For more information visit ChristiaNet's website at:
http://blogs. Paul Crouch Sr., son
of Paul Crouch , Sr. For 31 years, under the guidance of Paul Crouch, TBN has been
beaming wholesome family and faith -based programming to the USA and
the World! With over 12,000 TV stations and cable affiliates fed by 46
satellites TBN has a global presence that literally allows it to say,
"Hello world!"
"Paul Crouch's place on the list of the most influential
Christians in America is well deserved," states Susan Zahn, Media
Director for WDC Media and a publicist for TBN.tbn.

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PRESS RELEASE Jim Towey on the State of the Church

,
Founder and President of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), is
one of the '50 Most Influential Christians in America.

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Christians need to have the
mindset that the government is not responsible for taking care of people,
but that they have a responsibility to their own neighbor. That's how you
can tell a healthy church."

The responsibility to help sharpen Christians' consciences lies within the
church itself, said Towey.

Congregations and resources in this category are Unitarian, Universalist, and/or Unitarian Universalist.

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He was busy, but he thought somehow that it was okay.

Unitarianism historically developed from a critique of the Trinity as non-Biblical, and from a critique of the doctrine of original sin.

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In addition to Crouch,
others on the list include President George W.
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"I think that's where church leaders have a
special obligation to not tickle the ears of people, but to prick
consciences and do it in a way that the Lord did it; mercifully, lovingly,
but truthfully," Towey said.

In the US and Great Britain the Unitarian Associations were both founded in 1825.

In the United States the Universalist movement was organized in 1793.

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"I find that there you see a lot of life within
the church," Towey said. "And so to me I've always felt like that was one
of the ways you could tell a real pulse.
Listing him as "ninth" on their list of 50, The Church Report
describes Paul Crouch as "an internationally recognized visionary in
the field of Christian television. When you consider the millions of people
around the world who see and benefit from TBN programs on a daily
basis , it's not difficult to see how Paul Crouch would be high on the
list.

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ChristiaNet, Inc. The list of 50 includes pastors, authors, politicians, radio
show hosts, publishers, and televangelists . started TBN with his wife Jan in 1973 with a dream
and a vision to build a Christian television network that spanned the
whole world.

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"It's a beautiful parable Jesus told of
what happens when busy, well-intended people don't stop and look at who the
Lord has placed in their presence," Towey said.

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The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) represents the interests of more than one thousand Unitarian Universalist congregations throughout North America .

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"You see these souls that are out there hidden to the
world.

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These humble, Godly people that day in and day out are opening up
the soup kitchens and the food pantrys, and the surplus clothing centers ,
and the volunteers that are going into the nursing homes and into the
foster homes, and the programs to help the addicts and the battered women
and their shelters to help them regain their dignity.

They don't just pass by.' We
thank everyone involved in his selection and want to emphasize that
all the hard work was designed to simply please the Lord, not man.

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As Director in The White House Office of Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives, he sees President Bush's "compassionate
conservatism " in action, and believes, from what he sees, that the state of
the church in America is not as awful as some say it is. When Christians begin to reach out to
those in need, the church will prosper.

"I think there has to be a
resistance to comfortable Christianity that kind of entertains or that
tickles the ears but doesn't challenge," Towey said.

TBN Founder -- Paul Crouch -- Named One of the '50 Most Influential Christians in America'

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"I have the luxury
of associating with a lot of saints .' That's the
verdict of the most recent edition of The Church Report magazine." The magazine also declares that
under Crouch's leadership, "TBN has grown to become the largest group
owner of broadcast stations in the world.

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com),
the world's largest Christian Internet website, has just interviewed Jim
Towey, the Director of The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives, about the state of the church today.

Jim Towey spends a lot of time with servants to the poor, the helpless and
the needy."

Towey finds inspiration in the faith-based programs that he sees working
around the country and says he sees a particular anointing around the poor
and those who reach out to help them."

But people in the church today do pass by, and Towey compares these
instances to the parable from Luke. "It wasn't that the Levite
was a bad person.
"Dad was thrilled with this honor," declares Paul Crouch Jr. It's nice that
others recognize his efforts, but simply know that we are taking the
Great Commission of Jesus literally and 'Going into all the world."
Paul Crouch Sr. The dream became a reality as TBN is now the world's
largest Christian television network .

Universalism is a religious faith incorporating many tenets of Christianity, but not exclusively Christian.

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"Who's reaching out to
that widow, or that orphan, or that refugee? Or that stranger or that
homeless person, that mentally ill person or that returning inmate? Who's
doing that work? And wherever you see them gathered, [Jesus is] there in
the midst. Bush (#1), Actor and
Director Mel Gibson (#2), and Evangelist Billy Graham (#3).

In the 16th century belief in a unity of God (not a Trinity) and a single, human nature (not dual or divine nature) of Jesus led to the creation of Unitarian churches in Transylvania (Romania and Hungary) and in Poland.

It was formed in 1961 by the merger of the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association.

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his conscience had been dulled to where he thought it was okay to pass the
fallen man at his feet. "For over three
decades Paul Crouch has been used by God to touch the world with the
Gospel of Jesus Christ."
TBN features 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming
that appeals to people in a wide variety of denominations.

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christianet. and TBN's Vice President of Administration. Faith-based
programs include: original movies, Gospel music concerts, informative
talk shows, contemporary music videos , positive programs for children,
health and fitness shows, news and information, and uplifting worship
services from America's premier churches.

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To battle "comfortable Christianity," Towey said it's important for the
Church body to change their way of thinking. And the Samaritans had a lively conscience."
The people on this list of most influential Christians in America
represent a 'Who 's Who' of important Christian leaders from all walks
of life. "When
God calls you into a ministry such as broadcasting, many times you
never realize the impact it has on people's lives.

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For more information about TBN visit the web site at www.

It believes in universal salvation, or, as it is now generally stated, in the eternal progress of all souls.

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So I have a really upbeat view of
things ," Towey said.