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McColumn is a retired Brigadier General and clergyman from Warner Robins, Georgia.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
At another point, clergymen beat out a flame, representing the defeat of Satan.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The clergyman warns that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran as well as the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive regime in the war’s wake.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The clergyman warned, however, that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran and the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive Tehran government in the war’s wake.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
At another point, clergymen beat out a flame, representing the defeat of Satan.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The clergyman warns that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran as well as the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive regime in the war’s wake.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The clergyman warned, however, that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran and the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive Tehran government in the war’s wake.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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