She worked at TBN herself. I have learned some stuff I would have not before. First of all because this is a network TV station means they need to abide by Laws of hiring people. And this is to say those who tape these programs or of any work is not necessarily even a Christian at all to claim.
Employers, if they are of 'religious' nature, can, in this country, make it clear in employment ads that "candidate must be active in a (insert church)". In other words, they can require you to be a Lutheran, a Jew, Presbyterian, evangelistic Christian, Catholic, etc. If it is a bona fided condition of employment and/or critical to the nature of the "company", organization or it's particular mission.
In other words, The Lutheran Crusade Foundation (made up organization) can require, as a condition of employment, the person they hire to first be a member of a particular Lutheran Synod. Or the Jewish Nursing Home Company (again, a made up name) can require the candidate to be Jewish. These are typically non-profit (read: non-taxable) organizations.
So if TBN wanted to and if they were true to their supposed evangelistic Christian mission, they could require all applicants, as a minimum qualifier for employment, to meet the standards set forth by the Scriptures or with a solid statement of faith--like one may see posted in a Church.
If a company is publicly held or privately held and the motive is not-religiously skewed--then all bets are off as far as making religion "a condition of employment".
TBN can take this same position with the content they air--for example, this is why you would never hear Communist propaganda on the "Voice of America" broadcasts, or demands of "equal air time" for atheists, Muslims, etc, on your local Christian radio station. So TBN can control and regulate this--that is, if their real motivation was not selling air time and their mission was to share and spread the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Binny Hinn has made many, many outrageous and blasphemous statements in the past, if you'd like I can probably find sound files of his actual statements--if you have an interest in me providing this for you. If they're still on the internet, that is. Most are things you can listen to him say and you don't have to worry about reading it.
MacArthur, from what I've heard of, seems to be pretty solid. Some of the things I hear him say make me wonder if he's not a big Calvinist...but I've never heard him say that. It's a good idea and prudent to always be weary of any preaching you hear...always test it as a Berean would. Some of it can be very, very subtle.
The late Dr. Adrian Rogers was a magnificent preacher--here's a link with a lot of his sermons on line--for free you can listen to if you'd like. http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/Love ... s.asp?cp=3
I also have a link of sermons with Charles Spurgeon--a preacher in the late 1800's (called the Prince of Preachers)--who was very, very eloquent. Of course, he's not recorded--but people have read his sermons and put them on line--free. So if you're interested, I can let you know where this can be found.
That's a good one!
