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101-624: Toufik Benedictus " Benny " Hinn (born 3 December 1952) is an Israeli-born Palestinian-American-Canadian televangelist , best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting or faith healing summits that are usually held in stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day . Hinn was born in Jaffa , in 1952, in the then newly established state of Israel to parents born in Palestine who had Greek , Palestinian and Armenian heritage. He

202-519: A New York Times interview that "If I had seen miracles [from Hinn's ministry], I would have been happy to trumpet it... but in retrospect, I think they do more damage to Christianity than the most committed atheist." In November 2004, the CBC Television show The Fifth Estate did a special titled "Do You Believe in Miracles" on the apparent transgressions committed by Benny Hinn's ministry. With

303-426: A megachurch ), but the majority of their followers come from TV and radio audiences. Others do not have a conventional congregation, and work primarily through television. The term is also used derisively by critics as an insinuation of aggrandizement by such ministers. Televangelism began as a uniquely American phenomenon, resulting from a largely deregulated media where access to television networks and cable TV

404-582: A silver medal after losing to Cuban world champion Pablo Romero . The following year, he was the National Golden Gloves Champion, and won a bronze medal in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California , after a controversial disqualification in the second round of the semi-final against New Zealand's Kevin Barry . Holyfield started out professionally as a light heavyweight with

505-525: A "modest lifestyle". An employee of Inside Edition also faked a healing from cerebral palsy which was shown on Hinn's regular broadcast. A controversial aspect of Hinn's ministry is his teaching on, and demonstration of, a phenomenon he dubs "The Anointing "—the power purportedly given by God and transmitted through Hinn to carry out supernatural acts. At his Miracle Crusades, he has allegedly healed attendees of blindness, deafness , cancer, AIDS, and severe physical injuries. However, investigative reports by

606-461: A check for $ 265,000 after he was told he was healed. He then passed his next examination by the boxing commission. Holyfield later stated that his heart was misdiagnosed due to the morphine pumped into his body. In 1995, Holyfield returned to the ring with a ten-round decision win versus former Olympic gold medalist, Ray Mercer . He was the first man to knock down Mercer. Holyfield and Bowe then had their rubber match. Holyfield knocked Bowe down with

707-652: A hotel in Rome holding hands. Both Hinn and White denied allegations in the National Enquirer that the two were engaged in an affair. Hinn was sued in February 2011 by the Christian publishing house Strang Communications, which claimed that a relationship with White did occur and that Hinn had violated the morality clause of his contract with the company. In May 2012, Hinn announced that he and Suzanne had begun reconciliation during

808-454: A knockout in five, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada (Tillis had gone the distance with Tyson). For his third and final bout of 1988, he beat former Heavyweight Champion Pinklon Thomas , also by knockout, in seven rounds. Holyfield began 1989 meeting another former Heavyweight Champion, Michael Dokes . This fight was named one of the best fights of the 1980s by Ring magazine, as best heavyweight bout of

909-410: A more regulated media with either general restrictions on access or specific rules regarding religious broadcasting. In such countries, religious programming is typically produced by TV companies (sometimes as a regulatory or public service requirement) rather than private interest groups . The word televangelism is a portmanteau of television and evangelism and it was coined in 1958 as the title of

1010-411: A narrow 15 round split decision. He culminated 1986 with a trip to Paris, France , where he beat Mike Brothers by a knockout in three, in a non-title bout. In 1987, he defended his title against former Olympic teammate and Gold medal winner Henry Tillman , who had beaten Mike Tyson twice as an amateur. He retained his belt, winning by seventh-round knockout, and then went on to unify his WBA belt with

1111-543: A number of articles in December 2009 that were highly critical of some televangelists. Someone needs to say this plainly: The faith healers and health-and-wealth preachers who dominate religious television are shameless frauds. Their message is not the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is nothing spiritual or miraculous about their on-stage chicanery. It is all a devious ruse designed to take advantage of desperate people. They are not Godly ministers but greedy impostors who corrupt

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1212-486: A physical "late bloomer": upon graduating from Fulton High School in 1980, he was only 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall and weighed only 147 pounds (67 kg). By age 21, he had grown to 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg). He grew an additional 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (6.4 cm) in his early 20s, finally reaching his adult height of 6 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2  in (1.89 m). He began boxing at age seven and won

1313-444: A probe into the finances of six televangelists who preach a " prosperity gospel ". The probe investigated reports of lavish lifestyles by televangelists including fleets of Rolls-Royces , palatial mansions, private jets, and other expensive items purportedly paid for by television viewers who donate due to the ministries' encouragement of offerings. The six that were investigated are: On January 6, 2011, Grassley released his review of

1414-403: A rematch, but this time over the 12-round unanimous distance. Then came the rematch with Bowe on November 6, 1993. In what is considered by many sporting historians as one of the most bizarre moments in boxing's history, during round seven the crowd got off their feet and many people started to run for cover and yell. Holyfield took his eyes off Bowe for one moment and then told Bowe to look up to

