Word: televangelists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pure chance, the Bakker scandal -- involving sex, greed and ministerial rivalries -- has coincided with a controversy swirling about another televangelist. The Rev. Oral Roberts, operator of a TV ministry, university and medical center in Tulsa, had broadcast that God would "call Oral Roberts home" unless by March 31 believers came up with $4.5 million for missionary work. Many Christians, including some Roberts followers, were scandalized by what they perceived to be implicit spiritual blackmail. The Bakker-Roberts furor raised questions about the future of TV evangelism, a fast-growing, klieg-lighted mode of Christian proselytizing -- and fund raising. Counting radio...
Suddenly and unexpectedly, Bakker's control of this seemingly flourishing domain, built over 13 years, came to an end last week. With trembling voice, the televangelist confessed to the Charlotte Observer that he had been < "wickedly manipulated by treacherous former friends" who had "conspired to betray me into a sexual encounter." Following that involvement, Bakker said, he had "succumbed to blackmail" to protect his family and organization. After the news broke, Bakker resigned as head of PTL, handing control of his troubled operation to fellow TV Preacher Jerry Falwell...
...stem the damage from the newspaper's latest revelations, Falwell pledged an open-books policy at PTL. He then reconstituted the board, adding such newcomers as pioneer Televangelist Rex Humbard and former Interior Secretary James Watt. Falwell also called an emergency meeting of the board for this week. His administrative assistant, Mark DeMoss, indicated that Falwell is not empire building and that his organization in Lynchburg, Va., and PTL will have "separate boards, separate management, separate everything." In the shake-up, Richard Dortch, formerly Bakker's top executive, becomes PTL president...
...Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart makes Pentecostal inroads in Latin America. -- A major U. S. church introduces a divorce ritual...
...Christians with whom he shares a passionate faith. Although North was raised as a Roman Catholic, he is an active member of the Church of the Apostles, an Episcopal congregation in Fairfax, Va., noted for its charismatic practices. Members of & this congregation offer special prayers for him. Virginia-based Televangelist Pat Robertson dubbed the Marine a "sacrificial lamb" on his Christian Broadcast Network. In his present straits, North derives considerable solace from his religion. "His faith has been very important in this time of stress," says North's friend and fellow parishioner John Mumford...