Televangelists

Billionaire Bishop Charged With Bilking Brazil's Pentacostals, Sending Money to US

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Catholics, Racketeering, Major League Baseball, Rico, Flight Capital, Billy Sunday, Rede Record, Rick Perry, Televangelists, Evangelical, Pentacostal, Brazil, Edir Macedo, Barack Obama, Anti-Semitism, Fundamentalism, Extremism, World News

After a long investigation by the federal police Brazil's attorney general is finally litigating the big fraud and racketeering case against the self-anointed Pentecostal Bishop Edir Macedo.

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Televangelist Brings 'Night Of Hope' To Chicago

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Religion, Joel Osteen Homosexuality, Joel Osteen Televangelist, Televangelists, Chicago White Sox, Elton John, Joel Osteen Ministries, Lakewood Church Osteen, Joel Osteen, Joel Osteen Chicago, Lakewood Church, Victoria Osteen, Chicago News

With attendance down at its baseball games this season, it makes good sense for the Chicago White Sox's bottom line that they would allow U.S. Cellula...

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Make Churches Accountable

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Church Scandal, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Irs, Charles Grassley, Televangelists, Oral Roberts, Politics News

From Ted Haggard to Eddie Long, American church empires are no strangers to corruption. But while sex scandals are splashed across the headlines, tax code infringements and financial scandals more frequently fly under the radar.

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Self-Deprecating Narcissism Among Christian Leaders

Jack Watts | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: Christianity, Prosperity Gospel, Jimmy Swaggert, Jerry Falwell, Electric Church, Evangelical Christianity, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Televangelists, Pat Robertson, National Religious Broadcasters Convention, Religion News

These leaders have taken self-deprecating humility and made it an art form, cleverly masking their compulsive craving for attention, approbation and admiration.

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Why Throw Stones At The Crystal Cathedral?

Tony Campolo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Hour of Power, Garden Grove Crystal Cathedral, Christianity, Prosperity Gospel, Televangelists, Crystal Cathedral Bankruptcy, Consumerist Christianity, Religion News

As the news of the financial woes of the Crystal Cathedral is heralded across the country and around the world, a host of critical voices have been raised. This criticism must be addressed.

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What We Can Do Now For Japan

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recovery, Relief, Tsunami, International-Relief-Agencies, Red Cross, Televangelists, Rebuilding, Earthquake, Operation USA, Japan, Radiation, Impact News

I urge the donating public to take it slowly and deliberately. Better to carefully sort through relief agencies' descriptions of what they plan to do over the next month to two years in Japan to help it recover.

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Pat Robertson: Snow Is God's Way of Punishing Americans Who Were Planning to Drive to Do Something Gay

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Borowitz Report, Homosexuality, 700 Club, Virginia Beach-Virginia, Twitter, Andy Borowitz, Blizzard, Televangelists, Los Angeles Times, Glenn Beck, Gays, Pat Robertson, New York City, National Weather Service, Comedy News

Explaining his theory, Rev. Robertson said, "Because of the bad road conditions the Almighty has made, any gay activities that people were planning on doing will have to be postponed by a day or two."

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The Good And Bad Effects Faith Can Have On Obesity

David Briggs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harvey Fierstein, Weight Loss, Self-Esteem, Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman, Obesity in America, Televangelists, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Faith and Obesity, Diet and Exercise, Faith-Based Weight Loss, Religion News

Substantial research shows churches, synagogues and mosques can promote exercise, healthier diets and improved self-images. But cultural stigma appears to be keeping some overweight people from entering the doors of houses of worship.

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Jim Bakker and the Counterfeit Hell Robbers

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: H.L. Mencken, Jim Bakker, Mainline Protestants, Daniel Krotz, Mainline Churches, Benny Hinn, Prosperity Gospel, Christian Megachurch, Televangelists, Premillennial Church, Christianity, Marcus Lamb, Joel Osteen, Religion News

The point is not that Televangelists are scoundrels, or that many Christian pastors are hypocrites, but that these grand ministry failures represent examples of what many mainstream churches have, in desperation, come to believe is relevant.

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Prosperity Gospel: Will Jesus Buy Me A Double-Wide Or What?

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prosperity Gospel, 700 Club, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double Wide?, Karen Spears Zacharias, Christian Theology, Televangelists, Gordon Robertson, Prosperity Theology, Joel Osteen, Christian Suffering, Christian Prospertiy, Christianity and Faith, Prosperity Preacher, Religion News

What began as a humorous look at a troubling phenomenon took a serious turn when the U.S. economy tanked in 2008. Prosperity preaching wasn't just something to report on; it was a personal attack on Zacharias' faith.

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Glenn Beck the Faith-Healer Continues to Scam His Followers

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally, Will Bunch, Televangelists, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck Fox News, Glenn Beck, Faith Healers, Glenn Beck Rally, Benny Hinn, Politics News

While everyone is focused on the crowd sizes or Glenn Beck's tall tale about holding in his bare hands George Washington's inaugural address at the National Archives, the more important questions ought to be about the money.

