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Trump’s Favorite Female Evangelist Wears a Prayer Shawl — Just Like He Does

JL;DR SUMMARY Televangelist Paula White, linked closely with Donald Trump as his spiritual advisor, generates controversy by blending Jewish symbols and Christian evangelicalism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yom KippurDonald TrumpJewish SymbolsPaula WhiteEvangelical ChristianityControversiesProsperity GospelTelevangelismChristian PoliticsSpiritual Advisor

Places mentioned

Orlando, Florida, United States
"For the next three-and-a-half minutes, White, 50, explains why viewers need to contribute sacrificially to her Orlando-based organization $10,000, or just a thousand on this special day."
Texas, United States
"In September, 2015, White began mobilizing conservative evangelicals for Trump, competing with those backing Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a lifelong evangelical and the son of a preacher."
New York, United States
"When not attending Manhattan CD release parties, the authors reported that White has prayed with prisoners on New Yorks Rikers Island and that Trump brings her to Atlantic City for private Bible studies with athletes and celebrities."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"On the first night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland she delivered a nonpolitical benediction in which she asked divine support to make America safe again."
Apopka, Florida, United States
"Today, White pastors a largely African American megachurch in Apopka, Florida, just outside Orlando, assuming the pulpit in 2012 after the congregations founding pastor was found dead of a drug overdose in a Times Square hotel."
Times Square, New York, United States
"Today, White pastors a largely African American megachurch in Apopka, Florida, just outside Orlando, assuming the pulpit in 2012 after the congregations founding pastor was found dead of a drug overdose in a Times Square hotel."

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