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Interesting little refresher here on Marjoe Gortner:
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He's a forgotten man these days, but made his name as a small child when he was horrendously bullied by his Christian fundamentalist parents into being a child preacher. He grew up, and exposed the tricks of evangelism in a popular documentary named after him, which he forged an acting career with (he was in the Kojak pilot, Earthquake and hammed it up in a bunch of of offbeat low budgeters). He's now long retired, but I think he's earned a small place in history for good works, and I don't mean the child evangelism.
Despite his exposé, evangelism continues.
Article
He's a forgotten man these days, but made his name as a small child when he was horrendously bullied by his Christian fundamentalist parents into being a child preacher. He grew up, and exposed the tricks of evangelism in a popular documentary named after him, which he forged an acting career with (he was in the Kojak pilot, Earthquake and hammed it up in a bunch of of offbeat low budgeters). He's now long retired, but I think he's earned a small place in history for good works, and I don't mean the child evangelism.
Despite his exposé, evangelism continues.