JA wrote:

Most of us avoid the radical protestant-type of broadcaster just like we
avoid hard-sell tactics re merchandise. The manner of speech itself is
unusual: emotional, almost yelling. I've felt the radio and TV evangelists
are cultural phenomena unique to the US, but exactly what the phonomena is,
is hard to place. Something like "I'll convince you of this and then
you'll be one of the good people versus one of bad. And then I'll ask you
for money."

I can't say I listen to these sorts of folks longer than to know what sort
of broadcast it is and move on. They are easy to id though.

I always look at Passport or EiBi so I know exactly who it is. These
stations only ID every hour as per FCC regs so it's hard to tell WWCR
apart from WWFV. Anyway, you're right that this type of evangelism is
unique to the US. I believe that it can be traced all the way back to
The Great Awakening in the 1740s. From all accounts those preachers were
just as emotional as today's, except they didn't have radio back then so
the preachers were nomads going from town to town. I personally think
it's a crude form of mind control propaganda, with the desired effect of
overriding reason so the subconscious accepts the words without
question.


JA, from Canada now, with relatives in Mexico and Taiwan.

mike wrote:
I wonder what the rest of the world thinks of American psuedo patriots and
end times false prophets on the domestically transmitted 'brokered'
stations.
It would seem to me the latin Americans who can understand english must
really roll their eyes in disgust.
Naturally, they don't have the distractions Americans enjoy, so I am sure
they can spot a counterfit Christian two thousand miles away.

As for the psuedo patriots, I bet the Canadians get quite a chuckle. I
know I do;-)

mike