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Glenn Beck: the Televangelist Con Man Selling God's Plan for America

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Beck Video, Televangelists, Glenn Beck Fox News, Mccarthyism, Right Wing, Joe Mccarthy, Benny Hinn, Sarah Palin, Talk Radio, Right Wing Talk Radio, Fear-Mongering, Religion and Politics, Glenn Beck, Separation of Church and State, Faith Healing, Right-Wing Extremism, Fox News Channel, Media News

If religious zealots blur the line between what happens in the pulpit and what happens in Congress, it's that much easier for Congress to tax and regulate what happens in the pulpit. Be careful what you wish for, Beck and Palin.

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TBN Harassment Lawsuit Settlemed: Christian TV Network, Gay Former Employee Reach Deal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A gay former engineer at the Christian broadcast giant Trinity Broadcasting Network has settled a civil lawsuit that alleged...

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The Proselytizers: Wall Street Executives and Televangelists

Judith Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democracy, Christianity, Goldman Sachs, Brian Griffiths, Free Market, Capitalism, Jesus Christ, Televangelists, LLyod C. Blankfein, Business News

Goldman Sachs executives are sounding more and more like televangelists who say things like "We are doing the work of the ministry" and "Give and it shall be given unto you."

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Islamic TV preacher Amr Khaled launches reality TV show for Muslims

Meedan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reality Television, Religion, Islam, Egypt, Middle East, Televangelists, Religion and Politics, Muslim, Home News

The Middle East's most famous televangelist has launched a reality TV show to promote cultural development through faith in Islam, Nina Curley reports...

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Pat Robertson Haiti Quotes Latest Of MANY Controversial Comments: Craziest Robertson Quotes Ever

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pat Robertson Haiti Comments Transcript, Religion, Controversy, Televangelists, Pat Robertson Haiti, Slidepoll, Haiti, Pat Robertson Haiti Quotes, Pat Robertson Haiti Comments, Pat Robertson Quotes, Controversial Quotes, Pat Robertson, Media, Media News

Pat Robertson's Haiti quotes this past week have created quite a stir. The outspoken televangelist and 1988 presidential hopeful said about Haiti: "...

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Oral Roberts' Death Leaves Legacy Of Televangelism

Randall Balmer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Billy Graham, Religion, Pentecostal, Oral Roberts Death, Televangelists, Glossolalia, Oral Roberts, City of Faith Hospital, Oral Roberts University, Healthy Living News

Oral Roberts became one of the best-known televangelists of the twentieth century -- translating pentecostalism from the sweaty tents of the revival circuit to the professionalism of the television studio.

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Oral Roberts Dies: Evangelist, University Founder Dead At 91

AP | JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evangelists, Oral Roberts University, Religion, Oral Roberts, Televangelists, Death, Evangelicals, Home News

TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in the 1950s and used the power of the new medium – and his message of God's...

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A Higher Calling

Amy Ephron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor, Alaska, Levi Johnston's Tell-All Book, Shannyn-Moore, Thomas Van Flein, Televangelists, Sarah Palin, Politics News

The Great State of Alaska is about speculation, it was founded on speculation. Main Street, Anchorage is full of Joe Speculators.

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Pastors Go Postal

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sharon Brown, Robert Schuller, Barbara Ehrenreich, Victoria Osteen, Televangelists, Evangelical Christians, Christianity, Lakewood Church Osteen, Joel Osteen's Wife, Joel Osteen, Evangelicals, Healthy Living News

After Joel and Victoria Osteen's latest incident, there's a possible message from on high: that their brand of Christianity fosters a distinctly un-Christian narcissism.

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McCain's Pastor Problem

Sarah Posner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Iran Attack, Appeasement, John McCain, John Hagee, John McCain 2008, Televangelists, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Rod Parsley, Evangelicals, Politics News

Bush, Cheney, and their band of neoconservative outlaws who led us into one catastrophic war and might lead us into another are pleased to have these faith-based cheerleaders on the sidelines.

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Talking Jesus Doll Sells Out Faster Than Most Christian Televangelists

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Talking Jesus, Jesus Doll, Talking Jesus Doll, Televangelists, Jesus Christ, Home News

Wal-Mart has sold out of its Talking Jesus Messenger of Faith doll, a spiritual action hero that spouts classic Jesus-isms like, "Love others as much ...

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Inappropriate Hottie Rundown: Televangelists Under Investigation

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grassley Investigates Televangelists, Inappropriate Hottie Rundown, Religion, Grassley and Televangelists, Religion and Televangelists, Televangelists, 236, Televangelists and Affairs, Politics News

Six televangelist ministries, under investigation by Iowa Republican senator Chuck Grassley, have until Thursday to submit their financial records to ...

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Senate Panel Investigating Six Top Televangelists

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Televangelists, Politics News

CBS News has learned Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is investigating six prominent televangeli...

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