Word: televangelists
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Robertson, the smiling televangelist who is the founder and star of the Christian Broadcasting Network, is winning more attention at the moment, in part because of the novelty of his latest cause. Last week he did well enough & in the first round of Michigan's convoluted delegate-selection process to put himself firmly on the G.O.P. presidential map. The results hardly added up to the "absolutely amazing victory" that Robertson quickly claimed. Yet he made a more than respectable showing in the number of his supporters who won election as delegates to county conventions, much better than anyone would have...
...Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie (Then I Don't Want to Go) should be spitting out of your car radio as you make the more than 150-mile drive from Pigeon Forge to Fort Mill, S.C. It will put you in the mood for Heritage USA, Televangelist Jim Bakker's hotel and convention complex that attracts 5 million of the faithful each year. Cynics call the place Six Flags over Jesus, but you will be disappointed if you come expecting a Holy Roller coaster or a guided walk across the Sea of ! Galilee. Still, Heritage is not your...
...Robertson, an immensely popular television evangelist and head of the Christian Broadcasting Network, has said that he was awaiting divine guidance on whether he should run for President. But Robertson's show of strength in an early test in Michigan last week could give the New Right Televangelist a more earthly impetus...