was on the brink of capturing his first

aimed at sowing disinformation.Testifying before lawmakers last month, Patel took care to note the surge in terrorism threats following the

on Israel by Hamas and a Chinese espionage threat he said had yielded investigations in each of the bureau’s offices. But the accomplishments he dwelled on first concerned efforts to “take dangerous criminals off our streets,” including the arrests of three suspects on the “Ten Most Wanted” list, and large drug seizures.Rounding out the priority list are two newcomers: “Rebuild Public Trust” and “Fierce Organizational Accountability.”Those reflect claims amplified by Patel and Bongino that the bureau had become politicized through its years of investigations of Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago home was searched by agents for classified documents in 2022. Close allies of Trump, both men have committed to disclose files from past investigations, including into

, that have fueled grievances against the bureau.They’ve also pledged to examine matters that have captivated attention in conservative circles, like the

that overturned Roe v. Wade. Employees have spent hours poring over documents from the sex trafficking case against financier

, to prepare them for release.To some outside observers, such language is theocratic.

“When you talk about God’s design for anything, there’s not a lot of room for compromise,” said Nancy Ammerman, professor emerita of sociology of religion at Boston University. She was an eyewitness to the Dallas meeting and author of “Baptist Battles,” a history of the 1980s controversy between theological conservatives and moderates.“There’s not a lot of room for people who don’t have the same understanding of who God is and how God operates in the world,” she said.

Mohler said the resolutions reflect a divinely created order that predates the writing of the Scriptures and is affirmed by them. He said the Christian church has always asserted that the created order “is binding on all persons, in all times, everywhere.”Separate resolutions decry pornography and sports betting as destructive, calling for the former to be banned and the latter curtailed.