1515-456: A seminar he developed about the Word of Faith movement entitled A Call for Discernment , also demonstrated to the hidden cameras that "people who look like me"—Peters has cerebral palsy , walks with arm-crutches, and is obviously and visibly disabled—"are never allowed on stage [...] it's always somebody who has some disability or disease that cannot be readily seen." Like Grace and her mother, Peters

1616-479: A shot at Tyson's Heavyweight title. Holyfield had been promised a title shot against Tyson in 1990. Before that fight could occur, in what many consider to be the biggest upset in boxing history, relatively unknown boxer, 29-year-old, 231 lb. Buster Douglas defeated the 23-year-old, 218 lb. Mike Tyson in 10 rounds in Tokyo to become the new undisputed heavyweight champion. Instead of fighting Tyson, Holyfield

1717-459: A single left hook but Bowe prevailed by a knockout in eight. Holyfield later claimed that he contracted hepatitis before the fight. In 1996, Holyfield met former world champion Bobby Czyz , beating him by a knockout in six. Afterwards, he and Mike Tyson met. Tyson had recovered the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Championship and, after being stripped of the WBC title for not facing Lennox Lewis , defended

1818-585: A televised win in six rounds over Lionel Byarm at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 1984. On January 20, 1985, he won another six-round decision over Eric Winbush in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On March 13, he knocked out Fred Brown in the first round in Norfolk, Virginia, and on April 20, he knocked out Mark Rivera in two rounds in Corpus Christi, Texas. Both he and his next opponent, Tyrone Booze , moved up to

1919-531: A television miniseries by the Southern Baptist Convention . Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles E. Swann have been credited with popularising the word in their 1981 survey Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism . However, the term televangelist was employed by Time magazine already in 1952, when telegenic Roman Catholic Bishop Fulton Sheen was referred to as the "first televangelist". Christianity has always emphasized preaching

2020-463: Is a radio show that the church still produces weekly; it's heard on WMCA AM570. By 1928, Cadman had a weekly Sunday afternoon radio broadcast on the NBC radio network, his powerful oratory reaching a nationwide audience of five million persons. Aimee Semple McPherson was another pioneering tent-revivalist who soon turned to radio to reach a larger audience. Radio eventually gave her nationwide notoriety in

2121-456: Is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and was the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the "three-belt era", a feat later surpassed by Terence Crawford , Naoya Inoue and Oleksandr Usyk , who became two-weight undisputed champions in

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2222-650: Is not a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability . In 2007, United States Senator Chuck Grassley announced an investigation of Hinn's ministry by the United States Senate Committee on Finance . In a letter to BHM, Grassley asked for the ministry to divulge financial information to the Senate Committee on Finance to determine if Hinn made any personal profit from financial donations, and requested that Hinn's ministry make

2323-763: Is one of the oldest on the American television scene and was broadcast in 39 languages in 138 countries in 2016. The 1960s and early 1970s, saw television replace radio as the primary home entertainment medium, but also corresponded with a further rise in Evangelical Christianity , particularly through the international television and radio ministry of Billy Graham . Many well-known televangelists began during this period, most notably Oral Roberts , Jimmy Swaggart , Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker , Jerry Falwell , Jesse Duplantis and Pat Robertson. Most developed their own media networks, news exposure, and political influence. In

2424-517: Is open to virtually anyone who can afford it, combined with a large Christian population that is able to provide the necessary funding. It became especially popular among Evangelical Protestant audiences, whether independent or organized around Christian denominations. However, the increasing globalisation of broadcasting has enabled some American televangelists to reach a wider audience through international broadcast networks, including some that are specifically Christian in nature. Some countries have

2525-668: The Los Angeles Times , NBC 's Dateline , the CBC 's The Fifth Estate , and the Nine Network 's 60 Minutes have called these claims into question. Hinn has also caused controversy for theological remarks and claims he has made during TV appearances. In 1999, Hinn appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network , claiming that God had given him a vision predicting the resurrection of thousands of dead people after watching

2626-465: The IBF belt held by Ricky Parkey , knocking Parkey out in three rounds. For his next bout, he returned to France, where he retained the title with an eleven-round knockout against former world champion Ossie Ocasio . In his last fight of 1987, he offered Muhammad Qawi a rematch and, this time, he beat Qawi by a knockout in only four rounds. 1988 was another productive year for Holyfield; he started by becoming

2727-655: The National Religious Broadcasters , was founded in 1944. Although television also began in the 1930s, it was not used for religious purposes until the early 1950s. Jack Wyrtzen and Percy Crawford switched to TV broadcasting in the Spring of 1949. Another television preacher of note was Fulton J. Sheen , who successfully switched to television in 1951 after two decades of popular radio broadcasts and whom Time called "the first 'televangelist'". Sheen would win numerous Emmy Awards for his program that ran from

