Christians hate Christian TV: the doerstv poll
- Why do Christians hate Christian TV, and what would a better Christian network look like?
The hosts discuss a poll by Pastor David Wright of doerstv.com of 100,000+ Facebook fans, where roughly 90% of feedback said Christians hate and don't watch Christian TV. The four big turnoffs: constant money begging and fundraising telethons, false prosperity teachers manipulating for offerings, boring low-quality programming, and lack of integrity among televised leaders. They debate whether TV is a workable ministry venue, name-check Creflo Dollar's assault allegation, Jesse Duplantis, Robert Tilton, Mike Murdock, Robert Schuler, and Joel Osteen, and brainstorm what a compelling Christian network could look like.
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