Among Christians, however, Ms. White is a divisive figure. Her association with the belief that God wants followers to find wealth and health \u2014 commonly called the prosperity gospel \u2014 is highly unorthodox in the faith and considered heretical by many. And experts on religion in politics said that Ms. White\u2019s ascendancy was unlike any other relationship between a president and a faith adviser in modern times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never would have guessed that Paula White and Donald Trump would be the preacher-president duo people remember like Billy Graham and Richard Nixon,\u201d said Kate Bowler, a professor of Christian history at Duke Divinity School.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaula White survived scandal and little support from the religious right to become one of the only stand-alone women in the male-dominated world of televangelism,\u201d Dr. Bowler said. \u201cShe has done what no one thought she could do, scraping out a place for an unpopular theology beside an unpopular president.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Paula White, a Florida televangelist, is being brought into the Trump administration to help shore up his evangelical base. Among Christians, her association with the “prosperity gospel” has made her a divisive figure.https:\/\/t.co\/SetBa8y5Kp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) November 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n