The Christian Report magazine recently released its Top 50 Most Influential Christians in America rankings. The list includes pastors, authors, politicians, radio show hosts, publishers, and televangelists. Topping the ranks was President George W. Bush, followed by Madmax himself Mel Gibson. Evangelist Billy Graham came in at holy numeral 3.
Coming in at number 9 with a bullet was Dr. Paul Crouch Sr., founder and prez of the TBN. You may know Crouch from his hugely popular television show featuring himself and his lovely wife Jan Crouch. Crouch started TBN with his wife in 1973. Today TBN is carried by over12,000 TV stations and cable affiliates fed by 46 annointed satellites. More importantly, the Crouch's drive matching Range Rovers and recently purchased a $5 million estate in California. TKID4 contributed to Crouch's master bathroom renovation fund. And you can too, here. Praise be to the highest Moen fawcetts money can buy.
Other notable Christians included in the rankings were the ever spectacled Dr. Robert Schuller, Dr. Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, and Chuck Swindoll. That's Swindoll with an "O."
Benny Hinn made the cut. So did Pat Robertson. Noticeably absent was the Savior himself, the Lord Jesus Christ.
In other news, Mel Gibson has signed on to star in and direct the futuristic thriller Crusade 2010. The premise involves a rogue 20-something blonde femme physicist who teams up with a Special Forces Veteran to transport a crack team of misfists back in time to 12th Century Jerusalem to take on man-eating Islamic forces led by the pederast Saladin. No word yet on if Mel is willing to grant audiences his ubiquitous ass shot during the final climactic retaking of Jerusalem by Apache Helicopter.
