Pat Robertson, influential Christian conservative, dies at 93.
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Pat Robertson, the celebrity minister who died on Thursday, envisioned a nation where conservative Christian values reigned in the halls of power. He built a media empire and openly sought to leverage his popularity among evangelicals to influence government and the culture. Although he failed to channel his evangelistic popularity into Republican political might when he ran for president in 1988, the alliance between evangelical Christianity and Republican politics has fused, even as America has grown increasingly secular. Robertson's legacy has left a mixed impact on conservative Christianity's political successes and influence in culture.
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