2828-550: The Nevada State Athletic Commission believed his condition to be consistent with HGH use. However, watching a television show hosted by preacher Benny Hinn , Holyfield says he felt his heart heal. He and Hinn subsequently became friends and he became a frequent visitor to Hinn's crusades. In fact, during this time, Holyfield went to a Benny Hinn crusade in Philadelphia, had Hinn lay hands on him and gave Hinn

2929-588: The New York State Athletic Commission had banned Evander Holyfield from boxing in New York due to "diminishing skills" despite the fact that Holyfield had passed a battery of medical tests. Holyfield was initially criticized for his ongoing comeback; but he was adamant that his losses to Toney and Donald were the result of a shoulder injury, not of old age. Holyfield had looked better in his first four fights since Donald and appeared to have answered

3030-633: The cruiserweight division for their fight on July 20, 1985, in Norfolk, Virginia . Holyfield won an eight-round decision over Booze. He then went on to knock out Rick Myers in the first round on August 29 in his hometown of Atlanta . On October 30 in Atlantic City Holyfield knocked out opponent Jeff Meachem in five rounds, and his last fight for 1985 was against Anthony Davis on December 21 in Virginia Beach, Virginia . He won by knocking out Davis in

3131-522: The 1920s and 1930s, and she even built one of the earliest Pentecostal megachurches . In the U.S. , the Great Depression of the 1930s saw a resurgence of revival-tent preaching in the Midwest and South , as itinerant traveling preachers drove from town to town, living off donations . Several preachers began radio shows as a result of their popularity. In the 1930s, a famous radio evangelist of

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3232-503: The 1980s . Holyfield won by a knockout in the 10th round, and then he met Brazilian Champion Adilson Rodrigues , who lasted two rounds. His last fight of the 1980s was against Alex Stewart , a hard punching fringe contender. Stewart shocked Holyfield early, with quick, hard punches, but eventually fell in eight. In 1990, Holyfield beat Seamus McDonagh , knocking him out in four rounds. By this time, Holyfield had been Ring Magazine's number-one contender for two years and had yet to receive

3333-520: The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In 2015, he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame . Evander Holyfield was born on October 19, 1962, in the mill town of Atmore, Alabama . The youngest of nine children, he was much younger than his other siblings and was born from a different father. His family later moved to Atlanta, Georgia , where he was raised in the crime-ridden Bowen Homes Housing Projects. Holyfield describes himself as

3434-472: The 21st century, some televised church services continue to attract large audiences. In the US, there are Joel Osteen , Joyce Meyer and T. D. Jakes . In Nigeria, there are Enoch Adeboye and Chris Oyakhilome . Trinity Broadcasting Network is the world's largest religious television network. Televangelists frequently draw criticism from other Christian ministers. For example, preacher John MacArthur published

3535-594: The 25-year-old Riddick Bowe , who had won a silver medal in the 1988 Olympics, in the super heavyweight division, he suffered his first defeat when Bowe won the undisputed title by a 12-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas. Round ten of that bout was named the "Round of the Year" by The Ring . Holyfield was knocked down in round 11. He made the mistake of getting into a slugfest with the younger, bigger and stronger Bowe, leading to his defeat. He began 1993 by beating Alex Stewart in

3636-642: The Boys Club boxing tournament. At 13, he qualified to compete in his first Junior Olympics. By age 15, Holyfield became the Southeastern Regional Champion, winning this tournament and the Best Boxer Award. By 1984 he had a record of 160 wins and 14 losses, with 76 by knockout. When he was 20 years old, Holyfield represented the U.S. in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela , where he won

3737-570: The Christmas season of 2011, stating that the split had been caused by her addiction to prescription drugs and antidepressants and citing his busy schedule and lack of time for his wife and children. Benny and Suzanne remarried on 3 March 2013, at the Holy Land Experience theme park, in a traditional ceremony lasting over two hours and attended by approximately 1,000 well-wishers, including many visiting Christian leaders. Jack Hayford referred to

3838-497: The IBF title. In 1999 he faced Lennox Lewis in a unification fight for the undisputed WBA, WBC, and IBF titles, which ended in a controversial split draw. Holyfield was defeated in a rematch eight months later. The following year, he defeated John Ruiz for the vacant WBA title, becoming the first boxer in history to win a version of the heavyweight title four times. Holyfield lost a rematch against Ruiz seven months later and faced him for

3939-521: The Orlando Christian Center, moving his ministry's administrative headquarters to Grapevine , Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth , while hosting This Is Your Day from a television studio in Orange County , California, where he now lives with his family. His former church was renamed Faith World Church under the leadership of Clint Brown, who merged his Orlando church with Hinn's. Benny Hinn is

