Paula White

Trump sworn in amid protests and a large assortment of clergy

By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 20, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The new president took the oath on two Bibles and then pledged to wipe out "radical Islamic terrorism" in a dark speech cheered by supporters and protested by foes.

Prosperity, heresy and Trump: Inauguration pastor Paula White answers her critics

By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 19, 2017
(RNS) Paula White has been called the president-elect's "God whisperer" -- as well as a heretic and prosperity gospel charlatan. She responds in this interview.

Who’s praying at Trump’s inauguration? A mix of supporters, critics and firsts

By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 19, 2017
(RNS) Even critics among the six clergy at the swearing-in have something in common with the new president, be it a theology that supports wealth, shared political views or just geography.

Donald Trump’s favorite televangelist

By Yonat Shimron — January 3, 2017
APOPKA, Fla. (RNS) The main thing Paula White shares with Donald Trump – apart from faith, which some in the religious community doubt – is the celebrity gene.

Cardinal Dolan, Paula White to take part in presidential inauguration

By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 28, 2016
(RNS) The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Wednesday the names of six faith leaders who will participate in the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Michael Pence.

Donald Trump’s ‘God whisperer’ preaches the prosperity gospel to black worshippers

By Yonat Shimron — November 10, 2016
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) If Paula White becomes a kind of Billy Graham to the Trump administration, she will have to balance that role with the apolitical message of the prosperity gospel that aims to cross racial and political lines.

Evangelical Christians celebrate and urge unity; others wary

By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 9, 2016
(RNS) How prominent religious figures, both evangelical Christians and others, responded to the 2016 presidential election results as they became clear overnight.

Commission suggests ways to keep closer eye on lavish ministries

By Adelle M. Banks — December 5, 2012

(RNS) A special commission created by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has called for clearer IRS guidance and greater involvement among donors to address “outliers” among congregations and other nonprofits that are not being financially accountable. By Adelle M. Banks.

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