Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93.

Robertson’s death Thursday was confirmed in an email by his broadcasting network. No cause was given.

  • Admiral Patrick
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    71 year ago

    in 1988, and from that experience founded the Christian Coalition, which helped cement the Republican Party’s enduring alliance with evangelical voters.

    We’ll be dealing with the damage he’s done for years, if not decades. Good. Riddance.

  • DarraignTheSaneOP
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    51 year ago

    Good fucking riddance. Scroll down to just past the halfway mark in the article (beginning with “At times, his on-air pronouncements drew criticism.”) where it recaps everything you actually need to know about this shit human being.