4040-573: The Spoken Word (1929–present), The Lutheran Hour (1930–present), and Charles E. Fuller (1937–1968). Time magazine reported in 1946 that Rev. Ralph Sockman's National Radio Pulpit on NBC received 4,000 letters weekly and Roman Catholic archbishop Fulton J. Sheen received between 3,000 and 6,000 letters weekly. The total radio audience for radio ministers in the U.S. that year was estimated to be 10 million listeners. An association of American Evangelical Protestant religious broadcasters,

4141-660: The UK and the CRTC in Canada, with Ofcom having censured both Islam Channel and Peace TV in the past for biased coverage of political events, incitement to illegal acts including marital rape , and homophobia . The Islamic televangelist channel Peace TV is banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962)

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4242-674: The United States and the world, the first nationally televised service being held in Flint , Michigan, in 1989. In 1990, he also launched a new daily talk show called This Is Your Day , which to this day airs clips of supposed miracles from Hinn's Miracle Crusades. The program premiered on the Trinity Broadcasting Network of Paul Crouch , who would become one of Hinn's most outspoken defenders and allies. Hinn's ministry began to rapidly grow from there, winning praise as well as criticism from fellow Christian leaders. In 1999, he stepped down as pastor of

4343-576: The WBA title against Holyfield on November 9 of that year. Tyson was heavily favored to win, but Holyfield made history by defeating Tyson in an 11th round TKO . This was the third occasion on which Holyfield won the WBA Heavyweight title. However, the fight was not recognized as being for the lineal championship , which was held by George Foreman at the time. Holyfield's rematch with Tyson took place on June 28, 1997. Known as "The Bite Fight", it went into

4444-451: The WBA title for a fourth time from 2000 to 2001. As an amateur , Holyfield represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics , winning the light heavyweight bronze medal. He turned professional at the age of 21, moving up to cruiserweight in 1985 and winning his first world championship the following year, defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA title. Holyfield then went on to defeat Ricky Parkey and Carlos de León to win

4545-474: The WBC and IBF titles, thus becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion. He moved up to heavyweight in 1988, later defeating Buster Douglas in 1990 to claim the unified WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles and the undisputed heavyweight championship. He successfully defended his titles three times, scoring victories over former champions George Foreman and Larry Holmes , before suffering his first professional loss to Riddick Bowe in 1992. Holyfield regained

4646-801: The Word of God for money's sake. They are not real pastors who shepherd the flock of God but hirelings whose only design is to fleece the sheep. Their love of money is glaringly obvious in what they say as well as how they live. They claim to possess great spiritual power, but in reality they are rank materialists and enemies of everything holy. Similarly, Ole Anthony wrote very critically of televangelists in 1994. A proportion of their methods and theology are held by some to be conflicting with Christian doctrine taught in long existing traditionalist congregations. Many televangelists are featured by "discernment ministries" run by other Christians that are concerned about what they perceive as departures from sound Christian doctrine. In 2007, Senator Chuck Grassley opened

4747-599: The World. At the time of the knockout, Holyfield was ahead on all three judges' scorecards, all seeing it 20–18 for Holyfield. In his first defense, he beat former and future world champion George Foreman by unanimous decision. The fight was billed as a "Battle for the Ages", a reference to the age difference between the young undefeated champion (28 years old) and the much older George Foreman (42 years old). Holyfield weighed in at 208 pounds and Foreman weighed in at 257 pounds. Foreman lost

4848-414: The aid of hidden cameras and crusade witnesses, the producers of the show demonstrated Hinn's apparent misappropriation of funds, his fabrication of the truth, and the way in which his staff chose crusade audience members to come on stage to proclaim their miracle healings. In particular, the investigation highlighted the fact that the most desperate miracle seekers who attend a Hinn crusade—the quadriplegics,

4949-422: The annals of boxing as one of the most bizarre fights in history. The infamous incident occurred in the third round, when Tyson bit Holyfield on one of his ears and had two points deducted. Referee Mills Lane decided to disqualify Tyson initially, but after Holyfield and the ringside doctor intervened and said Holyfield could continue, he relented and allowed the fight to go on. Tyson bit Holyfield again, this time on

5050-482: The author of a number of Christian books. His thirty-minute TV program This Is Your Day is among the world's most-watched Christian programs, seen on various Christian television networks, including Trinity Broadcasting Network , Daystar Television Network , Revelation TV , Grace TV , Vision TV , INSP Networks , and The God Channel . Hinn conducts regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting / faith healing events held in sports stadiums in major cities throughout

5151-422: The bout in the seventh. In his first fight of 1992, he faced 42 year old former world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes , and had just pulled off an upset against Ray Mercer . During the bout, Holyfield suffered the first scar of his career with a gash opening up over his eye, the result of Holmes' elbow. The fight ended with a unanimous decision in favor of Holyfield. In the beginning of a trilogy of bouts with

