the pulpit

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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

“We are united with everybody in our country praying for peace, and specifically praying for immigrants in our country,” Gomez said during an address from the pulpit Wednesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Railroad magnate and speculator Jay Gould was dubbed “the Mephistopheles of Wall Street” by ministers on the pulpit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

He is highly visible in his community, whether in the home of a parishioner or before his large and loud congregation in the pulpit on a Sunday.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

At the service’s conclusion, Roy Wilkins, the conservative executive director of the national NAACP, came to the pulpit and delivered a restrained endorsement of the Durham student protests.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson