David Mark
David Mark is an author at Religion News Service.
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Tammy Faye Messner, Ex-Wife of Fallen Televangelist, Dies at 65
By David Mark — July 24, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Tammy Faye Messner, the ex-wife of disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker whose heavy makeup and emotive personality became prominent features on the face of their televised Christian ministry, died Friday (July 20) at her home near Kansas City, Mo. Messner was 65. “She died peacefully in her home,” said a […]
Jerry Falwell, Architect of Religious Right, Dies at 73
By David Mark — May 16, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Jerry Falwell, the conservative preacher whose television ministry helped fuel the rise of the religious right, died Tuesday (May 15) after being found unresponsive in his office at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. He was 73. Ron Godwin, an executive vice president at the university, said Falwell was transported […]
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