Ziklag

The name Ziklag refers to a biblical town that belonged to David, King of Israel. In the Bible, Ziklag was destroyed by raiders, but David later launched a successful counter-attack from Ziklag, recovering all he had lost. This is the name that United in Purpose gave to its club of wealthy Christian donors. Ziklag membership and conference attendance is “limited to those who are ‘committed to Christ,’ are ‘Humble in spirit,’ and have ‘demonstrated success in business with significant financial means, defined as a net worth of at least $25 million,’” as reported by religious extremism author Katherine Stewart. These criteria were spelled out in an invitation to the December 2020 event. The Ziklag invitation “prominently featured a Seven Mountains Mandate workshop along with its list of noted keynote speakers including Mike Pence.” Yes, Pence is an apparent dominionist too.