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April 2, 2012

The Pentecostal Revival that Went Bust

Bobby Ross, Get Religion

Can you imagine what kind of coverage a major mainstream news organization might give a faith-healing church that took in millions of dollars that seem to have vanished?

Pretty sympathetic coverage, actually, if you’re talking about an Associated Press report this week on the financial troubles of the once-flourishing “Brownsville Revival” church in Florida:

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