The former headquarters of Trinity Broadcasting Network, in Costa Mesa, Calif., was demolished after standing vacant for several years. Construction workers with backhoes knocked down the palatial, 65,6500-square-foot building to make way for 142 new homes. By the mid ‘90s, TBN had 784 broadcast, cable and satellite affiliates. The headquarters, completed in 1998, was designed to showcase that success.
Read MoreThe Trinity Broadcasting Network was sued by a media company started by TV personality Phil McGraw, whose eponymous talk show “Dr. Phil” captivated 10 million U.S. viewers weekly during 21 seasons on TV. The lawsuit claims TBN saddled McGraw’s enterprises with more than $100 million in financial obligations while not delivering on production and distribution services.
Read MoreA network known for religious programming ranging from talk shows to music programs and preaching from celebrity pastors will join the news business later this month with a program hosted by former Fox News correspondent Doug McKelway and journalist Blynda Layne.
Read MoreMany evangelical Christians are giving money to International Fellowship of Christians and Jews despite the fact that the fellowship does not promote the Gospel and pays its leaders large salaries. Do they know what organization they’re giving to?
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