israel Amid Warnings Of Waning Support
The list’s breadth speaks to the diversity of Israel’s Christian supporters. Among this year’s honorees: Rev. Johnnie Moore, director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation; world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, lauded for funding emergency aid after the October 7 attacks; Daystar Television founder Joni Lamb; Pastor Jentezen Franklin, recognized for leading humanitarian relief for Israeli communities; Fox News host Sean Hannity; Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy; CPAC Hungary Director Miklós Szánthó; actor and producer Kelsey Grammer; and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. Each, the IAF says, has played a crucial role in “mobilizing global support for Israel, especially in the face of rising antisemitism and international criticism.” “This year’s list reflects the extraordinary commitment of Christian leaders who have stood with Israel, particularly during the challenges of the past two years,” IAF President Josh Reinstein told Breitbart News. “Their support is a testament to the enduring bond between the Christian and Jewish communities, rooted in shared Judeo-Christian values.” (Grand Pinnacle Tribune 10/6/25) READMORE>>>>
The list’s breadth speaks to the diversity of Israel’s Christian supporters. Among this year’s honorees: Rev. Johnnie Moore, director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation; world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, lauded for funding emergency aid after the October 7 attacks; Daystar Television founder Joni Lamb; Pastor Jentezen Franklin, recognized for leading humanitarian relief for Israeli communities; Fox News host Sean Hannity; Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy; CPAC Hungary Director Miklós Szánthó; actor and producer Kelsey Grammer; and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. Each, the IAF says, has played a crucial role in “mobilizing global support for Israel, especially in the face of rising antisemitism and international criticism.” “This year’s list reflects the extraordinary commitment of Christian leaders who have stood with Israel, particularly during the challenges of the past two years,” IAF President Josh Reinstein told Breitbart News. “Their support is a testament to the enduring bond between the Christian and Jewish communities, rooted in shared Judeo-Christian values.” (Grand Pinnacle Tribune 10/6/25) READMORE>>>>
==ben shapiro======
The hijacking of ‘Christ is King’
What did Candace Owens mean when she posted that “Christ is King” in the midst of a very public dispute with her Daily Wire employer Ben Shapiro? I’m not going to enter into the details of that dispute other than to say I agree with Shapiro’s concerns. Here, I want to focus on Owens posting the words “Christ is King” on X (formerly Twitter). (Michael Brown/ Christian Post 11/20/23) Read More>>>>>
What did Candace Owens mean when she posted that “Christ is King” in the midst of a very public dispute with her Daily Wire employer Ben Shapiro? I’m not going to enter into the details of that dispute other than to say I agree with Shapiro’s concerns. Here, I want to focus on Owens posting the words “Christ is King” on X (formerly Twitter). (Michael Brown/ Christian Post 11/20/23) Read More>>>>>
==kimberly stohr======
Kimberly Atkins Stohr
I mean, just today, when he (Donald Trump) was posting on TRUTH Social about the Epstein files, he's directing people just to look at the Democrats that are in these files and not the Republicans, because everything about what the Democrats are tagging is a hoax, and that he has an attorney general now and an FBI director that are willing to go along with that. As an attorney, this is not how I learned in law school that the rule of law is supposed to be implemented. Another thing I think you see a great through line, whether it's its immigration policies or the decimation of the federal government with the purging of workers to the attacks on universities, is a through line of race. It is this idea that people within the country who are Black or Latino or also Muslim, the Islamophobic aspect of it, or immigrants, it's only those that are deemed the ones that are a danger to the country. We will open white South Africans -- open our arms to white South Africans, but at the same time, the denigration of other countries as Third World, as less than, as hellholes and worse. You see this real idea that there is a white Christian nationalism that has taken over the federal government in a way that I never thought I'd see in my lifetime. --Kimberly Atkins Stohr; Boston Globe 12.26.25
==jd vance=====
Christian nationalism versus actual Christianity
But the question to Christian nationalists should be this: Which Christianity do you want to endorse? Which Bible do we teach? The Catholic one or the Protestant one? Is Christianity the Catholic faith of Vice President JD Vance, which tells us to pray to Mother Mary and venerate the saints? Is Christianity the Protestant faith of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) which tells us that a personal relationship with God is all we need for salvation? What do we teach children about denominations? Which one is right? Why are the others wrong? (The Hill; 4.7.26)READMORE>>>>>>
But the question to Christian nationalists should be this: Which Christianity do you want to endorse? Which Bible do we teach? The Catholic one or the Protestant one? Is Christianity the Catholic faith of Vice President JD Vance, which tells us to pray to Mother Mary and venerate the saints? Is Christianity the Protestant faith of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) which tells us that a personal relationship with God is all we need for salvation? What do we teach children about denominations? Which one is right? Why are the others wrong? (The Hill; 4.7.26)READMORE>>>>>>
==mark wingfield===========
Mark Wingfield
There are dozens of other ways to help children around the world that will do more real good than Samaritan’s Purse and that will not give a platform to a high-profile minister in whom the spirit of truth does not reside. Franklin Graham has made himself as big a liar as Donald Trump by spouting this nonsense. One big difference is that Trump doesn’t claim to speak for God.