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5252-411: The brain-damaged, virtually anyone with a visibly obvious physical condition—are never allowed up on stage; those who attempt to get in the line of possible healings are intercepted and directed to return to their seats. At one Canadian service, hidden cameras showed a mother who was carrying her muscular dystrophy -afflicted daughter, Grace, being stopped by two screeners when they attempted to get into

5353-504: The committee that it complied with tax regulations and had made changes in compensation and governance procedures. In 2017, pastor Costi Hinn , a nephew of Benny Hinn, came forward with a testimony of his time spent in Benny Hinn's ministry, and what made him leave. In the testimony, Costi Hinn described the expensive cars and lavish houses that he and his family members owned, and the luxury that surrounded their travel. Costi Hinn criticized

5454-625: The critics who say that he lacked the cutting edge and ability to follow up on crucial openings that he had in his youth. Holyfield defeated Jeremy Bates by TKO on August 18, 2006, in a 10-round bout at American Airlines Center in Dallas , Texas . Holyfield dominated the fight which was stopped in the second round after he landed roughly twenty consecutive punches on Bates. Holyfield defeated Fres Oquendo by unanimous decision on November 10, 2006, in San Antonio, Texas . Holyfield knocked Oquendo down in

5555-404: The crown in a rematch one year later, defeating Bowe for the WBA and IBF titles (Bowe having relinquished the WBC title beforehand). Holyfield later lost these titles in an upset against Michael Moorer in 1994. Holyfield was forced to retire in 1994 upon medical advice, only to return a year later with a clean bill of health. In 1996 he defeated Mike Tyson and reclaimed the WBA title, in what

5656-614: The developing world. Shortwave radio stations with a Christian format broadcast worldwide, such as HCJB in Quito , Ecuador , Family Radio 's WYFR , and the Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) , among others. One of the first ministers to use radio extensively was S. Parkes Cadman , beginning in 1923. In 1923, Calvary Baptist Church in New York City was the first church to operate its own radio station. "Tell It From Calvary"

5757-458: The early 1950s, until the late 1960s. In 1951, producer Dick Ross and Baptist evangelist Billy Graham founded the film production company World Wide Pictures , which would make videos of his preaching and Christian films. After years of radio broadcasting in 1952 Rex Humbard became the first to have a weekly church service broadcast on television. By 1980, the Rex Humbard programs spanned

5858-486: The fight between the eighth and ninth rounds under the advice of physician Flip Homansky. Holyfield once again unified his WBA belt with the IBF belt by avenging his defeat by Moorer. In 1998 Holyfield had only one fight, making a mandatory defense against Vaughn Bean , who was defeated by decision at the Georgia Dome in the champion's hometown. For the first time, Holyfield's performance called into question whether age

5959-512: The fight by a unanimous decision, but surprised many by lasting the whole 12 rounds against a much younger opponent, even staggering Holyfield a few times and knocking him off balance in the seventh round. Then a deal was signed for him to defend his crown against Mike Tyson in November 1991. Tyson delayed the fight, claiming he was injured in training, but was then convicted for the rape of Desiree Washington and sentenced to six years in prison, so

6060-537: The fight did not happen at that time. They fought in 1996 (Holyfield won by a TKO in 11) and a rematch in 1997 (Holyfield won by disqualification in three, after Tyson bit both of his ears). Holyfield made his next defense in Atlanta against late replacement in Bert Cooper over Francesco Damiani who suffered a foot injury in training days before the fight, Cooper surprised Holyfield with a very good effort. Holyfield scored

6161-578: The first boxer in history to be the World Heavyweight Champion four times. Holyfield blamed his lackluster performance on a perforated (broken) eardrum. Seven months later, in March 2001, it was Ruiz's turn to make history at Holyfield's expense when he surprisingly managed to knock Holyfield down and beat him by a 12-round decision to become the first Hispanic ever to win a Heavyweight title. On December 15 of that year, Holyfield challenged Ruiz for

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6262-608: The first knockdown of the fight against Cooper with a powerful shot to the body, but Cooper returned the favor with a good right hand that sent Holyfield against the ropes; while not an actual knockdown, referee Mills Lane gave Holyfield a standing eight-count. Having suffered the first technical knockdown of his professional career, Holyfield regained his composure quickly and administered a beating that left Cooper still on his feet, but unable to defend himself. Holyfield landed brutal power shots, culminated by repeated vicious uppercuts that snapped Cooper's head back. Referee Mills Lane stopped

6363-464: The first man ever to be Heavyweight Champion five times when he and Byrd met, but Byrd came out as the winner by a 12-round unanimous decision. On October 4, 2003, Holyfield lost to James Toney by TKO when his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. At age 42, Holyfield returned to the ring to face Larry Donald on November 13, 2004. He lost his third consecutive match in a twelve-round unanimous decision. In August 2005 it had been reported that

6464-468: The first producers of radio programming . Radio broadcasts were seen as a complementary activity to traditional missionaries, enabling vast numbers to be reached at relatively low cost, but also enabling Christianity to be preached in countries where this was illegal and missionaries were banned. The aim of Christian radio was to both convert people to Christianity and to provide teaching and support to believers. These activities continue today, particularly in

