Joe D.
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Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject:
Televangelist Gene Scott Dies at Age 75 |
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Televangelist Gene Scott, Longtime Pastor of Los Angeles University
Cathedral, Dies at Age 75
The Associated Press
Feb. 22, 2005 - Gene Scott, the shaggy-haired, cigar-smoking
televangelist whose eccentric religious broadcasts were beamed around
the world, has died, a family spokesman said. He was 75.
Scott died Monday after suffering a stroke, said the spokesman, Robert
Emmers.
The longtime pastor of Los Angeles University Cathedral began hosting
a nightly television broadcast of Bible teaching in the mid-1970s. His
University Network eventually aired a nightly talk show and Sunday
morning church services on radio and television stations in about 180
countries.
Scott's church, a Protestant congregation of more than 15,000 members,
raised millions of dollars through round-the-clock Internet and
satellite TV broadcasts, where he would demand of viewers: "Get on the
telephone!" to donate.
In some of his speeches, Scott would deliver complex lectures on
Biblical languages to make points about the meaning of faith. But he
also spoke on current events, sometimes lacing his sermons with
profanity.
He supported the war in Iraq. "Iraq is a threat to the world," he said
in a 2003 speech posted on his Web site. "So kick the hell out of 'em,
George."
Recognizable by his mane of white hair and scruffy beard, Scott never
stuck to a conventional format in his talk show. He sometimes smoked
on the show and once wore glasses with eyes pasted on them.
Unlike other televangelists, Scott's sermons did not condemn
homosexuality, abortion or other hot-topic sexual issues. He argued
such issues were a personal choice.
Scott, the son of a traveling preacher, had a lavish lifestyle that
included a chauffeured limousine, contact with political bigwigs and,
he claimed, 300 horses.
But he also spent lavishly on charity. After a fire badly damaged the
Los Angeles Central Library, he organized a telethon that raised $2
million. In 2002, Scott gave $20,000 to save the Museum in Black from
eviction. The museum has some 5,000 items from the slave and civil
rights eras.
Scott came under scrutiny by authorities on several occasions,
including by the state attorney general's office in 1977, which
suspected him of fraud. The investigation was dropped, however, after
the Legislature passed a law barring prosecution of civil fraud
against tax-exempt religious organizations. |
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Malcom Gillette
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:11 am Post subject:
Re: Televangelist Gene Scott Dies at Age 75 |
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Ok, I was just trying to see if his website even admited that he had died.
But I saw on a board the best quote about his passing.
"Godspeed, you freak".fandango_matt
Malcom
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| Quote: | Televangelist Gene Scott, Longtime Pastor of Los Angeles University
Cathedral, Dies at Age 75
The Associated Press
Feb. 22, 2005 - Gene Scott, the shaggy-haired, cigar-smoking
televangelist whose eccentric religious broadcasts were beamed around
the world, has died, a family spokesman said. He was 75.
Scott died Monday after suffering a stroke, said the spokesman, Robert
Emmers.
The longtime pastor of Los Angeles University Cathedral began hosting
a nightly television broadcast of Bible teaching in the mid-1970s. His
University Network eventually aired a nightly talk show and Sunday
morning church services on radio and television stations in about 180
countries.
Scott's church, a Protestant congregation of more than 15,000 members,
raised millions of dollars through round-the-clock Internet and
satellite TV broadcasts, where he would demand of viewers: "Get on the
telephone!" to donate.
In some of his speeches, Scott would deliver complex lectures on
Biblical languages to make points about the meaning of faith. But he
also spoke on current events, sometimes lacing his sermons with
profanity.
He supported the war in Iraq. "Iraq is a threat to the world," he said
in a 2003 speech posted on his Web site. "So kick the hell out of 'em,
George."
Recognizable by his mane of white hair and scruffy beard, Scott never
stuck to a conventional format in his talk show. He sometimes smoked
on the show and once wore glasses with eyes pasted on them.
Unlike other televangelists, Scott's sermons did not condemn
homosexuality, abortion or other hot-topic sexual issues. He argued
such issues were a personal choice.
Scott, the son of a traveling preacher, had a lavish lifestyle that
included a chauffeured limousine, contact with political bigwigs and,
he claimed, 300 horses.
But he also spent lavishly on charity. After a fire badly damaged the
Los Angeles Central Library, he organized a telethon that raised $2
million. In 2002, Scott gave $20,000 to save the Museum in Black from
eviction. The museum has some 5,000 items from the slave and civil
rights eras.
Scott came under scrutiny by authorities on several occasions,
including by the state attorney general's office in 1977, which
suspected him of fraud. The investigation was dropped, however, after
the Legislature passed a law barring prosecution of civil fraud
against tax-exempt religious organizations.
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