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36. At the Cathedral of Tomorrow, which Angley bought from Rex Humbard, there is a HUGE....

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 11:41 AM

Oct 2014

tower that was to hold a revolving studio and restaurant. When Rex got shutdown by the SEC for selling unsecured securities (he also owned most of Mackinac Island with its bra factory and bible college and the fudge factory) the construction was stopped and left a $1,000/hr crane on top of what what became known as "Rex's big erection" and the "big dick in the sky". The crane was left up there for over 10 years. It had to be demo'ed to get it down. Now the big dick making money as the biggest cell tower on the one of the highest points in Summit County.

In the seventies when they outgrew their tractor trailor TV broad cast rigs for remote broadcasts, ABC Wide Wprld of Sports bought it. Angley bought a double set of rigs. Akron has a lot of these "evangelists" and their stories would make a fun book.

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Anyone want to read about a famous televangelist falling fast from his pulpit? [View all] titaniumsalute Oct 2014 OP

This is the guy that had a phone line run to his wifes grave liberal N proud Oct 2014 #1

The wife, Angel, lies in a solid silver casket in front of his origional church. They also had a ... marble falls Oct 2014 #6

Seriously? His wife was named Angel Angley??? N/T. Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #12

Yeppers....... marble falls Oct 2014 #18

Wow. HOW did I miss that back in the early 80s??? Thanks. n/t Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #19

He's been in Akron since the mid sixties, and he took over Rex Humbard's ministry. marble falls Oct 2014 #21

Oh, I knew him fairly well ... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #25

Trust me, the one "service" I went to was more than anything you saw TV. When I was leaving I... marble falls Oct 2014 #35

I remember reading about him in James Randi's, "The Faithhealers" TlalocW Oct 2014 #2

Yeah true but he's 93 years old and still owns a 747 titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #5

Many people who do not have children of their own care deeply about the next generation Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #8

Yeah...normal people titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #11

many of us seem to care way more than do people WITH children Skittles Oct 2014 #20

93 and no kids? How did he manage that without abortion or contraception? merrily Oct 2014 #28

If you read the article he was forcing abortions on his flock titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #32

Kind of my point (whether or not you read the article). merrily Oct 2014 #33

It is far faster to review the list of evangelists who are not clouded in scandal Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #3

Sure. Scandal tends to haunt the more rich, powerful and famous in any field. merrily Oct 2014 #29

Are we talking about televangelists edhopper Oct 2014 #40

The poster used the word evangelist, not televangelist. merrily Oct 2014 #42

I was more curious about your response edhopper Oct 2014 #43

All evangilists edhopper Oct 2014 #44

Here's both the real Ernest and a funny bit called Oral Versus Ernest titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #4

In college, we had a drinking game... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #7

"Heeeeeaaaaalllll!" Tom Ripley Oct 2014 #9

Who? hfojvt Oct 2014 #10

His own 747?? hifiguy Oct 2014 #13

Ya mon titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #14

The "Transparent Lying Sack of Shit Fraud" racket hifiguy Oct 2014 #15

I think it was donated to the (cough cough) church titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #17

At the Cathedral of Tomorrow, which Angley bought from Rex Humbard, there is a HUGE.... marble falls Oct 2014 #36

I remember the crane...scary looking up there. titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #38

The Coliseum has been taken down almost ten years. Thing have changed in Akron. I'm moving.... marble falls Oct 2014 #39

Do you know it's actually been gone 15 years...amazing. 1999. NT titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #45

People like to think someone omniscient loves them unconditionally and will spare them from merrily Oct 2014 #30

he never had a shred of 'grace'. con man. flim-flam man. predator. sick fuck. spanone Oct 2014 #16

And here I thought you were talking about Mark Driscoll eridani Oct 2014 #22

No...sorry. Another asshole. NT titaniumsalute Oct 2014 #23

Well, two down and several thousand to go n/t eridani Oct 2014 #24

to suggest Angley ever had anything to do with 'grace' ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2014 #26

For ones mental health madokie Oct 2014 #27

Earnest was the original crackpot of my youth. n/t jen63 Oct 2014 #31

I tell you anyone that far to the right is hiding a deep, dark secret. Initech Oct 2014 #34

You're Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel Duh !!! God did it. Yes he did. Monk06 Oct 2014 #37

Ernest Angley is still alive?? wyldwolf Oct 2014 #41