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  Eugene Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gene Scott (August 14, 1929 – February 21, 2005) was a United States-based televangelist and author of 13 booklets on various topics ranging from Christianity to stamps of the Colombian States.
In 1934, when Scott was six, his mother gave birth prematurely to twins, of whom one died shortly after birth.
Scott excelled in primary and secondary school both academically and athletically — according to Gene Scott, an un-named seventh grade teacher once attached a note to his report card informing his parents that their son was intelligent, but not a genius, and was needed on the school basketball team.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gene_Scott   (1687 words)

  
 Eugene Scott -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gene Scott (August 14, 1929 – February 21, 2005) was an internationally known (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) U.S. -based religious broadcaster and author of 20 books.
Scott excelled in primary and secondary school both academically and athletically — allegedly a seventh grade teacher even attached a note to his report card informing his parents that their son was a genius.
Gene Scott joined the pentecostal denomination called the (A charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States) Assemblies of God and over the years preached in many countries.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/eu/eugene_scott.htm   (942 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Dr. Gene Scott
William Eugene Scott was born August 14, 1929 in Buhl, Idaho to William Theodore Scott, a traveling Pentecostal preacher, and Inez Leona Graves Scott.
Scott excelled in primary and secondary school both academically and athletically -- allegedly a seventh grade teacher even went so far as to include a note with his report card informing his parents that their son was a genius.
Scott was able to quickly retire the 3.5 million in debt by using the broadcast outlets to increase Faith Center’s membership as well as initiating a massive fund-raising project to save Faith Center.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dr.-Gene-Scott   (1016 words)

  
 Gene Scott
Scott has worked on a wide range of projects worldwide including mineral recovery plants, industrial facilities, hydro, geothermal,, waste-to-energy, nuclear and fossil power plants, petro-chemical plants, commercial buildings, institutional facilities, hospitals and infrastructure projects.
Scott’s Risk Management experience includes the analysis of contract and project execution risks, claims management and prevention, the development of action plans to avoid or mitigate risk, and monthly audits to track fluctuations in risk over time.
Scott performed a feasibility study, analyzing operating history, evaluating options and potential expansion of a cogeneration facility and served as an expert witness, prepared testimony and supported litigation of construction claims on several projects including oil processing and cogeneration facilities, prisons, hospitals, commercial buildings, airports and post offices.
www.nielsen-wurster.com /gene_scott.htm   (407 words)

  
 Dr.  Gene Scott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scott has written and published some 20 books, has logged over 50,000 hours of television and radio teaching played world-wide daily, and is immersed in a multitude of activities.
Scott is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center and one of its Founding Directors.
Scott has been honored by many civic and community organizations for his personal efforts on their behalf; most recently, the City of Pasadena surprised him with a Birthday Tribute at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center where civic leaders from throughout the State of California gathered to pay tribute to his generosity and his unflagging support.
www.drgenescott.com /docsbio.htm   (779 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Gene Scott
Gene Scott, the American television evangelist who has died aged 75, offered his followers all the advantages of Christianity with none of the inconveniences, and thus became immensely rich.
Scott's followers were assured that they did not have to go to church on Sunday and that such foibles as homosexuality, adultery, abortion, profanity and drinking were just fine.
Scott enjoyed a lifestyle that included a chauffeured limousine, a mansion in Pasadena, 24-hour bodyguards, several ranches and a stable of more than 300 thoroughbred horses.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/26/db2602.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/26/ixportal.html   (987 words)

  
 [DX] Gene Scott silent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scott's church, a Protestant congregation of more than 15,000 members, raised millions of dollars through round-the-clock Internet and satellite TV broadcasts, where he would demand of viewers: "Get on the telephone!" to donate.
Scott, the son of a traveling preacher, had a lavish lifestyle that included a chauffeured limousine, contact with political bigwigs and, he claimed, 300 horses.
Scott came under scrutiny by authorities on several occasions, including by the state attorney general's office in 1977, which suspected him of fraud.
www.mail-archive.com /dx@kotalampi.com/msg02605.html   (408 words)

  
 Dr. Gene Scott
Scott is - without question - the greatest living minister and religious instructor on television, but nothing infuriates him more than to be lumped alongside the likes of Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker or Jimmy Swaggart.
Scott insists that he has no property, investments, stocks or bonds - and that everything he owns is in the name of the church.
Gene Scott died of a stroke on 21 February 2005 in Los Angeles.
www.rotten.com /library/bio/religion/dr-gene-scott   (1495 words)

  
 The Shock Jock of Televangelism
Scott provides a form of drive-by religion for the '90s to a transient population that needs only to watch television and send in cash to be counted among the faithful.
Scott is entertaining the Adventists to show his appreciation for the care his 82-year-old mother received after falling and breaking both wrists and a leg.
Scott argued in legal papers that his suspension should be overturned because the horses were owned by Gene Scott Inc., which he contended was not run by Gene Scott.
www.rickross.com /reference/gene_scott/scott1.html   (6929 words)

