Viewers' faith, cash behind TBN powerhouse - Monday, 09/27/04

Viewers' faith, cash behind TBN powerhouse - Monday, 09/27/04: "Viewers' faith, cash behind TBN powerhouse
By WILLIAM LOBDELL
Los Angeles Times
First of two parts
Pastor Paul Crouch looked into the camera and told his flock that Trinity Broadcasting Network needed $8 million to spread the gospel throughout India and save 1 billion souls from damnation.
Crouch, head of the world's largest Christian broadcasting network, said even viewers who couldn't afford a $1,000 pledge should take a ''step of faith'' and make one anyway. The Lord would repay them many times over, he "