Day 21 of NaVloPoMo.
I took this video of a creepy TV evangelist this week when I flew to the East Coast on an overnight.
TV evangelists in the US were in their prime during the 80’s with Jimmy Swaggart, Robert Tilton, and James and Tammi Faye Baker. The
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style is simple: get a TV show, say that god has given you the power to create happiness, and keep asking for money.
This first group were all eventually convicted or humiliated off the TV screen only after their lavish lifestyles became too outrageous. TV evangelists have since become more sophisticated with James Dobson, Pat Robertson, and Ted Haggard (recently uncovered). Instead of just asking for cash for their own pockets, they now help organize voting blocks that elect US politicians. Everyone knows this is where the real power and money is. Hook right into the vein.
Anyway, this guy is a throwback to the simple, "Give me money and god will reward you" days. He’s hypnotic like a vampire. I can only imagine the people who call to give money at 4am. Desperate, sad, confused.
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