Pat Robertson
Televangelist, media mogul, and conservative political figure.
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His career spanned over five decades as a religious broadcaster, author, and founder of multiple organizations including CBN and Regent University.[1] On March 22, 1930, in Lexington, Virginia, Marion Gordon Robertson, who later went by "Pat," was born to A. Willis Robertson and Gladys Churchill Robertson, a family with political prominence.[2][3] Robertson's 1988 bid to become the Republican presidential nominee was unsuccessful.[4]
Life and work
Robertson hosted The 700 Club, a Christian news and TV program broadcast live weekdays on Freeform.[5] He founded CBN University in 1977, later renamed Regent University, and served as its chancellor and CEO.[6][7] Robertson started the Christian Coalition after his presidential campaign, a 1.7-million-member Christian right organization.[8] He retired from hosting The 700 Club in October 2021 on the sixtieth anniversary of its first telecast.[9][5]
A law degree from Yale Law School was obtained by Robertson in 1955, but he did not pass the New York bar exam on his sole attempt.[10]
What the cited sources add
Robertson's official biography states that Operation Blessing has provided goods and services valued at over $4.2 billion.[3] The same biography notes that his book "The Secret Kingdom" reached number three on Time magazine's national non-fiction list.[3] A Regent University press release reports that Robertson is survived by four children, 14 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.[11] The Guardian obituary states that Robertson called feminism a "socialist, anti-family political movement" that encourages women to "kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians"[12]
CNN's Fast Facts notes that Robertson turned over management of CBN to his son Gordon in November 2007.[13]
References
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Official biography"; "About Us", Christian Coalition of America (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Official biography" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Official biography". facts only, no text reused. patrobertson.com
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hindson, "The Popular Encyclopedia of Church History: The People, Places, and Events That Shaped Christianity", Harvest House, 2013-08-01, p. 289; Sherrard, "Review of: David John Marley, Pat Robertson: An American Life", The Journal of Southern Religion, 2007; The New York Times: "Pat Robertson: A Candidate of Contradictions" . February 27, 1988. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Official biography"; "US televangelist Pat Robertson says 'God is not a Republican' during TV interview", Ecumenical News, October 19, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Benn, "'He served God and his generation': Regent University Mourns the Loss of Founder, Chancellor & CEO Dr. M.G. "Pat" Robertson", June 8, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Regent University at U.S. News & World Report; retrieved May 4, 2022; Benn, "'He served God and his generation': Regent University Mourns the Loss of Founder, Chancellor & CEO Dr. M.G. "Pat" Robertson", June 8, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Host bio – Pat Robertson . CBN; Marley, "Pat Robertson: An American Life", Rowman & Littlefield; "We've Come a Long Way, Baby, in Race Relations, March 16, 2008", demo.openlogicsys.com; "In Closed-Door Session with Christian Coalition State Leaders, Pat Robertson Unveils Plan to Control GOP Presidential Nomination" , September 18, 1997, America (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Evangelicals & Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium | Various", May 1994; "US televangelist Pat Robertson says 'God is not a Republican' during TV interview", Ecumenical News, October 19, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Robertson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Spiritual Journey" , The Official Site of Pat Robertson. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Benn, "'He served God and his generation': Regent University Mourns the Loss of Founder, Chancellor & CEO Dr. M.G. "Pat" Robertson", June 8, 2023. facts only, no text reused. regent.edu
- Carlson, "Pat Robertson obituary", The Guardian, June 8, 2023. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- CNN, Pat Robertson Fast Facts, cnn.com, USA, March 12, 2017. facts only, no text reused. cnn.com
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