| John Ankerberg | |
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| Born | John Ankerberg December 10, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Evangelist, Television personality, author, bible scholar, apologist theologian |
| Employer | Ankerberg Theological Institute (President) |
| Known for | Founder, President of Ankerberg Theological Institute, Chicago, IL Host, The John Ankerberg Show TV program (syndicated) |
| Title | John Ankerberg |
| Religion | Baptist (Christian) |
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| http://www.johnankerberg.com | |
John Ankerberg (born December 10, 1945) is an American Christian evangelist and TV presenter. He is an ordained minister and published author, having written 91 books focusing on religious subjects.[1][2]
Ankerberg is the producer and host of the nationally televised weekly half-hour program The John Ankerberg Show, which presents contemporary spiritual issues and defends biblical answers.[3]
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In 1987, Ankerberg presented evidence that exposed moral failings of televangelist Jim Bakker, which included solicitation for sex and homosexual activity. Ankerberg said his evidence consisted of recorded interviews with witnesses to the sexual encounters. The Washington Post reported that one of the recordings was of a woman, identified as a prostitute, who told a Charlotte, North Carolina television station, WSOC-TV, that she had had three sexual encounters with Bakker.[4][5]
In 1995 Ankerberg and other evangelical leaders expressed opposition to the proposed Evangelicals and Catholics Together ecumenical document designed to foster a sense of unity and cooperation between Protestant evangelicals and Catholics. This opposition resulted in a meeting which drafted an amendment clarifying the beliefs of the evangelical signers, which stated that "cooperation with evangelically committed Roman Catholics, does not imply acceptance of Roman Catholic doctrinal distinctives or endorsement of the Roman Catholic Church system." Ankerberg stated that the meeting "heals the breach", but (according to the Los Angeles Times) it "failed to mollify the concerns of many evangelicals."[6]
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