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Robert Tilton was such a smarmy creep I couldn't watch his TV show more than 30 seconds at a time.

At its height, evangelist Robert Tilton's Word of Faith empire included a congregation of thousands, an adjacent private school and a broadcasting and direct-mail marketing operation. The entire organization generated about $70 million annually, according to court reports in the late '90s.

"I'm sad when any church goes away for the people that were sincere followers – [but] in this case, followers that didn't realize he wasn't feeding the sheep, he was eating the sheep," said Ole Anthony, president of the Trinity Foundation, a watchdog over the televangelism industry.

In the 1990s, Mr. Tilton's empire collapsed following news reports of widespread fraud, lawsuits from victims who alleged the same and well-publicized divorces from his first and second wives.

Scott Stafford, The Dallas Morning News: Tilton's old church falls to wrecking ball

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Bob Tilton is a fraud who does not appear to be saved. He better live it up, because if he doesn't repent soon he will spend his eternity in hell.

Posted by: Truth | July 27, 2004 9:59 PM

Tilton has a funny looking head

Posted by: Janos Skorzeny | September 29, 2005 8:29 AM

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