Pat Robertson (1930-2023): The controversial broadcaster who brought Christian TV to the mainstream
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Gordon Pettie2023-06-09T16:11:00
The 93 year-old founder of CBN and the 700 Club has died at his home in Virgina Beach. Gordon Pettie says he'll be remembered as a fearless Christian leader who tackled the topics many would rather avoid
Pat Robertson may not be well-known among UK Christians, but in the US his name is familiar among the masses.
Best known as a television evangelist, Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1960. CBN went on to become a global media organisation. In 1988 he stood as a Presidential candidate for the Republican party, standing on a traditional conservative platform and eventually losing out to George H. W. Bush.
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