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In 2018, DJKM began the D. James
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The DJKM suit alleges the SPLC "illegally trafficked in false and misleading descriptions of the services offered by DJKM and committed defamation against DJKM arising from the publication and distribution of false information that libels the ministry's reputation and subjects the ministry to
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Pacienza, who was mentored by
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outreach to lawmakers and congressional staff, the Center is a discipleship and evangelism outreach to train and equip “Christian statesman.” It awards a "Distinguished
Christian Statesman Award" annually to high-profile Christian political leaders. Past award recipients include
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airs nationwide on four cable networks and seeks to give a “biblical perspective” on “moral and cultural controversies.” The program includes interviews, news segments, and video excerpts from sermons preached by
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in the 2000s. It claims that DJKM engages in “anti-LGBT organizing and ideology . . . demonizes LGBT people as threats to children, society and often public health.”
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