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Rapture predictor reportedly suffers stroke

Rapture predictor reportedly suffers stroke

Harold Camping, the radio preacher who incorrectly predicted that the Rapture would happen last month, has reportedly been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.

 

Televangelist Oral Roberts dies; pioneering preacher of the 'prosperity gospel' was 91

One of the most famous preachers of the 20th century founded a university in Tulsa, Okla., that bears his name. He paired TV with sophisticated and relentless direct-mail campaigns.

Oral Roberts, a dirt-poor, Oklahoma farm boy who popularized the idea of a "prosperity gospel" while becoming one of the world's most recognizable televangelists, died today.

 

New archbishop vows to be 'same kind of priest'

New York Roman Catholic Archbishop-designate Timothy Dolan said Wednesday that his new pulpit may carry a high profile, but he resolved to remain the "same kind of priest and preacher" he's been for three decades.

 

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