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Who Is Watching Joel?
The Riddleblog ^ | February 26, 2015 | Kim Riddlebarger

Posted on 02/28/2015 3:37:49 PM PST by Gamecock

Who is watching Joel Osteen? Not I! But he does amaze me. How can he preach on the exact same topic every Sunday--"God wants me to be better"--and, yet make it seem different?

When it comes to Christian media, and who accesses it, the numbers are revealing. Who Is Watching TV or Listening to Christian Radio?

Only 8% of Americans admit to watching Christian television regularly--I'll bet the demographics here are interesting. Probably older women with blue hair, who live below the Mason-Dixon line, and east of Mississippi.

24% watch Christian TV "sometimes," 27% "rarely," and 40% "never."

Christian radio fares a tad worse. 10% listen "regularly," 17% "sometimes," 19% "rarely," 52% "never."

Podcast numbers are low (the media is new). 4% "regularly," 10% "sometimes," 11% "rarely," 72% "never."

The numbers also show that

67 percent of Americans never or rarely watch Christian-based programming on television. Those who do watch at least sometimes are overwhelmingly self-identified evangelicals (69 percent) and weekly churchgoers (62 percent).

71 percent never or rarely listen to Christian radio. Those who do are similar to the Christian TV crowd — 67 percent are evangelicals and 57 percent are weekly churchgoers.

84 percent of Americans never or rarely listen to Christian-themed podcasts. Books and movies fared slightly better: 33 percent said they at least sometimes read Christian-based books. And 40 percent report seeing a Christian movie in the last year.



TOPICS: Charismatic Christian; Evangelical Christian; General Discusssion
KEYWORDS: megachurch; osteen
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To: BipolarBob

No Satan either.


101 posted on 03/01/2015 1:22:11 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Lee N. Field

I wouldn’t have much problem with the fallen angel view, if it weren’t for what the whackos “itching ears” crowd does with it.

Agreed


102 posted on 03/01/2015 2:26:22 PM PST by .45 Long Colt
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To: Scrambler Bob
Mark for later. A message to me, to visit later. Something interesting, or good reference info.

Thanks! I learn something new every day.... then go to sleep at night and forget most of what I know.

I was afraid that it might me my Lodge's secret code word and I'd missed our annual meeting - once again. :-)

103 posted on 03/01/2015 5:20:12 PM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: Gamecock

Interesting


104 posted on 03/02/2015 11:27:54 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Gamecock
Me?

never watch Christian TV..a huge waste of time

Christian radio?? When I am in the car during the day ..usually Christian music stations

Pod casts ? yea sometimes.. certain pastors I like I will listen

105 posted on 03/02/2015 11:30:30 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: workerbee

LOL...I remember him too


106 posted on 03/02/2015 11:31:47 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: .45 Long Colt

I suspect this guy is a freeper. http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?SourceOnly=true&currSection=sermonssource&keyword=mvbbc


107 posted on 03/02/2015 11:34:41 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Lee N. Field
I bacially listen to most of the same ...never heard of "reformed Forum

Chris taught me to really listen to preachers a good lesson..listen sometimes

James white sometimes.. WH Innn sometimes

108 posted on 03/02/2015 11:34:51 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Lee N. Field

The KKK used to preach that blacks were the descendants of Ham and therefore permitted to keep as slaves


109 posted on 03/02/2015 11:38:47 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: yldstrk

“So, give me another plan God.”

Where were you when He formed the Heavens and the Earth?


110 posted on 03/02/2015 11:39:40 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: make no mistake

All the people that I know who watch Osteen are not attending church. They usually have some excuse related to worship not being about them.

He can make one feel good about pretending to be a Christian.


111 posted on 03/02/2015 11:43:40 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: AppyPappy

***They usually have some excuse related to worship not being about them.***

It’s not. Or shouldn’t be anyway.


112 posted on 03/02/2015 11:48:33 AM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: AppyPappy

In Heaven?


113 posted on 03/02/2015 12:49:03 PM PST by yldstrk
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To: yldstrk

Mormon?


114 posted on 03/02/2015 12:50:12 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: Gamecock

Catholic


115 posted on 03/02/2015 12:50:45 PM PST by yldstrk
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To: yldstrk

Catholics believe in preexistence of the soul?


116 posted on 03/02/2015 12:57:12 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: Gamecock

The soul is the only real thing. The body is temporary.


117 posted on 03/02/2015 4:28:29 PM PST by yldstrk
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To: yldstrk

we are resurrected into bodies.


118 posted on 03/02/2015 6:54:43 PM PST by Lee N. Field ("And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise" Gal 3:29)
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