"God Has An Order": Donald Trump's Spiritual Adviser Says Wives Should "Submit" To Their Husbands
'Absolutely,' White-Cain agreed. She added that men 'are becoming the bedrock, which is how God designed it.'
A study published last year by the Survey Center on American Life found that church membership was declining among young women in the U.S. at a higher rate than among young men.
Nearly two-thirds of young women interviewed said they were not treated as equals to men in churches.
White-Cain, a televangelist who has been called President Donald Trump's spiritual adviser, referred to her third husband, Jonathan Cain, as the head of her household, stating, 'God has an order.'
She continued, 'If there's ever a time that a decision has to be made and we don't agree on something, he's the head. It's not hard to submit.'
The White House Faith Office was established via an executive order in February, along with Attorney General Pam Bondi's Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.
'I'm up here working on the initiatives for President Trump, who's been in ministry for 40 years and understands it,' White-Cain told Gruber. 'But I am so excited about the move of God and, undoubtedly, Bible sales up 22%, people returning to church, and men converting.'
The Faith Office leader has faced backlash for her church's financial practices. A Senate Finance Committee investigation that concluded in 2011 found that that White-Cain's then-ministry, the megachurch Without Walls International, used tax-exempt funds to pay her family members millions of dollars in salaries.
Even right-wing influencer Jon Root told digital news site NOTUS he was concerned about White-Cain's involvement in the White House.
'Anybody that you know holds true to strong biblical conviction and discernment wouldn't be involved with Paula White,' Root told the outlet last month. 'She's 100% a false teacher.'
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'If there's a bigger pool of people who are radicalized, then potentially that increases the probability that there will be a smaller number of people who funnel from that larger pool of radicalization into the violent action, and maybe, maybe, that's what we're seeing now,' he said. The ADL's Segal put it differently. He said the protest movement has consistently and unfairly blurred the lines between the actions of the Israeli government and the Jewish people at large. Violence is the inevitable result of that bias, he said. 'When you have 600-plus days of rhetoric that is not just about opposition to Israeli government policy but that often features language that dehumanizes Israelis, Zionists and Jews, it creates an atmosphere in which these plots and attacks are much more likely.' 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Groups are now considering how to create larger perimeters around Jewish institutions and gatherings, she said. 'This has created a crisis in terms of every Jewish American rethinking their security,' Soifer said. 'It's devastating to think we're at a point where that's needed. But we are.' Students at the University of Denver were already concerned about the rise of antisemitic violence across the country, said Adam Rovner, director of the university's Center for Judaic Studies. The attack on the marchers in Boulder heightens their fears, he said. 'Some people feel frightened. Some people feel angry,' Rovner said. 'Some people feel resolute and a sense of solidarity.' Rovner said that when he went to synagogue on June 1, members of the congregation were warned not to mill around outside the building because it was the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and there were fears of an attack. Since the attack on the marchers in Colorado, 'there is just a real awareness that Jewish events are requiring extremely high levels of security all the time, and there is a very strong awareness that Jews are targets,' said Rachel Harris, director of Jewish Studies at Florida Atlantic University. There is also a growing concern that the public tends to normalize terrorism against Jews by attributing it to political protest, Harris said. 'Any other group that is targeted by acts of terrorism, we call them acts of terrorism,' she said. 'We don't try and normalize that. This continued refrain that says, well, they shouted 'free Palestine,' so it was really a political gesture, is really disturbing.' Everyone has the right to protest and peacefully voice their opinion, Rovner said. 'There are certainly horrors that the Palestinians are suffering,' he said. 'There are certainly horrors that Israelis and Jews are suffering. They don't cancel each other out. They both exist. The people who can't seem to contain two conflicting opinions in their mind at the same time are the ones who lash out violently. They are simple-minded, idealized.' Twenty-four hours after the attack in Boulder, Lisa Turnquist returned to Pearl Street to lay flowers and a small Israeli flag at a small memorial. Police say Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant who overstayed his visa, threw Molotov cocktails at the marchers while yelling 'Free Palestine.' Twelve people, ages 52 to 88, suffered burn injuries ranging from serious to minor. Turnquist, 66, said she had attended the Sunday marches, rain snow or shine, in which demonstrators call for the militant group Hamas to release the Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza. She was just arriving June 1 when she saw flames on a woman's legs. Turnquist, who is Jewish, said she grabbed a towel from her dog stroller and used it to smother the flames. Turnquist said she started going to the marches a few weeks after they began in the wake of the October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel. She recounted how week after week the walkers have been confronted with allegations that they are complicit in genocide for demanding that Hamas release the hostages. "We just want them home, and that's why we do this," she said. The morning after the attack, she woke up and didn't want to get out of bed. But she did. 'This is when we have to get up and stand up,' she said, 'and we have to push back.' Contributing: Trevor Hughes This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Violent antisemitic attacks mark new phase in anti-Israel protests
