Hal Lindsay back on TBN

Hal Lindsey, ‘untied’ — back on the air at TBN (OneNewsNow.com): “After 12 years on TBN, Hal Lindsey was dropped from the lineup for the Christian network ostensibly for being too critical of Islam. Now, a little more than a year later, the best-selling author is back on TBN with a weekly half-hour program he promises will present world news relevant to end time Bible prophecy”

Lindsey, author of the bestseller The Late, Great Planet Earth, hosted “The International Intelligence Briefing” on TBN for more than 12 years until the program was pulled from the network’s lineup in December 2005. At the time, network officials said the program was pulled because it did not reflect a Christmas theme. However, it was alleged that TBN was concerned over Lindsey’s harsh critiques of the Muslim faith. In fact, a spokesman for the network told AgapePress at the time that network founder Paul Crouch believed one of Lindsey’s programs toward the end of the previous month was “inflammatory towards Islam and towards the Muslims.”

“Now the Christian network has brought Lindsey back with a weekly half-hour news and commentary program that it says will cover “current events, national, and international news from a biblical and prophecy-based perspective.” In a TBN press release, Lindsey assures viewers that “The Hal Lindsey Report” (Fridays, 5:30 p.m. PST) is a “hard-hitting, informative, and inspirational” program.”