Pat Robertson Dies: Religious Broadcaster And Presidential Candidate Was 93
deadline.comPat Robertson, who built a broadcasting empire and led an influential coalition to make religion an integral aspect of politics on the right, has died.
He was 93. The Christian Broadcasting Network, the enterprise he created from a Virginia TV station, announced his death and said that he died at his home in Virginia Beach. “Pat Robertson dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel, helping those in need, and educating the next generation,” the network said.
Robertson led the Christian Coalition, founded in 1987, the year before he ran for the Republican nomination for president. Although he was never expected to get the nomination, he made an impressive enough showing in the first contest in Iowa to remain a force in GOP politics.
More recently, Robertson often drew controversy — and some ridicule — for his statements on his daily 700 Club, in which he said that certain natural disasters were God’s revenge for more liberal acceptance of things like homosexuality.
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