Word: televangelistic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...four-hour series, part one of which aired yesterday, chronicles the quests of Gates, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, actress Whoopi Goldberg, astronaut Mae Jemison, musician Quincy Jones, televangelist T.D. Jakes, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and fellow Harvard professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot as they trace their family trees all the way back to Africa...
...apologetic prophet-one who publicly regrets having been "insensitive" to his audience-but you'll come up empty. Not so in today's world. Take Pat Robertson, Christian Right pioneer and host of the 700 Club. Last week, within a day of Sharon's massive stroke, the televangelist asserted that it had been God's punishment for leader's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip: "Here he's at the point of death. He was dividing God's land," said Robertson. "For any prime minister of Israel who decides he's going to carve it up and give it away...
...dividing God's land. And I would say: Woe unto any Prime Minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the E.U., the United Nations or the United States of America. God says: This land belongs to me. You better leave it alone." PAT ROBERTSON, American televangelist, suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's massive stroke last week was divine punishment...
...Christmas tree.” This move has sparked controversy over the role of religion in municipal holiday celebrations. In addition to local outcry from Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who has said he doesn’t support the change enacted by the Department of Parks and Recreation, the televangelist Rev. Jerry Falwell has ridiculed the city and threatened a lawsuit over the incident. “There’s been a concerted effort to steal Christmas,” Falwell told FOX Television last week. Meanwhile, some members of the Christian community at Harvard criticized the notion...
Directed by Liam Lynch Roadside Attractions 2 1/2 stars The title “Jesus is Magic” might evoke the idea of a religious fanatic’s film, something distributed by the likes of televangelist Jerry Falwell. However, this film, written by and starring former “Saturday Night Live” writer Sarah Silverman, is anything but reverent. The comedienne’s most recent endeavor—after small parts in “The Aristocrats” and “School of Rock”—is a filmed stand...