Talk:Televangelism

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I have added some information on controversies as distinct to scandals. I felt that this was necessary to make a comprehensive article. It addresses generic concerns that have been raised about televangelists. All the points I have included are independently verifiable and have been made by authoritative sources - they are not original research. I have tried to present them in neutral language to the best of my ability. However, I accept that (a) references may be needed and (b) the overall tone could do with improving to include the response from televangelists to these criticisms. I will leave these tasks to others. However, please don't delete what I have written just because you disagree with it. Whatever your views on televangelists are, it is notable that they have caused considerable controversy and an encyclopedia article needs to reflect this. Sidefall 12:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Why not make List of United States televangelists a separate article? -- Zoe done dml

I was the one who originally wrote this page, and someone deleted almost all of my text to place a Catholic slant on the subject. I have now rewritten the piece WITHOUT DELETING the Catholic references. I would ask the same consideration from future editors. I think that would be merely civil. If you had felt so strongly about the subject that you would delete 90% of my text, you should have written it in the first place. -- Rob Field

Where did the idea that someone who used radio as a medium was a "televangelist" come from? If they weren't on television they weren't a televangelist, at least in my dictionary (Merriam-Webseter's Collegiate 11th edition). So I'll be changing the reference to Coughlin. -- Someone else 06:57, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)

1 Paul Crouch & Trinity Broadcasting
2 Worldwide televangelism
3 Word Origin
4 Deletion review for Melissa Scott (pastor)

[edit] Paul Crouch & Trinity Broadcasting

If the article is correct that televangelism is entirely a U.S. phenomenon, how does Paul Crouch operate an almost-worldwide ministry through his Trinity Broadcasting Network? Rlquall 02:12, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

I've been told about a televangelist in New Zealand as well as some form of Catholic TV programming in Switzerland. --Tydaj 19:22, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

The one in NZ is probably Brian Tamaki. Link = http://www.destinychurch.org.nz/about.asp

[edit] Worldwide televangelism

"Most countries do not permit this kind of open-access evangelism" - what does 'most countries' mean? And does the sentence mean that televangelism is somehow illegal in most countries? The first half of the sentence is ambiguous, the second is probably just plain wrong.

Never mind, someone already changed it while I was writing, though I'd still like to know in which countries televangelism is illegal.

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Well, the BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation] is funded by the taxpayer, and part of the mandate is that they remain unbiased. So if they were to devote 5 hours of airtime to a twat with a dog collar saying "send me dollars now! And Christ will save you from burgers and guns and terrorism", I suspect there'd be a public outcry.

Besides, televangelism is viewed in Europe as crass, dull, and a very American thing that'd never catch on over here. People of faith here tend to go to churches instead of sitting on a sofa watching TV of a sermon.