PAT ROBERTSON
Born: Marion Gordon Robertson
Born: 22 March 1930 Lexington, Virginia, United States
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from
the United States. He is the founder of numerous organizations and
corporations, including the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ),
Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the Christian Coalition, Flying Hospital,
International Family Entertainment, Operation Blessing International Relief and
Development Corporation, and Regent University. He is the host of The 700
Club, a Christian TV program airing on channels throughout the United States and
on CBN affiliates worldwide.
Robertson is a Southern Baptist and was active as an ordained minister with that
denomination for many years, but holds to a charismatic theology not
traditionally common among Southern Baptists. He unsuccessfully campaigned to
become the Republican Party's nominee in the 1988 presidential election. As a
result of his seeking political office, he no longer serves in an official role
for any church. Despite this, his media and financial resources make him a
recognized and influential, albeit controversial, public voice for conservative
Christianity in the United States.
Born: Marion Gordon Robertson
Born: 22 March 1930 Lexington, Virginia, United States
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from
the United States. He is the founder of numerous organizations and
corporations, including the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ),
Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the Christian Coalition, Flying Hospital,
International Family Entertainment, Operation Blessing International Relief and
Development Corporation, and Regent University. He is the host of The 700
Club, a Christian TV program airing on channels throughout the United States and
on CBN affiliates worldwide.
Robertson is a Southern Baptist and was active as an ordained minister with that
denomination for many years, but holds to a charismatic theology not
traditionally common among Southern Baptists. He unsuccessfully campaigned to
become the Republican Party's nominee in the 1988 presidential election. As a
result of his seeking political office, he no longer serves in an official role
for any church. Despite this, his media and financial resources make him a
recognized and influential, albeit controversial, public voice for conservative
Christianity in the United States.