-Mark Wingfield-Baptist News Global-Jan 10, 2022
There are dozens of other ways to help children around the world that will do more real good than Samaritan’s Purse and that will not give a platform to a high-profile minister in whom the spirit of truth does not reside. Franklin Graham has made himself as big a liar as Donald Trump by spouting this nonsense. One big difference is that Trump doesn’t claim to speak for God.
-Mark Wingfield-Baptist News Global-Jan 10, 2022
==zachary wolf===========
The GOP: Merging flag and cross
Under President Trump, the U.S. is veering “toward Christian nationalism,” said Zachary B. Wolf in CNN.com. Since January, a growing number of the administration’s actions “have blurred the lines” between church and state. Trump has created a White House Faith Office, as well as Justice Department task forces charged with targeting “anti-Christian policies” and “threats to religious liberty.” His budget office has said workers can now “bring religion into the workplace,” while his IRS has said churches can endorse political candidates without sacrificing their tax-exempt status. This embrace of Christian nationalism was on stark display at Charlie Kirk’s memorial, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth evoked “the blood of Jesus” and spoke of “a spiritual war” underway, and Trump aide Stephen Miller said the administration is “on the side of God” and will defeat “the forces of wickedness.” The clear message, said Stephanie McCrummen in The Atlantic, is that the administration views its “political agenda as a cosmic battle against the forces of evil.”
(The Week 10/7/25) READMORE>>>>
Under President Trump, the U.S. is veering “toward Christian nationalism,” said Zachary B. Wolf in CNN.com. Since January, a growing number of the administration’s actions “have blurred the lines” between church and state. Trump has created a White House Faith Office, as well as Justice Department task forces charged with targeting “anti-Christian policies” and “threats to religious liberty.” His budget office has said workers can now “bring religion into the workplace,” while his IRS has said churches can endorse political candidates without sacrificing their tax-exempt status. This embrace of Christian nationalism was on stark display at Charlie Kirk’s memorial, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth evoked “the blood of Jesus” and spoke of “a spiritual war” underway, and Trump aide Stephen Miller said the administration is “on the side of God” and will defeat “the forces of wickedness.” The clear message, said Stephanie McCrummen in The Atlantic, is that the administration views its “political agenda as a cosmic battle against the forces of evil.”
(The Week 10/7/25) READMORE>>>>
==adam wren======
James Talarico: Christian politician is beacon of hope for Democrats
Have the Democrats found a new saviour? Some in the party believe so, said Adam Wren in Politico. They're pinning their hopes on James Talarico, a 36-year-old Presbyterian seminarian who, following his recent primary victory, is set to contest a Senate seat in Texas in November's midterm elections. The Democrats haven't won a statewide race there since 1994, and the last time Texas elected a Democrat to the US Senate was back in 1988. But the strong performance of the “disciplined and studious” Talarico has rekindled Democrat dreams of turning Texas blue. He's a deft communicator, and his centrist, positive style seems to appeal to a wide variety of voters. In the words of the veteran political adviser Mark McKinnon, Talarico could be the “Moses who leads the Lone Star Democrats out of the desert they've been in for 35 years”. This would also give them a “wider than expected path” to flipping the Republican majority in the Senate in November. (The Week; 3.20.26)READMORE>>>>>>
Have the Democrats found a new saviour? Some in the party believe so, said Adam Wren in Politico. They're pinning their hopes on James Talarico, a 36-year-old Presbyterian seminarian who, following his recent primary victory, is set to contest a Senate seat in Texas in November's midterm elections. The Democrats haven't won a statewide race there since 1994, and the last time Texas elected a Democrat to the US Senate was back in 1988. But the strong performance of the “disciplined and studious” Talarico has rekindled Democrat dreams of turning Texas blue. He's a deft communicator, and his centrist, positive style seems to appeal to a wide variety of voters. In the words of the veteran political adviser Mark McKinnon, Talarico could be the “Moses who leads the Lone Star Democrats out of the desert they've been in for 35 years”. This would also give them a “wider than expected path” to flipping the Republican majority in the Senate in November. (The Week; 3.20.26)READMORE>>>>>>