Paula White needs to stop talking.

Trumps spiritual adviser, White has a long history of religiously tinged absurdity. The televangelist is a professed Christian and prosperity gospel preacher, and to those who send her and her ministry money, she promises visions from God.

We arent buying a miracle, she said during one cash grab. Were simply being obedient.

She may say that her first allegiance is to the Lord, but she just might have him confused with Donald J. Trump. To say 'no' to President Trump would be saying 'no' to God, she said of her decision to join the administration. And I won't do that."

In her latest controversy, the supposedly pro-life White prayed for satanic pregnancies to miscarry: We command all satanic pregnancies to miscarry right now. We declare that anything thats been conceived in satanic wombs, that itll miscarry, it will not be able to carry forth any plan of destruction, any plan of harm.

When a clip of her message began circulating online, White responded that everyone who thought she was calling for the death of innocent babies simply misunderstood.

I don't normally respond but clearly this has been taken out of context, she tweeted Sunday. I was praying Eph 6:12 that we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Anything that has been conceived by demonic plans, for it to be cancelled and not prevail in your life That is any plans to hurt people. Let's be clear what is really going on ... this is a disingenuous attempt to use words out of context for political gain. I will just keep praying!

Oh, a metaphorical miscarriage. Common mistake.

The Bible verse that White references, Ephesians 6:12, says this: For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

The apostle Paul is discussing the existence of spiritual warfare; when Christians face conflict, they should remember that their decisions have eternal, not just temporal, consequences. But, just in case this wasnt clear, the verse does not mean that you should pray for the miscarriage of satanic pregnancies, whatever that means. It's actually pretty hard to figure out how she got from point A to point B here.

Theological studies professor Andre Gagne tweeted that he thought White's comment was metaphorical. White is commanding that Satan's plans be aborted, he said. But even if hes right, does that really make her language a good idea? Its clear that White paints Satans plans with a pretty broad brush.

If White wanted to pray against any plans to hurt people, she could have done so. Instead, she made it clear what she thinks of her political enemies, and thats not incompatible with her previous behavior. It might be one thing for this to be a slip of the tongue or a one-off misstep. But White has made it evident what she thinks of the opponents of herself and the president.

Right now, let every demonic network who has aligned itself against the purpose, against the calling of President Trump, let it be broken, let it be torn down in the name of Jesus! she proclaimed at a Trump rally.

In her "satanic pregnancies" speech, she said, "We declare that any strange winds any strange winds that have been sent to hurt the church, sent against this nation, sent against our president, sent against myself, sent against others we break it by the superior blood of Jesus right now."

While many prominent evangelicals have distanced themselves from White and her outlandish beliefs, others have continued to embrace her. Even if Christian leaders make clear that they want no association with her, White still has one prominent ally in the White House.

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What on Earth is wrong with Paula White, Trump's spiritual guru? - Washington Examiner