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American Pentecostals on the Big Screen

American Pentecostals on the Big Screen

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Michael F. Bird
Dec 09, 2022
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Okay, thanks to ridiculously long trans-Pacific flights, I have been watching two programs about American Pentecostal prosperity churches: The Righteous Gemstones and Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Two very different pieces, but nonetheless have critical and comedic takes on American Pentecostal Churches, both white and black!

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