House speaker's wife runs undisclosed-funding ministry for Hill staffers
Kelly Johnson's faith-based counseling nonprofit raises ethics questions over its donor sources.
What to know
- House Speaker Mike Johnson's wife Kelly runs Onward Christian Education Services, a faith-based counseling nonprofit serving Capitol Hill staffers, but the organization does not disclose its donors.
- The ministry reflects growing evangelical Christian influence in the Trump administration and raises ethics concerns about undisclosed funding sources.
- Critics argue the arrangement represents religious favoritism and constitutional concerns over the establishment of faith in government.
The undisclosed funding and religious influence raise serious ethics and constitutional concerns.
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“All of which is to say that this is a BFD. Not just the money. Not just the constitutional issues. But because Mike Johnson, and his wife are elevating their faith over all others.”
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Washington Post reports Kelly Johnson's undisclosed-funding ministry
The Washington Post reveals that Kelly Johnson, wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson, runs Onward Christian Education Services, a faith-based nonprofit providing counseling to Capitol Hill staffers. The organization does not disclose its donors, raising ethics questions.
“Kelly Johnson's faith-based counseling services are the centerpiece of an organization that does not disclose its donors.”
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US House speaker’s wife ministers to Hill staffers, but nonprofit funding is a mystery. Kelly Johnson’s Christian counseling services are the centerpiece of an organization that does not disclose its donors. https://www. washingtonpost.com/politics/20 26/10/13/mike-johnsons-wife-runs-ministry-hill-staffers-its-funding-is-mystery/
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All of which is to say that this is a BFD. Not just the money. Not just the constitutional issues. But because Mike Johnson, and his wife are elevating their faith over all others. They oppose the openness and tolerance on which our country was founded. https://www. washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
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