6565-543: The first universally recognized World Cruiserweight Champion after defeating the Lineal & WBC Champion Carlos De León at Las Vegas . The fight was stopped after eight rounds. After that fight, he announced he was moving up in weight to pursue the World Heavyweight Championship held by Tyson. His first fight as a Heavyweight took place on July 16, when he beat former Tyson rival James "Quick" Tillis by

6666-462: The four-belt era. Nicknamed " the Real Deal ", Holyfield is the only four-time world heavyweight champion, having held the unified World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles from 1990 to 1992, the WBA and IBF titles again from 1993 to 1994, the WBA title a third time from 1996 to 1999; the IBF title a third time from 1997 to 1999 and

6767-495: The fourth round. He began 1986 with a knockout in three rounds over former world cruiserweight challenger Chisanda Mutti, and proceeded to beat Jessy Shelby and Terry Mims before being given a world title try by the WBA Cruiserweight Champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi . In what was called by The Ring as the best cruiserweight bout of the 1980s , Holyfield became world champion by defeating Qawi by

6868-521: The globe across 695 stations in 91 languages and to date the largest coverage of any evangelistic program. Oral Roberts 's broadcast by 1957 reached 80% of the possible television audience through 135 of the possible 500 stations. In Uruguay, Channel 4 airs the Roman Catholic Church mass since 1961. Christian Broadcasting Network , the first Christian channel, was founded in 1961, by Baptist Pastor Pat Robertson . Its show The 700 Club ,

6969-612: The gospel to the whole world, taking as inspiration the Great Commission . Historically, this was achieved by sending missionaries , beginning with the Dispersion of the Apostles , and later, after the invention of the printing press , included the distribution of Bibles and religious tracts . Some Christians realized that the rapid uptake of radio beginning in the 1920s, provided a powerful new tool for this task, and they were amongst

7070-470: The information available. The investigation also scrutinized five other televangelists: Paula White , Kenneth Copeland , Eddie L. Long , Joyce Meyer , and Creflo Dollar . In December 2007, Hinn said he would not respond to the inquiry until 2008. The ministry subsequently responded to the inquiry, and Grassley said that "...Benny Hinn [has] engaged in open and honest dialogue with committee staff. They have not only provided responses to every question but, in

7171-427: The line for a possible blessing from Hinn. The screeners asked the mother if Grace had been healed, and when the mother replied in the negative, they were told to return to their seats; the pair got out of line, but Grace, wanting "Pastor Benny to pray for [her]," asked her mother to support her as she tried to walk as a show of "her faith in action," according to the mother. After several unsuccessful attempts at walking,

7272-720: The longstanding da'i tradition but also draw inspiration from Christian televangelists. Similarly to Christian televangelists, critics have argued that some Islamic televangelists may be too political , especially those pandering to fundamental Islamism including the far-right . Critics also claim that many will make significant amounts of money from their work and therefore may not be motivated by spiritual or charitable causes. Examples of well-known Islamic televangelist TV channels include Muslim Television Ahmadiyya , Islam Channel , ARY Qtv and Peace TV . Some of these channels, but not all, have come under scrutiny from national television or communications regulators such as Ofcom in

7373-572: The network—laying out a scenario of people placing their dead loved ones' hands on TV screens tuned into the station—and suggesting that TBN would be "an extension of Heaven to Earth ." In July 2024, the Trinity Foundation expressed skepticism about Hinn's actual net worth, which various websites have alleged to be $ 60 million, noting the large drop in ratings for his TV viewership. In 2016, Trinity Broadcasting Network would stop airing Hinn’s TV program . Daystar Television Network would drop

7474-406: The other ear. Tyson's teeth tore off a small section of the top of his opponent's ear, known as the helix , and spat that bit of flesh out onto the canvas. The immediate aftermath of the incident was bedlam. Tyson was disqualified and a melee ensued. Tyson claimed his bites were a retaliation to Holyfield's unchecked headbutts , which had cut him in both fights. Others argued that Tyson, knowing he

7575-674: The pair left the arena in tears, both mother and daughter visibly upset at being turned aside and crying as they explained to the undercover reporters that all Grace had wanted was for Hinn to pray for her, but the staffers rushed them out of the line when they found out Grace had not been healed. A week later at a service in Toronto, Baptist evangelist Justin Peters, who wrote his Masters in Divinity thesis on Benny Hinn and has attended numerous Hinn crusades since 2000 as part of his research for his thesis and for

7676-405: The period was Roman Catholic priest Father Charles Coughlin , whose strongly anti-Communist and antisemitic radio programs reached millions of listeners. Other early Christian radio programs broadcast nationwide in the U.S. beginning in the 1920s–1930s, include (years of radio broadcast shown): Bob Jones, Sr. (1927–1962), Ralph W. Sockman (1928–1962), G. E. Lowman (1930–1965), Music and

