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God's Profits

God's Profits

Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters

by Sarah Posner
Publication Date: 22/01/2008

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<div>Keenly observed and meticulously reported, "God's Profits" examines the unholy alliance between a new breed of corrupt televangelists and the Republican Party, which is eagerly courting "values voters" in the nation's largest megachurches. <p>Author Sarah Posner exposes the activities of Kenneth Copeland, John Hagee, Rod Parsley, T.D. Jakes, and other politically connected, skillfully marketed, and increasingly influential religious leaders. Preaching the "prosperity gospel"?the notion that faith and tithing alone can ensure financial security'both in their churches and over the airwaves, these charismatic leaders scam the gullible even as they enjoy unprecedented access to top Bush Administration officials. Admired by Republican strategists for their antigovernment ideology and authoritarian leadership styles, these televangelists work together to maximize profits; protect themselves legally; influence elections, judicial nominations, and promote their pro-war, apocalyptic ideas.</p> </div>
ISBN:
9780979482212
9780979482212
Category:
Religious fundamentalism
Publication Date:
22-01-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
PoliPointPress, LLC
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228.09x161.54x20.57mm
Weight:
0.48kg
Sarah Posner

Sarah Posner is a reporting fellow with Type Investigations at The Nation Institute. Her investigative reporting has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Nation, Mother Jones, The New Republic, HuffPost, and Talking Points Memo.

Her coverage and analysis of politics and religion has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Prospect, VICE, Politico, and many other outlets.

She graduated from Wesleyan University and has a law degree from the University of Virginia. Her story "How Trump Took Hate Groups Mainstream," published before the 2016 election, won a Sidney Hillman Foundation Award.

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