Religious broadcasting has been an integral part of American culture since the very beginning of radio/television. Over the decades, religious broadcasts have periodically generated considerable controversy as they have used the airwaves to transmit unorthodox spiritual messages. Toward the end of the 1980s, religious broadcasters appeared to self-destruct in the wake of financial and sexual scandals that rocked several major ministries. The "electronic church" ministry of popular television evangelists such as Jimmy Swaggert has been widely criticized on a number of counts. Swaggert was immortalized by his tearful televised confession...but some time later, he was stopped while driving in his rented Jaguar with yet another "lady of the evening". TV evangelists support themselves by appealing to their audiences for don

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