7777-594: The poor and vulnerable, and "arguably the most hateful and abusive kind of false teaching plaguing the church today". In September 2019, he said that Benny Hinn no longer believed in prosperity theology , and decided to stop teaching it. Hinn married Suzanne Harthern on 4 August 1979. The couple have four children. Suzanne filed divorce papers in California's Orange County Superior Court on 1 February 2010, citing "irreconcilable differences." In July 2010, Hinn and fellow televangelist Paula White were photographed leaving

7878-618: The program in 2017 as well. In April 2001, HBO aired a documentary entitled A Question of Miracles that focused on Hinn and a well-documented fellow Word-of-Faith German minister based in Africa, Reinhard Bonnke . Both Hinn and Bonnke offered full access to their events to the documentary crew, and the documentary team followed seven cases of "miracle healings" from Hinn's crusade over the next year. The film's director, Antony Thomas , told CNN 's Kyra Phillips that they did not find any cases where people were actually healed by Hinn. Thomas said in

7979-452: The prosperity gospel and teachings of his uncle, writing among other things that healings only seemed to work in the "crusades", where music created an atmosphere, and that many of their prophecies contradicted the Bible. He has since written a book on the topic titled God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel . In the book, Costi Hinn calls the prosperity gospel "damning and abusive", exploitative of

8080-603: The remarriage as "a miracle of God's grace". However, in July 2024, Suzanne would once again file for divorce, this time in the Hillsborough County Court in Tampa, Florida . Televangelist Televangelists are either official or self-proclaimed ministers who devote a large portion of their ministry to television broadcasting . Some televangelists are also regular pastors or ministers in their own places of worship (often

8181-638: The six ministries response to his inquiry. He called for a further congressional review of tax-exemption laws for religious groups. In Islam , the related concept of dawah , which encourages Muslims to go and spread the religion to Non-Muslims similar to the Evangelical tradition of evangelizing, has also given rise to figures who are often described as "Islamic televangelists" who preach using Television and Internet videos like their Evangelical counterparts. Examples include Moez Masoud , Zakir Naik and Amr Khaled , amongst others. These figures may build on

8282-427: The skies. What they saw was a man in a parachute flying dangerously close to them. The man almost entered the ring, but his parachute had gotten entangled in the lights and he landed on the ropes and apron of the ring, and he was then pulled into the crowd, where he was beaten by members of Bowe's entourage. Bowe's pregnant wife, Judy, fainted and had to be taken to the hospital from the arena. Twenty minutes later, calm

8383-421: The spirit of true cooperation, also have provided information over and above what was requested." The investigation concluded in 2011 with no penalties or findings of wrongdoing. The final report raised questions about personal use of church-owned luxury goods and a lack of financial oversight on the ministries' boards, which are often populated with family and friends of the televangelist. Hinn's group reported to

8484-509: The third time in a draw. Holyfield retired in 2014, and is ranked number 77 on The Ring ' s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and in 2002 named him the 22nd greatest fighter of the past 80 years. He currently ranks No.91 in BoxRec 's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. BoxingScene ranked him the greatest cruiserweight of all time. He is also the first boxer to hold world titles in three different decades, in

8585-510: The three leading organizations of which they were champions to have an immediate rematch. The second time around, in November of that year, Lewis became the Undisputed Champion by beating Holyfield via unanimous decision by three American judges. "I haven't felt this good after a fight since I was a cruiserweight," Holyfield said; "It makes me think I should have fought a little harder against Lennox. Maybe I'd be sore and sick, but I'd have

8686-565: The title, in an attempt to become champion again. The fight was declared a draw and John Ruiz maintained the WBA Championship title. 2002 began as a promising year for Holyfield: in June, he met former World Heavyweight Champion Hasim Rahman , to determine who would face Lewis next. Holyfield was leading on two of the three scorecards when the fight was stopped in the eighth round due to a severe hematoma on Rahman's forehead above his left eye that

8787-475: The victory." In 2000, Lewis was stripped of the WBA belt for failing to meet lightly regarded Don King fighter John Ruiz , having fought Ruiz's conqueror David Tua , and the WBA ordered Holyfield and Ruiz to meet for that organization's world title belt. Holyfield and Ruiz began their trilogy in August of that year, with Holyfield making history by winning on a controversial, but unanimous 12-round decision to become

8888-477: The world, and claims to house and feed over 100,000 children a year and support 45,000 children daily because of his donors. Benny Hinn Ministries donated $ 100,000 for relief supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005, and $ 250,000 to the tsunami relief effort in 2007. Some media have questioned the fact that Hinn has a stutter. In March 1993 Inside Edition reported on Hinn's $ 685,000 Orlando home and Mercedes-Benz , despite Hinn having previously claimed

