The Sounds of Fundamentalism: Huckster Bob Larson Hawks Lifeline Telephone Service

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5 responses to “The Sounds of Fundamentalism: Huckster Bob Larson Hawks Lifeline Telephone Service”

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   September 9, 2017

   Troy

   I don’t remember if 10 cents / minute would be a good rate back in those days though you could probably just turn off 900 access. My family did L.C.I., which appealed to the fundamental instinct for fairness with 6 second rounding, rather than a full minute.
   Bob Larson always trying to raise money. I suppose his dramatics might have got people to open their checkbooks, but then again he isn’t around anymore (or is he?) Asking for money is necessary though, and every church does it. The collection plate is a public spectacle and part of a religious service for a reason.

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   September 9, 2017

   Scott

   Be still my beating heart. Conman, fraud and just plain greedy SOB Bob Larson. I used to listen to his radio program when he begged for cash on a daily basis and did exorcism’s on the radio. I saw him twice in person. However he’s really a 2nd or 3rd class huckster. He was promoting Lifeline back in the 90’s on his radio program. It’s a hoot that he is trying to make money based on “teaching” exorcism.

   All dear old Bob has ever worshiped is cold hard cash and lots of it.

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      September 11, 2017

      Troy

      I think Bob Larson is sincere with the caveat “hey, I have to pay the bills”, and I’m doing the LORD’s work.

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         September 11, 2017

         Bruce Gerencser

         As with many preachers, Larson started out with good intentions — saving teens from evil rock music. ? But then he became popular, and the more his fame spread the more it went to his head. Getting divorced really set him back. Evangelicals will tolerate just about any sin except divorce. Ask Sandy Patty and Amy Grant. Larson wanted to maintain his fame (and income) so he did things that would attract crowds. And so it goes….

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            September 11, 2017

            Troy

            As someone who dabbled in the occult (briefly and not seriously), I was impressed that Bob Larson was well educated about it. This is why I suspect he is (or was) sincere. This would contrast with Pat Robertson’s 700 club, that would have rather naive and reactionary pieces about the occult which were obvious to anyone who knew anything about it that they knew nothing about it. I suppose we see this in a lot of preachers that condemn that which they do not know. This is a bit like celibate priests giving relationship advice. When known scientific phenomena like hurricanes and eclipse are still considered mysterious acts of God, frankly they lose all credibility and become a laughing stock like a flat earther I saw today on Facebook.

            (As a postscript I’ll mention I totally want one of those big exorcism crosses that Bob is hawking on his web site, but at $100 I’m not going to bite!)

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