The God Pumpers

The God Pumpers
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0879724005
ISBN-13 : 9780879724009
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Book Synopsis The God Pumpers by : Marshall William Fishwick

Download or read book The God Pumpers written by Marshall William Fishwick and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rituals of religion these days as practiced in the United States on television, have become big theatre, a big show. Televangelism is big business, amounting to billions of dollars each year. Televangelists discussed are Billy Graham, Jimmy Swaggert, Jerry Falwell, Jim and Tammy Bakker, Terry Cole-Whittaker, Marilyn Hickey, Danuto Rylko Soderman, and Beverly LaHaye.


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