The far right in Europe, Cory Booker, and Passover blessings.

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This week, Clarissa is joined by CT’s Ken Chitwood to talk about far-right French politician Marine Le Pen and her embezzlement of European Parliament funds. Then, Michael Wear and Harvest Prude stop by to talk about Senator Cory Booker’s 25-hour Senate speech. Finally, Clarissa and Old Testament scholar Carmen Imes discuss televangelist Paula White and her promise of supernatural blessings at Passover.

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ABOUT THE GUESTS:

Ken Chitwood is a religion scholar and newswriter based in both Germany and Arizona. He is a senior research fellow with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (IUPUI) and conducts research on Islam and Muslim communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, global religion, and ethnographic methods in an age of diversity and difference. Ken is editor of ReligionLink, a resource for journalists reporting on religion, and serves as president of the Religion News Association.

Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. He writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications on faith, politics, and culture.

Harvest Prude is a CT’s national political correspondent and a congressional reporter based in Washington, DC. She is a former reporter for The Dispatch and World, having served there as political reporter for their Washington bureau.

Carmen Imes, PhD, is best known for her books Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Imes has appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows and releases weekly “Torah Tuesday” videos on her YouTube channel.

ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today

Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: TJ Hester

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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