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Article: Religion, culture, and the Cold War: Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and America's anti-communist crusade of the 1950s.(Essay)
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- June 22, 2009
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COLD WAR CRUSADER Bishop Fulton J. Sheen used television to attract millions of viewers to his battle against communism. His prime-time show enjoyed unprecedented popularity for all shows on the new medium, resulting in his making the cover of such major publications as TV Guide, Colliers, Look, and Time magazines. By the time his television show ended in 1957, a national poll listed Sheen as one of the top ten public figures in America. Upon his death in 1979, the New York Times stated that Sheen had been "one of the most effective evangelists that the broadcasting era had produced." Although Sheen's popularity was arguably higher than that of any other religious figure ...
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