The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign made an impact in the 2024 election, not because of their campaign acumen, but due to his alliance with Donald Trump after the failed assassination attempt in Butler, PA. At the time, RFK Jr.’s campaign was financed by Nicole Shanahan, who was also tapped to be the running mate.
Nicole Shanahan is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and patent attorney most known for founding ClearAccessIP, which dealt with patent protection. In more recent years, she has taken an interest in health consciousness which aligns well with the Make America Healthy Again brand. She was a vaccine skeptic, much like RFK Jr., and she has been known to be critical of chemtrails but has a history with the New Age.
In a recent article on Twitter/X, Shanahan gave an account of her baptism. The baptism took place before the Trump inauguration and represents the latest in a slate of high-profile conversions, but is not without some caution flags.
In September 2024, our family suffered a heart-wrenching loss—one I’m not prepared to speak about in detail yet, but I will when the time is right. Not long after the tragedy, I met an incredible woman named Diane, a bishop, who had prayed with me after my loss and was the first to ask me if I wanted to be saved. (I’m still getting the hang of the lingo. Some say pastor, preacher, or minister, depending on the church—but I know Diane as a deeply faithful soul who helped guide me closer to Jesus. For that, I am forever grateful.)
I first crossed paths with Diane through my masseuse, Ade—pronounced “Ah-day”—a Mayan-Mexican immigrant I got to know after my divorce from Echo’s dad. Ade is a kind, quiet Christian who would whisper prayers for me while he worked without ever letting on. It wasn’t until months later that he told me about it. To this day, he remembers the first time we met and how worried he was about me. Coming out of my previous marriage, I was thin, fragile, totally worn down, and in anguish.
The account begins back in the autumn when she was at a very low point. The Diane being referenced is Diane Robinson is the first red flag. Robinson is a self-proclaimed bishop of Lineage Church in El Cerrito, CA. By appearance, her son and his wife appear to be the current “pastors,” though their website is out of date. Their faith statement describes the Holy Spirit as “the mother hen of creation, causing the cosmos to hatch from the eggs of God’s creative word.” Christ uses the “mother hen” analogy to describe the Father longing for His people in a rebuke of Jerusalem. Her spiritual influences are very charismatic.
In short, Abe is the one who connected Shanahan with Diane, the Bishop.
That next morning in January, I called Diane, who had texted me earlier, “I want to talk with you about getting baptized.” This felt like the final confirmation of something I already knew: It was time. I called her then, and we decided that on Sunday (the day before President Trump’s inauguration), she and her husband, Peter, would baptize me in my backyard.
It is very strange for pastors to solicit baptisms as is implied here, where two things coincidentally aligned.
I’ve always believed in God, but I never fully grasped the reality of the devil. Growing up with a father who seemed overcome by his demons, I try to avoid “bad energy.” He was addicted to alcohol and would fall into manic rages, yelling profanities at the wall. He would scream, laugh, cry, and wail all in a single evening, alone downstairs in our home in Oakland. I was taught that my father was a “sick” person, but I never seriously considered whether demons were real—until recently. Honestly, my last year in politics changed that. Learning just how far some will go to inflict atrocities on innocent Americans has shocked me awake. Other unexplainable events have also forced me to reconsider whether we are waging a war not merely with flesh and blood but with spiritual forces.
Many people shy away from acknowledging the reality of spiritual warfare. But anyone who has seen addiction up close or lived through deep trauma and witnessed how evil takes hold in this world knows that the battle of good versus evil isn’t just theoretical—it’s real and all around us.
Demons certainly exist, and Jesus is our covenant with God to fight them.
Her acknowledgment of evil forces appears to be a driving force behind her profession of faith. Whereas many things like anxiety, depression, and alcoholism are reduced to diseases with physiological solutions, Shanahan acknowledges the spiritual elements at work, much to her credit.
I’ve long practiced meditative prayer, influenced by years of practicing yoga, studying Eastern religions, and engaging in “personal development” through programs like the Hoffman Process. But now, my prayers are directed toward Jesus. He is the bridge between us and heaven—our Intercessor before the Divine Creator.
This is a second red flag, which is the fusion of eastern religions with Christian prayers. Under proper sanctification, these habits ought to be replaced entirely by proper prayer habits. Christians should avoid things like yoga, guided meditations, and other practices, not fuse them into their faith. Being a new convert, grace should be extended on this matter, but Russell Brand does serve as a warning about retaining certain New Age habits and fusing them with Christianity.
For over a decade, I identified as Jewish. But now, with the New Testament in my hands, I see the world’s spiritual pain in a way I never could before. It’s like a veil has been lifted, revealing a deeper understanding of the struggle between light and darkness.
Today, I am a Jew for Jesus.
When my partner Jacob heard I was getting baptized, he didn’t hesitate. “I want in—I want to be baptized, too,” he said. I smiled and said, “Great, we’ll both be Jews for Jesus!”
Since 2014, Shanahan practiced Judaism which denotes a history of spiritual exploration. Her partner, Jacob Strumwasser, is not technically her husband, and the two had a “love ceremony” in 2023 after meeting at Burning Man. Her relationship and marital history is eccentric, as she was previously married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Her divorce to Brin is a main driver to her wealth. She also allegedly committed adultery on Brin with Elon Musk.
Nevertheless, the “Jews for Jesus” line is rather endearing given how averse this group is to Christianity, but the spontaneous nature of the “partner’s” baptism lends suspicion towards the credibility of his profession. Spontaneous baptism is improper because it offers the sacrament of baptism to one simply by merit of a confession but without guaranteeing proper understanding. It could also performed under social pressures, thus easily disingenuous or performative. A proper church would examine professions of faith, but then again, this baptism was not performed by proper pastors.
Conclusion
Nicole Shanahan represents the latest in high-profile professions of faith in a fashion very similar to Russell Brand. She comes with years of New Age and mystical programming that would require sanctification while also with a man she is not legally married to in an eccentric social arrangement that avoids the title of marriage. Unfortunately, with the likes of a female bishop, who cannot even comprehend the straightforward words of Paul’s epistles, she does appear to lack spiritual guidance. If she is a genuine sheep, she requires a proper shepherd. Christians should pray God gives her one.
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Let’s hope this lady leaves Judaism behind altogether. It is encouraging to see someone who converted to Judaism get baptized, though it seems that she might not understand Christianity very well yet. Wikipedia lists only three people who returned to Christianity after becoming Jews, perhaps they don’t want to admit more.
Title typo: Kenney should be Kennedy.