from the pulpit
idiom
: by priests and church leaders
The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.
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One signatory is Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, who challenged President Trump from the pulpit during a prayer service in January.
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Jason Derose, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Her appearance raises an old but urgent question: Where is the line between preaching moral truth and campaigning from the pulpit?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
For years, pastors were told that preaching on politics, let alone endorsing a candidate from the pulpit, could threaten their church’s tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.
—Lauren Cooley, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Pastors are now permitted to make political endorsements from the pulpit without fear of their respective churches losing their tax-exempt status.
—Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2025
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Jason Derose, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Her appearance raises an old but urgent question: Where is the line between preaching moral truth and campaigning from the pulpit?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
For years, pastors were told that preaching on politics, let alone endorsing a candidate from the pulpit, could threaten their church’s tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.
—Lauren Cooley, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Pastors are now permitted to make political endorsements from the pulpit without fear of their respective churches losing their tax-exempt status.
—Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2025
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“From the pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20pulpit. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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