Trump’s cabinet drew members from prior Capitol Ministries Bible study groups.
Evidence
Onstage, Drollinger swiftly communicates how close to power he has become. “All of a sudden Trump got elected, and Pence chose the best out of our House and our Senate Bible studies,” he said, “to where we have twelve, I think now, twelve of the Cabinet members are strong believers, and they said, ‘Come with us, we’d like to start a ministry in the White House cabinet.’ ” Clearly he sees his focus on Trump as biblically righteous. “The strategicness [sic] of fulfilling the Great Commission relative to reaching political leaders with the gospel is easy to see throughout the pages of the New Testament,” he says. “One-third of the New Testament is written to try to convert one political leader for Christ.” — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 195
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to passages on how religious ministries positioned personnel in the Trump administration; also echoes the strategy of ‘entry-level seeding’ described elsewhere in The Power Worshippers. — connects to: Christian ministries target entry-level government offices to seed future policymakers with Bible study. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 192; Trump-administration officials were courted through religious transformation rhetoric aimed at policy change. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 193; Cabinet-level Bible study is funded through million-dollar donor galas — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 142 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Christian nationalist Bible-study groups aim to saturate every level of US government
#expands(0.82) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 179 - Trump-administration officials were courted through religious transformation rhetoric aimed at policy change.
#expands(0.78) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 193 - Cabinet-level Bible study is funded through million-dollar donor galas
#expands(0.75) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 142