from the pulpit
idiom
: by priests and church leaders
The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.
Examples of from the pulpit in a Sentence
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Hunter was removed from the pulpit in 2012 as the church took steps to re-embrace Murray’s vision.
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Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
What Mullins has said from the pulpit could draw attention to this race.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Most pastors don’t cuss from the pulpit, or at all.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
On Monday, President Joe Biden delivered his second speech in four days on concerns about democracy and freedom, speaking from the pulpit of the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, site of a deadly mass shooting by a white nationalist in 2015.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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Preaching from the pulpit?
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
In April 2023, our Senior Pastor, from the pulpit, made our membership aware of the potential civil litigation.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
American rabbis often avoid criticizing Israel from the pulpit.
—Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
Many of them still forbid the ordination of women; some don’t allow women to read Scripture or speak from the pulpit, or teach a Sunday-school class if there are men present.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
What Mullins has said from the pulpit could draw attention to this race.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Most pastors don’t cuss from the pulpit, or at all.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
On Monday, President Joe Biden delivered his second speech in four days on concerns about democracy and freedom, speaking from the pulpit of the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, site of a deadly mass shooting by a white nationalist in 2015.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Preaching from the pulpit?
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
In April 2023, our Senior Pastor, from the pulpit, made our membership aware of the potential civil litigation.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
American rabbis often avoid criticizing Israel from the pulpit.
—Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
Many of them still forbid the ordination of women; some don’t allow women to read Scripture or speak from the pulpit, or teach a Sunday-school class if there are men present.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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