For more than a half-century, Robertson was a familiar presence in American living rooms because of his “700 Club” television show, the Christian Coalition, and blaming natural disasters on everything from homosexuality to the teaching of evolution.
In this edition of A Public Witness, we review the public careers of two well-known Christian figures in the public square — Pat Robertson and Francis Collins — who both announced their retirements in recent days. We will explore the lessons they taught and the spirits
For many Americans, Pat Robertson, the Christian television pioneer and onetime presidential candidate, will always be remembered for his wacky pronouncements made at inflection points of American history.
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network on Wednesday (Jan. 30), White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that God “wanted Donald Trump to become president” so he could support “a lot of the things that people of faith really care about.”