Key takeaways:
- Born in 1930 in Lexington, Virginia, Pat Robertson was the son of a U.S. senator and founder of The Christian Broadcasting Network.
- Robertson was a prominent figure in conservative Christian political and entertainment circles, and promoted sexist, homophobic and Islamophobic ideas on his CBN show, “The 700 Club.”
- Robertson ran for president in 1988, and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition.
Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster and founder of The Christian Broadcasting Network, passed away Thursday at the age of 93.
Robertson was born in 1930 in Lexington, Virginia, and was the son of a U.S. senator. He was a former Southern Baptist minister and founded CBN in 1960, making it the first television network dedicated to Christian broadcasting in the U.S. CBN is now one of the largest television ministries in the world, producing programming in 200 countries and 70 different languages.
Robertson was a prominent figure in conservative Christian political and entertainment circles, and for years promoted sexist, homophobic and Islamophobic ideas on his CBN show, “The 700 Club.” He also founded Regent University, an evangelical Christian school in Virginia Beach, the American Center for Law and Justice, which defends the First Amendment rights of religious people, and Operation Blessing, an international humanitarian organization.
In 1988, Robertson ran for president, but was unsuccessful. He also helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition.
Robertson’s legacy will live on through his many contributions to the Christian faith and his impact on the conservative Christian political movement.
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