pulpit
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As a Christian minister of an American Baptist congregation, I’ve spent more than 20 years in a pulpit — long enough to know the difference between protecting a church and conscripting one.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Jin’s path to the pulpit was forged in the aftermath of a different crackdown: Tiananmen Square.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The surgeon general wields a powerful bully pulpit for health advice, and helps oversee the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The state superintendent typically takes advantage of the bully pulpit on education issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Rabbi Gold has a deep, resonant voice so that even when he says hello, it sounds like he’s making a major pronouncement from the pulpit.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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ASLSP, moreover, reflects the magical unhurriedness the world craves, be it the slowing down of AI or turning down the volume on social media and politicians’ bully pulpits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Clergy preached independence from their pulpits, framing liberty and equality as moral obligations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Sometimes I communicate from pulpits, sometimes from bar stools, sometimes from public parks,” he says.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
Photographers climbing medieval pulpits to get better angles could cause a major distraction, she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
A second, and then a third, pastoral was read from the pulpits.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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