Delegates at the denomination’s convention voted overwhelmingly to finalize the ousters of one of its largest churches, Saddleback, and a small church in Kentucky, despite impassioned appeals from their leaders.
Tag: Evangelical Movement
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‘Shiny Happy People,’ Fundamentalism and the Toxic Quest for Certainty
What I learned from a long-ago experience with the Gothard cult.
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How Pat Robertson Created the Religious Right’s Model for Political Power
The celebrity minister, who died Thursday, built a media empire and openly sought to leverage his popularity among evangelicals to influence government and the culture.