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Also by Sarah Posner:

God's Profits, February 2008
Hardcover

GOD'S PROFITS
By: Sarah Posner

Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters

Polipoint Press
February 2008
On Sale: January 22, 2008
207 pages
ISBN: 0979482216
EAN: 9780979482212
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Religion

Keenly observed and meticulously reported, "God's Profits" examines the unholy alliance between a new breed of corrupt televangelists and the Republican Party, which is eagerly courting "values voters" in the nation's largest megachurches. Author Sarah Posner exposes the activities of Kenneth Copeland, John Hagee, Rod Parsley, T.D. Jakes, and other politically connected, skillfully marketed, and increasingly influential religious leaders. Preaching the "prosperity gospel"???the notion that faith and tithing alone can ensure financial security???both in their churches and over the airwaves, these charismatic leaders scam the gullible even as they enjoy unprecedented access to top Bush Administration officials. Admired by Republican strategists for their antigovernment ideology and authoritarian leadership styles, these televangelists work together to maximize profits; protect themselves legally; influence elections, judicial nominations, and promote their pro-war, apocalyptic ideas.

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