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For more than a year, evangelical pastor Ralph Drollinger has been holding regular Bible studies on Capitol Hill for members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The pastor, who holds traditional views on women and outright condemns same-sex relationships, recently claimed that his Bible studies are also getting rave reviews from the president himself.In an interview with the BBC, Drollinger said that, although the president doesn’t participate in his Bible study group, Trump does receive weekly copies of the pastor’s teachings.Drollinger told the BBC that Trump “writes me back notes on my bible studies.”“He’s got this leaky Sharpie felt-tip pen that he writes all capital letters with,” Drollinger said in the interview published Sunday. ”‘Way to go Ralph, really like this study, keep it up.’ Stuff like that.”The White House did not respond to HuffPost’s request for confirmation that Trump reads … [Read more...] about Anti-queer pastor claims Trump really likes his conservative bible studies

The American Humanist Association’s legal team drafted a nine-page letter to the school district last month that made several allegations, including that the school was “enticing students to Bible studies with donuts” and such conduct “is deceitful and inappropriate during school hours.”The letter further stated, “Teachers should treat all of their students equally rather than giving out special treats to students who participate in Christian activities.”The AHA issued a news release on Monday, essentially claiming victory.  The group cited a local newspaper report that confirmed the school had indeed suspended the activity.“Our staff was unaware of the policy update and its implication for this activity.  As a result, we have suspended the Bible study as it is currently organized,” the district announced in a statement.However, the district appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing a revamped bible study … [Read more...] about School District Suspends Bible Study After Complaints About Inducing Kids With Free Donuts

The slayings of nine people attending a Bible-study group at a historic African-American church this week cast a heavy shadow over the annual Juneteenth celebration of black empowerment and freedom from slavery.However, the shooting attack, described by law enforcement officials as a hate crime committed by a white man, has also drawn new attention and support to the 150th anniversary of June 19, 1865. That is the day when a Union general, some two months after the Civil War effectively ended with Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender, announced to a crowd in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln had freed the nation’s slaves.“This was the first time many in the crowd had learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Lincoln had issued two and a half years before,” writes historian Kenneth Davis in an op-ed article in the New York Times (reg. req.). “White slaveholders had suppressed the news of the decree freeing the slaves in Confederate … [Read more...] about Fatal attack on black Bible-study group resonates on 150th anniversary of ‘Juneteenth’

Jonathan Greer was voted out of his position at Mt. Sterling Baptist Church in Butler, Alabama, after he said a deacon told him not to invite black children to a bible school, WTOK reported. Rev. Greer served at the church for a year and a half.“There was pushback about where the types of children we were bringing in, and I was asked to not invite black children to VBS,” Greer said, referring to the church’s Vacation Bible School.Deacon Freddie Moore denied Greer’s allegation, saying that the pastor was terminated because he wouldn’t work with deacons and did not visit enough congregants. Moore said that people of all races are welcome at the church. Greer disputed this, saying that he was told on more than one occasion that black people were not allowed at the church. “This was a particular deacon that asked me, and ultimately, two deacons that had asked me not to invite black people,” he recalled. “I tried to communicate with … [Read more...] about Pastor Says Church Fired Him For Inviting Black Children to Bible Study

Drollinger did at the time have some misgivings about his remarks about Roman Catholicism, which he said were grounded in a centuries-old dispute about the relationship between church and Scripture. "I wasn't trying to say something about Maria Shriver or anything," he said in 2004, referring to Schwarzenegger's wife at the time. But, he added, "I could see where that caused problems." … [Read more...] about He once said mothers do not belong in state office. Now he leads the Trump Cabinet in Bible study