Blogs Posts on "Televangelist"
the scandalous world of modern Xtianity by walking on water on Oct 23, 2009A televangelist is someone who uses the visual media of television to propagate a particular religious belief or doctrine. A Christian televangelist is thus someone who preaches the Bible on the tellie. In this bizarre world of showbiz entertainmen...
calm and collected by walking on water on Sep 25, 2009I like Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association. He is a calm and collected speaker, even during debates. I am attracted to speakers from the United Kingdom, especially from England. The typical English stereotype does hold true in public sp...
Robert Tilton on Round Three by The Writing on the Wall on Jun 11, 2009God is about his word. A relationship with Jesus is about faith. But nowhere in the history of Christendom would the early disciples have imagined the phrase “Word of Faith” have created such vitriol and irascible angst. But then came Rob...
Seeker sensitive churches now have a mascot by The Writing on the Wall on May 25, 2009For years, certain megachurch pastors – event planners of the lukewarm pablum, if you will – have monochromatically aligned their proselytizing with about as much fervor as choosing the right socks to wear with an Italian suit. You know,...
Man arrested for DW-S-I: Drunk while spiritually intoxicated by The Writing on the Wall on May 4, 2009Humor me, Wall Watchers. I have been waiting a while to post this. I have searched for high and low for this being fraudulent. I have exhausted every opportunity and turned under every rock. Instead, I remember the faction between Jesus and jovial in...
Junior Schuller finds his own “power” by The Writing on the Wall on Apr 24, 2009Once upon a time, in a TV far, far away was a chisled-chinned boy named Bobby. Now, Bobby’s daddy was a famous preacher who decided to hang up the tunic and enjoy his golden years. Bobby took the reins of the “powerful” ministry, da...
So that’s why this Episcopal priest looked surprised? by The Writing on the Wall on Apr 17, 2009I once heard a pastor extol some genius when discussing some inane practices of certain legalistic denominations, “Ladies, I have a prophecy: If the barn needs painting, paint it!” Oddly enough, the people who laughed the loudest were the...
Jesus Christ! Movie Star! by The Writing on the Wall on Apr 12, 2009[Can't you just hear that Andrew Lloyd Webber tune howling in your ears?] Anywhoo, Easter… er, Resurrection Sunday is here and to commemorate the festivities, why not break out [cue timpani roll please...] a list! Huzzah! As I have mentioned in...
Joel Osteen finally takes a stand… kinda by The Writing on the Wall on Apr 9, 2009So, Joel & Victoria Osteen have put on their riding boots, vanity glasses and crawled back on the “Me Express.” This week has been a busy one for the Bobsie Twins, as they have left the hallowed halls of Lakewood for yet another whirl...
Cross Eyed: God’s Business is Good Business by The Writing on the Wall on Apr 4, 2009It’s time for this week in video evangelism, and I have been waiting a while to play this famed clip from “Good Times” about the corrupt, trendsetting “Reverend Sam” (played by the great Roscoe Lee Browne). You know, if...
