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Article: Brazilian church builds an international empire.(Universal Church of the Kingdom of God)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- April 10, 1996
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A NEW AND UNIQUE church accused of igniting holy war, consorting with the Colombian drug mafia and swindling. its own members has emerged in Latin America and swept onto five continents in less than two decades.
In late 1995 the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God gained center stage in Brazil as it clashed with the Catholic Church and the Globo TV Network, the world's fourth largest, in an attempt to increase its already considerable economic, political and religious power. Brazilian authorities are now scrutinizing its activities. Founded in Brazil in 1977, the Universal Church has hundreds of temples in some 40 countries, including the U.S. In recent years it ...