Bauer In Some Cases Candidates Stance on Issues Outweighs Theological Differences

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TBN's Acquisition Of 'Holy Land Experience' Theme Park Seeks To Change More Lives

June 9, 2007 ORLANDO -- Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest religious broadcaster and America's most-watched faith channel, hopes to change more lives through its addition of the "Holy Land Experience" theme park in Orlando, Fl., to the TBN family. Through the acquisition, TBN will bring an integration of the powerful living recreation of ancient Jerusalem with a cutting edge facility that will be used for television production, dramas, musical concerts, special events and movies.

"This marriage will bring an unprecedented synergy to both ministries and the production that is done there will be seen by a worldwide audience. TBN's involvement made sense, because both ministries are about changing and effecting people's lives. We've been doing that for 34 years," said Paul Crouch, Jr., TBN Vice President of Administration. "We believe this opportunity was heaven sent because it bought TBN an Orlando-based facility to fulfill it's local programming obligations for WGTL CH-52 and it will provide "The Holy Land Experience" with much needed promotion to bring more people to the theme park and Orlando as a whole."

The Holy Land Experience could well be considered Orlando's most inspiring destination as visitors experience a full day of discovery that takes them 2,000 years back in time to the world of the Bible. It brings to life ancient Israel as a unique, thriving world filled with fascinating exhibits and venues. Visitors learn about the Wilderness Tabernacle and the Great Temple; discover the amazing history of the Bible; explore the city of Jerusalem in miniature; see re-enactments of Jesus' ministry, His life, death, and resurrection; and feel the power and passion of our original musical productions.

WGTL TV, Channel 52, has a reach of over four million viewers in the Orlando and Cocoa Beach metropolitan areas with TBN's wide range of innovative faith-based programming. In October of 2006, TBN celebrated the inaugural broadcast of WGTL Ch-52 in Orlando with a dedicatory service attended by TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch, Pastor Benny Hinn, Singer and Preacher Judy Jacobs hosted by Pastor George Cope and Calvary Assembly in Winter Park, Fl.

The combination of the production facilities and the Holy Land Experience offers Orlando visitors a powerful and unique faith based experience that can be promoted worldwide through the TBN network. The promotional capability can drive visitors to the complex.

"Some of the staff was asking what is going to be the immediate effect here at the park and my answer was 'I'm planning on you having more people coming through the turnstiles this summer,'" said Crouch. "Universal Studios does the same thing. We want the 'Holy Land Experience' to be a faith-based version of that."

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TBN is the world's largest religious network and America's most watched faith network. Each day TBN offers 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming that appeals to people in a wide variety of denominations. Beginning in 1973 as a single UHF station in southern California, TBN now reaches every major continent via 65 satellites and more than 12,500 television and cable affiliates worldwide. In the United States, TBN is available to 92 percent of the total households. Its website receives more than 27 million visitors monthly. For more information on TBN, visit www.tbn.org

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Bauer In Some Cases Candidates Stance on Issues Outweighs Theological Differences

2006-11-30 -- WDC Media News --

(AgapePress) - A pro-family activist and former presidential candidate says it's more important to look at what a candidate believes on the issues than what the candidate's theological beliefs might be. That is why Gary Bauer says he wouldn't necessarily rule out voting for a Mormon.

Two-term Tennessee Senator Bill Frist, a professed Christian, announced on Wednesday that he has abandoned plans for a presidential bid in 2008. "In the Bible, God tells us for everything there is a season," said the outgoing Senate majority leader, "and for me, for now, this season of being an elected official has come to a close." Frist, considered by some a frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination in two years, said he will take a "sabbatical from public life," returning to Tennessee and spending more time with his wife and three sons.

Frist's departure from the national scene opens the door for other Republican hopefuls, among them Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who plans to announce in early January his intention to run for president. And while Bay State pro-family activist Brian Camenker contends that Romney is a liberal anyway, other observers are just as concerned about Romney being a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints (LDS).

But Gary Bauer, president of American Values, says Romney's theology has no bearing on his ability to be president. "I think when it comes to political races, we need to go on the basis of the issues rather than theology," says the outspoken conservative Christian.

Gary Bauer

"My view is that voting for president ought to be done on the issues," he continues. "There are all kinds of people out there that I have deep theological differences of opinion with, but I might be willing to vote for them for senator or Congress or president, depending on the circumstances and who they were running against."

Bauer says he is not concerned that Romney would possibly use the White House to advance LDS theology. "I don't know how he would do that," the American Values leader states. "I think the public and the media would be on him in a second if he did anything that promoted his particular faith. And, in fact, I think he would be very hesitant to even appoint other Mormons to his cabinet."

Romney has been governor of Massachusetts since 2002. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School. He opposes same-sex "marriage," and just today argued before his state's Supreme Judicial Court in favor of a lawsuit that seeks to override the Massachusetts legislature and let voters decide whether to ban such unions with a constitutional amendment.

Last year, however, Romney ranked eighth in a list of "Top 10 RINOs" -- or Republicans In Name Only -- by HumanEvents.com. That list quotes the Massachusetts governor has saying he believes abortion "should be safe and legal in this country," and indicates that he supports civil unions, which for many traditionalists is merely a step toward legalized marriage for homosexuals.

Other current contenders for the GOP presidential nomination are Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Arizona Senator John McCain. A "thermometer reading"-type poll conducted during the week following the November 7 elections placed Giuliani ahead of McCain among Republicans named in the poll.

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