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  • August 2008

    • Jury Clears Evangelist's Wife

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      Jury Clears Evangelist's Wife

      (AP) - The wife of televangelist Joel Osteen did not assault a flight attendant during an angry tirade over a stain on her first-class seat, a jury ruled today. Jurors rejected Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown's claims that Victoria Osteen threw her against a bathroom door and elbowed her while attempting to rush the cockpit because she was angry that a stain on her seat's armrest was not quickly cleaned up. More »

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      Continental Airlines  • televangelist

  • March 2008

    • Mac's Pastor: Make War on Islam

      Mother Jones  |  Mar 13, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Mac's Pastor: Make War on Islam

      (Newser) - The popular televangelist described by John McCain as a "spiritual guide" has called on Christians to "wage war" to destroy the "false religion" of Islam, reports Mother Jones . Apparently, McCain could lead those Christian soldiers, with powerful Ohio megachurch leader Rod Parsley endorsing the candidate as a "strong, true, consistent conservative." McCain appeared at a rally last month with Parsley days before his successful Ohio primary. More »

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      John McCain  • Islam  • Ohio  • evangelicals  • televangelist  • Rod Parsley

    • Televangelist's Husband Admits Attacking Her

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Mar 12, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Televangelist's Husband Admits Attacking Her

      (Newser) - The husband of Pentecostal televangelist Juanita Bynum pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting her and was sentenced to three years probation. Thomas W. Weeks III, the founder of Global Destiny churches, admitted grabbing Bynum, throwing her down and kicking her in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel in August, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.  Weeks apologized to his wife in court. More »

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      Atlanta  • assault  • probation  • bishop  • pastor  • televangelist  • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport  • Pentecostals

  • November 2007

    • Pat's Nod Gives License to Pull Rudy Lever

      Salon  |  Nov 8, 07 1:30 PM CST

      Pat's Nod Gives License to Pull Rudy Lever

      (Newser) - Pat Robertson’s endorsement will undoubtedly help Rudy Giuliani snag conservative votes, but the televangelist's nod can only do so much to help the pro-choice divorcé, writes Salon ’s Walter Shapiro—and Rudy may be satisfied with that. The aging evangelical has granted permission for those already attracted to Rudy to set aside abortion or gay-rights doubts and vote Giuliani. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • gay rights  • endorsement  • Al Gore  • Howard Dean  • abortion rights  • Antonin Scalia  • Pat Robertson  • televangelist

  • July 2007

    • Tammy Faye Messner Dies at 65

      CNN  |  Jul 22, 07 7:48 AM CDT

      Tammy Faye Messner Dies at 65

      (Newser) - Televangelist and Christian entertainer Tammy Faye Messner died Friday morning, CNN reports. She had struggled with drug addiction throughout her life and finally died of cancer. Messner had recently been a guest on Larry King Live, appearing precariously ill, claiming she could no longer swallow food and weighed only 65 pounds. More »

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      obituary  • Christianity  • Larry King  • evangelism  • televangelist

  • May 2007

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