preacher
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Throughout his campaign, he frequently leaned into his religious upbringing – as the grandson of a Southern Baptist preacher who spent time in a seminary – sprinkling his stump speeches with biblical references.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
He studied theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and is the grandson of a Baptist preacher.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Gerstner is a longtime techno-optimist, spreading the gospel of Silicon Valley-style capitalism with the zeal of a revivalist preacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It neatly sums up the endgame in which we find ourselves — and his vanquishing of the preacher Eli speaks to what we worship in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
If you’ve ever heard a preacher get excited in the middle of a sermon, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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With his first book, John Crow’s Devil, a religious drama about two small-town Jamaican preachers competing for leadership, James faced a literary hazing of sorts while trying to sell the manuscript.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Farwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Further footage records Bayoumi's many meetings with officials and preachers from Riyadh's Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In one category about preachers, Ding rang up more correct responses than a Catholic priest he was playing against.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The preachers and congregations jumped even higher and shouted even louder than the Baptists I had known.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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