How to Pronounce Billy James Hargis
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Aug 03, 1925 Texarkana, Texas, United States Died on 27 Nov 2004 (aged 79)
American television evangelist
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About Billy James Hargis
- Billy James Hargis (August 3, 1925 – November 27, 2004) was an American Christian evangelist.
- At the height of his popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, his Christian Crusade ministry was broadcast on more than 500 radio stations and 250 television stations.
- He promoted an anti-Communist, segregationist message as well as evangelizing, and founded a radio station, monthly newspaper, and a college in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to support his ministries.
- In 1974, several students at his American Christian College accused Hargis of sexual misconduct; however, the Tulsa district attorney found no evidence or wrongdoing.
- Hargis went into partial retirement, and the college closed in 1977.
- He continued to publish his newspaper and write books.
