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- Birth nameDennis James Kennedy
- D. James Kennedy was born on November 3, 1930 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. He was a producer, known for Silhouette City (2008), Hate Crimes Laws: Censoring the Church and Silencing Christians (2007) and The Coral Ridge Hour (1993). He was married to Anne Lewis. He died on September 5, 2007 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- SpouseAnne Lewis(August 25, 1956 - September 5, 2007) (his death, 1 child)
- Was the author of more than 50 books and founded two schools - Knox Theological Seminary and Westminster Academy, a K-12 Christian school.
- Started his congregation with about 45 members in 1959, eventually expanding into a megachurch that claims 10,000 members today.
- Founder of Coral Ridge Ministries, with radio and TV broadcasts claiming a weekly audience of 3.5 million people. Kennedy's TV show, "The Coral Ridge Hour," airs reruns on more than 400 stations and is broadcast to more than 150 countries. In 2006, the National Religious Broadcasters group inducted him into its hall of fame.
- Was a founding board member of the Moral Majority, which Jerry Falwell formed in 1979.
- Christian televangelist whose fiercely conservative worldview helped fuel the rise of the religious right in American politics.
- "The Bible says, 'Be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over the earth.' God should be in every sphere of life: economics, business, education, government, art and science." (1996 interview with The Los Angeles Times)
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