https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to televangelism en https://religiondispatches.org/2025/07/02/lord-told-me-its-flat-none-your-business-jimmy-swaggarts-scandalous-legacy Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart died yesterday. He’ll be remembered in many ways—as a charismatic preacher and talented singer (Swaggart was Jerry Lee Lewis’ cousin). But perhaps his most lasting legacy is as a creative pioneer in the art of managing a… Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:54:38 EDT Suzanna Krivulskaya 6609eb90-6a7b-49ac-baf4-e33a2076ef21 https://religiondispatches.org/2020/12/15/inevitable-megachurch-abuse-ppp-funds-coming-light-private-jet-included “The federal government can’t take our money and give it to Joel Osteen or Robert Jeffress or Paula White—even in the wake of a pandemic,” I wrote back in May. But that’s exactly what Trump’s Small Business Administration has done… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 04:54:54 EST Andrew L. Seidel c665be66-1185-4c7d-8f98-910022f8b667 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/10/26/trump-helping-economy-apocalypse-economy The “end of the world” is great for this televangelist’s business. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:58:24 EDT Jonathan Root 78a1795a-27fb-4e43-ae41-d051ac7e782b https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/30/republican-presidential-candidate-courts-televangelists-so-what-else-new-updated-video Politico reports today that Donald Trump is courting prosperity televangelists in an effort to “keep his momentum from ebbing.” The subtext of the Trump televangelist outreach is that despite the polls, the only kind of evangelicals who really like Trump… Wed, 30 Sep 2015 04:52:32 EDT Sarah Posner b24b4f62-2b69-4df5-a424-da55a1b61eb3 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/28/televangelist-watchdog-may-be-forced-close-its-doors Trinity Foundation faces financial shortfall. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:41:36 EST Sarah Posner 3052e8a6-acc0-4b66-9aeb-71eece1cc188 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/06/trump-gops-new-televangelist Prosperity gospel dumps God for The Donald. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:33:17 EST Sarah Posner f527357f-0e4e-4cbe-a7f6-de800599c17c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/12/american-prosperity-gospel-makes-south-sudan-ripe-exploitation American Pentecostals embroiled in the religious and political life of newly-created nation. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:28:18 EDT Anthea Butler 690eac86-5a1b-4374-b905-6cf31292a313 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/14/dorito-pepsi-eucharist-hate-pastor-smackdown-and-egyptian-muslims-shield-christians The week in religion. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:44:09 EST Michael J. Altman f2f3321e-6542-4bdf-bb89-23fb33cf4508 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/07/church-state-separation-advocate-calls-grassley-staff-recommendation-breathtakingly Americans United critical of recommendation to repeal rule prohibiting electioneering by churches. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:36:14 EST Sarah Posner 259a9f4c-5be9-4048-993a-93c7b7eaa198 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/07/senator-punts-televangelist-inquiry-self-reform-within-community Grassley says “self-correction can be more effective than government action.” Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:08:02 EST Sarah Posner 9584ee72-133a-47f4-929c-f957613f41c0 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/07/grassley-staff-memo-televangelists-makes-clear-religious-right-opposition-government Memo notes “very high level of distrust between churches and religious organizations and the government.” Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:07:24 EST Sarah Posner def287e0-75a8-48db-ab6e-4329ab16d49e https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/07/televangelist-watchdog-says-hes-disappointed-grassley-result Trinity Foundation’s Ole Anthony says ECFA lacks “teeth” for enforcement. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:06:41 EST Sarah Posner 35db0348-cada-4305-a2ea-5d09f163886e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/20/how-julian-assange-televangelist A feminist blogger launches a cyber-tent-revival. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:19:41 EST Sarah Posner a8187043-82de-4c72-80fc-fad063961a4b https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/31/evangelical-plummet-francis-schaeffer-glenn-beck Is Glenn Beck the new religious right? Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:03:36 EDT Sarah Posner d05f8d74-6831-4f6c-9c4b-d4db04cada04 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/31/americas-first-mormon-televangelist Beck reinvents himself. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:12:17 EDT Joanna Brooks 6793c38b-f531-4d6f-ae25-cfd2b547a684 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/16/watch-ethics-and-aesthetics-black-televangelism Televangelism is not the sole domain of the white religious right. In his new book, Jonathan Walton looks at the cultural creativity and impact of black religious broadcasting. Sun, 16 May 2010 01:18:34 EDT Jonathan L. Walton ac821dd2-f808-47b7-8b90-57ef2ea45c72 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/01/12/oral-roberts-pioneering-christian-zionist Famous for his use of TV to spread the message, Oral Roberts—friend of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion—helped to popularize the notion that the newly founded State of Israel was an indication that God still acts in history and that events prophesied in the bible were at hand. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:36:47 EST Shalom Goldman 8340b5a7-b1c9-4230-ac2b-02ab92581bd6 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/12/17/oral-roberts-greatest-religious-entertainer-century Oral Roberts had a passion for the dramatic, but what looked extemporaneous was well-rehearsed. His religious showmanship? Impeccable. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:59:05 EST Jonathan L. Walton 80b1d6c7-1063-4cb2-b685-15c0e8e55e3c https://religiondispatches.org/2009/12/16/oral-roberts-pioneering-televangelist-dies Before there was Falwell, Robertson, Bakker, or the Crouches, there was Oral Roberts, the iconoclastic pioneer of televangelism. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:57:46 EST Anthea Butler ba2040ea-33ca-4498-93c4-17ebd5a54d45 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/09/14/heresy-bad-taste-or-capitalist-adventure-it-still-pentecostalism In this chronicle of mutations within the Pentecostal movement, we learn to distinguish among the Prosperity Gospel, Word of Faith, and New Apostolic Movements—and we learn why it matters. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:47:25 EDT Anthea Butler 35302d0d-4160-4822-bc38-e52b854205ec https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/god-tv-televangelism-20 A hip new apostolic movement with claims of a direct line to God, molding the young for God’s kingdom with sexual purity, 24/7 prayer, and asceticism. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:59:39 EDT Sarah Posner 73f26dc0-440d-45f9-b862-74ec63a694d2 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/05/04/hour-power-minutes-impotence It’s sink or swim for the “Prodigal Sons” of Televangelism like 30-year-old Frederick Price Jr. who takes over his father’s ministry after “Hip Hop Sunday”… Mon, 04 May 2009 12:27:56 EDT Jonathan L. Walton 3d1166d3-0280-4229-b783-3effbcd65cff https://religiondispatches.org/2009/05/04/rdbook-selling-good-news Who put the mega in megachurch? Two new books, one on star evangelicals and one that focuses on African-American televangelists, tell the story—and explain the remarkable influence of celebrity preachers in the religious marketplace. Mon, 04 May 2009 12:19:17 EDT Sarah Posner 4b07a321-28b6-4aae-8516-c758532ed9a9 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/04/23/houston-megapastor-have-his-opening-day-yankee-stadium Pastor Joel Osteen won’t have a home team advantage this weekend in the Bronx, but chances are the crowd will be with him. What’s this generation bringing to the Osteen brand? Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:27:47 EDT Jonathan L. Walton 384494c9-3de1-4c9c-8de4-474ca0594463