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Billy James Hargis (August 3, 1925 – November 27, 2004) was an American Christian evangelist. At the height of his popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, his Christian Crusade ministry was broadcast on more than 500 radio stations and 250 television stations. He promoted an anti-Communist, segregationist message as well as evangelizing, and founded a radio station, monthly newspaper, and a college in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to support his ministries. In 1974, several students at his American Christian College accused Hargis of sexual misconduct; however, the Tulsa district attorney found no evidence of wrongdoing. Hargis went into partial retirement, and the college closed in 1977. He continued to publish his newspaper and write books.

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  • Billy James Hargis (August 3, 1925 – November 27, 2004) was an American Christian evangelist. At the height of his popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, his Christian Crusade ministry was broadcast on more than 500 radio stations and 250 television stations. He promoted an anti-Communist, segregationist message as well as evangelizing, and founded a radio station, monthly newspaper, and a college in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to support his ministries. In 1974, several students at his American Christian College accused Hargis of sexual misconduct; however, the Tulsa district attorney found no evidence of wrongdoing. Hargis went into partial retirement, and the college closed in 1977. He continued to publish his newspaper and write books. (en)
  • Billy James Hargis (* 3. August 1925 in Texarkana; † 27. November 2004 in Tulsa) war ein US-amerikanischer Evangelist und bedeutender Radio- sowie Fernsehprediger des Restoration Movement. Hargis war zudem Verfechter des Antikommunismus und der Rassentrennung. Er veröffentlichte zahlreiche Bücher. Sein Motto lautete: All I want to do is preach Jesus and save America(Alles was ich woill, ist, Jesus zu predigen und Amerika zu retten). Auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Popularität, der in den 1950er und 1960er Jahre lag, wurde sein christlicher Kreuzzugdienst über 500 Radiosender und 250 Fernsehsender ausgestrahlt. Er gründete einen Radiosender, eine Monatszeitschrift und ein College. 1974 wurde Hargis jedoch sexuelles Fehlverhalten vorgeworfen, er wurde jedoch nie angeklagt, und sein College musste 1977 geschlossen werden. (de)
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  • Billy James Hargis II (en)
  • Bonnie Jane Choisnard (en)
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  • Bryan Joseph Hargis (en)
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  • Jimmie Earsel Hargis and Laura Lucille Hargis (en)
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  • Billy James Hargis (August 3, 1925 – November 27, 2004) was an American Christian evangelist. At the height of his popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, his Christian Crusade ministry was broadcast on more than 500 radio stations and 250 television stations. He promoted an anti-Communist, segregationist message as well as evangelizing, and founded a radio station, monthly newspaper, and a college in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to support his ministries. In 1974, several students at his American Christian College accused Hargis of sexual misconduct; however, the Tulsa district attorney found no evidence of wrongdoing. Hargis went into partial retirement, and the college closed in 1977. He continued to publish his newspaper and write books. (en)
  • Billy James Hargis (* 3. August 1925 in Texarkana; † 27. November 2004 in Tulsa) war ein US-amerikanischer Evangelist und bedeutender Radio- sowie Fernsehprediger des Restoration Movement. Hargis war zudem Verfechter des Antikommunismus und der Rassentrennung. Er veröffentlichte zahlreiche Bücher. Sein Motto lautete: All I want to do is preach Jesus and save America(Alles was ich woill, ist, Jesus zu predigen und Amerika zu retten). (de)
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