Sentences with phrase «mainline religious programs»

One of the persistent criticisms of mainline religious programs made in the past by evangelicals was that the mainline programs had compromised their message and lacked distinctive gospel content.

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The mainline cooperative and moderate approach to religious programming also suited the legislative and public - relations needs of the newly emerging medium of television.

Hence Ben Armstrong, representing the paid - time broadcasters, has criticized the network and mainline denominational religious programs as being too slow and sterile for television.

Paid - time religious programming has justified its dominance of the religious television field in recent years by suggesting that with its independent financial resources gained through audience cultivation and support it has been able to overcome the limitations experienced by mainline broadcasters as they worked with the local stations and networks on a public service basis.