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Author: Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
Original article: https://theconversation.com/pat-robertsons-lasting-influence-on-american-politics-3-essential-reads-207368
Televangelist Pat Robertson, who died at the age of 93 on May 8, 2023, was a familiar face on television for many conservative Christians, attracting a million viewers each day on his flagship show, “The 700 Club.”
In 1960, Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network and in 2018 launched the first 24-hour Christian television news channel. He also founded an evangelical school in Virginia Beach in 1977, the Christian Broadcasting Network University, and changed its name to Regent University in 1990.
Over the past several years, scholars writing for The Conversation have commented on Robertson’s enormous influence on American politics. In 1988, he sought the…
