Word: televangelist
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Behind his ever-smiling televangelist image, Schuller does worry about attacks on his lack of depth. "In order to communicate, you have to compromise your intelligence," he explains. "On Sunday morning I'm in the emergency room with people dying and in pain. I can't be self-indulgent and talk about juicy [theological and social] issues." In any case, plans for a new 4,000-seat sanctuary, a 200-unit senior citizens' center, and expanded TV syndication leave Schuller little time for self-doubt, even if he were so inclined...