from the pulpit
idiom
: by priests and church leaders
The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.
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In the best-case scenario, this would include free-wheeling condemnations from the pulpit and from hard-liners, but little retaliatory response on the ground.
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2013
If the situation is outside the church's hands, or if social media has amplified the situation beyond control, a moratorium on political speech from the pulpit might be a good idea to slow the process down and stop any further controversy.
—Joseph Marchelewski, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The decrease in politicking from the pulpit will likely not have an immediate effect on the God gap.
—David E. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
So she was stunned when the Rev. Kevin Ewing announced from the pulpit that the church would be closed or repurposed under a proposal by the Baltimore archdiocese to realign its operations in the city.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2013
If the situation is outside the church's hands, or if social media has amplified the situation beyond control, a moratorium on political speech from the pulpit might be a good idea to slow the process down and stop any further controversy.
—Joseph Marchelewski, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The decrease in politicking from the pulpit will likely not have an immediate effect on the God gap.
—David E. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
So she was stunned when the Rev. Kevin Ewing announced from the pulpit that the church would be closed or repurposed under a proposal by the Baltimore archdiocese to realign its operations in the city.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
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“From the pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20pulpit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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