WAHINGTON, D.C.: Pat Robertson, the soft-spoken televangelist who helped make America's Christians a powerful political force while demonizing liberals, feminists and gays as sinners, died Thursday at the age of 93, his organization announced. READ HERE:
The longtime host of 'The 700 Club' on his huge Christian Broadcasting Network and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach, according to a network statement.Robertson promoted 'a worldview that believes in the inerrancy of the Bible,' CBN said.'Today, his influence and legacy crisscross interests and industries that have broken barriers for countless Christian leaders and laypeople.
Robertson expanded into other media business, launching what became the popular, conservative 'Family Channel' on cable television, and the influential Christian-based Regent University in Virginia Beach.Push into politics In 1987, he launched the Christian Coalition, seeking to bring together different Christian denominations as a force for the conservative values he espoused.
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