8989-466: The world. Tens of millions attend his Holy Spirit Miracle Crusades each year. Hinn claims to have spoken to one billion people through his crusades, including memorable crusades with attendance of 7.3 million people (in three services) in India, the largest healing service in recorded history. Evander Holyfield , who was diagnosed with a non-compliant left ventricle, has credited his healing to Benny Hinn, stating that through God working through Hinn, he

9090-436: Was Douglas's first title defense. They met on October 25, 1990. Douglas came into the fight at 246 lb. and offered little in the fight against Holyfield, who was in ideal shape at 208 lb. In the third round Douglas tried to start a combination with a big right uppercut. Holyfield countered with a straight right hand and Douglas went down for the count. Holyfield was the new undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of

9191-400: Was attempting to become the first southpaw to become the universally recognised world heavyweight champion. He dropped Moorer in round two, but lost a twelve-round majority decision. When he went to the hospital to have his shoulder checked, he was diagnosed with a heart condition and had to announce his retirement from boxing. It later surfaced that the chairman of the medical advisory board for

9292-475: Was caused by a headbutt earlier in the fight. Holyfield was ahead, so he was declared the winner by a technical decision. The IBF decided to strip Lewis of his belt after he didn't want to fight Don King-promoted fighter Chris Byrd , instead going after Tyson, and declared that the winner of the fight between Holyfield and former WBO Heavyweight Champion Byrd would be recognized as their Heavyweight Champion. On December 14, 2002, Holyfield once again tried to become

9393-590: Was diminishing his ability to continue as a championship fighter. By 1999, the public was clamoring for a unification bout versus the WBC World Champion, Lennox Lewis of the United Kingdom . That bout happened in March of that year. The bout was declared a controversial draw after twelve rounds, where it appeared to most that Lewis dominated the fight. Holyfield claimed his performance was hindered by stomach and leg cramps. Holyfield and Lewis were ordered by

9494-476: Was healed as he had "a warm feeling" go through his chest as Hinn touched him. Hinn's teachings are charismatic (accepting the validity of spiritual gifts ) and are Word of Faith in origin, with a focus on financial prosperity . Hinn affirms belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist . Benny Hinn Ministries claims to support 60 mission organizations across the world and several orphanages around

9595-536: Was invited to speak about his spiritual experience at Trinity Pentecostal Church in Oshawa and claimed to have been cured of his stuttering . On moving to the United States, Hinn traveled to Orlando , Florida, where he founded the Orlando Christian Center in 1983. Eventually, he began claiming that God was using him as a conduit for healings, and began holding healing services in his church. These new "Miracle Crusades" were soon held at large stadiums and auditoriums across

9696-460: Was named by The Ring magazine as the Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year . This made Holyfield the first boxer since Muhammad Ali to win a world heavyweight title three times. Holyfield won a 1997 rematch against Tyson , which saw the latter disqualified in round three for biting off part of Holyfield's ears. During this reign as champion, he also avenged his loss to Michael Moorer and reclaimed

9797-439: Was on his way to another knockout loss, was looking for a way out of the fight. Teddy Atlas , who had briefly trained Tyson seventeen years earlier, predicted that Tyson would get himself disqualified, calling Tyson "a very weak and flawed person". Next came another rematch, this time against Michael Moorer, who had recovered the IBF's world title. Holyfield knocked Moorer to the canvas five times and referee Mitch Halpern stopped

9898-457: Was quickly intercepted as he came out of the wheelchair section (there is one at every crusade, situated at the back of the audience, far away from the stage, and never filmed for Hinn's TV show) in an attempt to join the line of those waiting to go onstage, and was told to take a seat. In March 2005, Ministry Watch issued a Donor Alert against the ministry citing a lack of financial transparency among other possible problems. Benny Hinn Ministries

9999-463: Was raised within the Eastern Orthodox tradition and baptized by the patriarch of Jerusalem . Soon after the 1967 Arab–Israeli War ("The Six-Day War"), Hinn's family emigrated to Toronto , Ontario, Canada, in 1968 where he attended Georges Vanier Secondary School . He did not graduate. In his books, Hinn states falsely that his father was the mayor of Jaffa at the time of his birth and that he

10100-526: Was restored and Holyfield went on to recover his world heavyweight titles with a close 12 round majority decision. The man who parachuted down to the middle of the ring became known as The Fan Man and the fight itself became known as the Fan Man Fight. His victory over Bowe that year helped Holyfield being named as ABC 's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year for 1993. His next fight, April 1994, he met former WBO light heavyweight Michael Moorer , who

10201-462: Was socially isolated as a child and had a stutter , and he was a first-class student. In 1972, he claimed to become a born-again Christian . Hinn has written that on 21 December 1973, he traveled by charter bus from Toronto to Pittsburgh to attend a "miracle service" conducted by evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman . Although he never met her personally, he often attended her "healing services" and has often cited her as an influence in his life. In 1974 he

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