  
 Gene Scott -- television preacher and philanthropist
Los Angeles -- Gene Scott, the flamboyant but plain-speaking pastor and television preacher who was as adept at staring down a live television audience to raise money as he was at holding forth with an erudite teaching on the Bible, has died at age 75.
In his doctoral dissertation, the Rev. Scott quoted Niebuhr in describing his life's goal: "to descend from the anthill of scholastic hair-splitting to help the world of men regulate its common life and discipline, its ambitions and ideals." Like Niebuhr, he Rev. Scott believed that this was impossible without religion.
The Rev. Scott was born in Buhl, Idaho, the son of a fundamentalist preacher, but as a young man, he rebelled against strict teachings of modest dress and abstinence from alcohol.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/24/BAG69BG0P01.DTL   (826 words)

  
 Controversial Televangelist Gene Scott Dies After Stroke - Jeremy Reynalds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scott enjoyed a lavish lifestyle that included a chauffeured limousine and contact with political bigwigs, the AP reported.
Scott denied it, the AP reported, and the allegations were never proven.
The son of a traveling preacher, Scott was born in Buhl, Idaho, and later moved with his family moved to Gridley in Northern California.
www.americandaily.com /article/6927   (918 words)

  
 Gene Scott Died at Glen & Paula Davis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gene Scott died yesterday, and I feel obliged to say something for some strange reason.
Second, Dr. Scott had a connection with Stanford University–he earned his doctorate here in 1957 and was apparently once profiled for the cover story of the Stanford alumni magazine (this seems to be an undigitized issue or else I would link to it).
Gene Scott went to answer for the way he lived his life.
www.glenandpaula.com /archives/2005/02/22/gene-scott-died   (825 words)

  
 Hit and Run
Gene was half Elmer Gantry, half Wizard of Oz, and three quarters kook.
Comment by: Ruthless at February 22, 2005 04:29 PM We used to watch Dr. Gene Scott and crank call his number all the time back in jr.
Comment by: Russ D at February 23, 2005 09:41 AM The one aspect of Gene Scott that you all forget is the most crucial of all...he was borring as hell.
www.reason.com /hitandrun/2005/02/dr_gene_scott_r.shtml   (1336 words)

  
 BatesLine: Gene Scott, RIP
The Owner's Manual: "The first time I saw Gene Scott, he was wearing a Patton-style combat helmet, kilt, and smoking a Cigar, not to be confused with a cigar.
Posted by: Floyd at March 13, 2005 02:47 PM I think that Dr. Gene Scott was the greatest religious leader of all time with the exception of Jesus Christ.
Scott, whose background is in the adult entertainment industry, is now the pastor of Dr. Scott's church.
www.batesline.com /archives/001356.html   (3052 words)

  
 Torrent of Consciousness: ... and God don't like it too!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scott, whose background is in the adult entertainment industry, is now the pastor of Dr. Scott's church and preaches every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Gene Scott truly had a unique approach and as I was granted the gift of a more understanding wisdom, he made more sense.
Gene Scott was a typical postmodern deist--believe what you want, all truths are relevant.
justinmartyr.blogspot.com /2005/02/and-god-dont-like-it-too.html   (1030 words)

  
 The Rough Woodsman: Dr. Gene Scott, Enigma, Dies at 75   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
One thing's for sure, Gene is cussin' and spinning in his grave as the media refers to him as a "Televangelist".
Posted by: Brian on March 19, 2005 07:38 PM Dr. Scott's third wife, Melissa, who has her background in the adult film industry, has proven that the grand ole man had such a good sense of humor and indeed did believe that he was the biggest sinner in the world.
Gene Scott once had a toy monkey, you know, the ones that you bop on the top of the head and they play cymbals and grit their teeth.
www.theroughwoodsman.com /archives/001487.html   (4730 words)

  
 Gene Scott :: Televangelist Gene Scott dies at 75
LOS ANGELES - Gene Scott, the shaggy-haired, cigar-smoking televangelist whose eccentric religious broadcasts were beamed around the world, has died.
Scott's church raised millions through round-the-clock Internet and satellite TV broadcasts, where he would demand of viewers: "Get on the telephone!" to donate.
Scott denied it and the allegations were never proven.
www.religionnewsblog.com /10371   (723 words)

  
 A "Thank You" to Dr. Gene Scott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
We come from different denominational and theological backgrounds, but Gene Scott and I are still brothers and fellow-shepherds in the service of the Lord.
Scott's background is in the non-liturigical stream of the Christian tradition.
Gene usually presides at the table in an informal style, discussing the biblical and theological foundations in a manner which flows, without a break, straight to the words of institution and the act of communing itself.
www.revneal.org /thankyougenescott.html   (742 words)

  
 Gene Scott :: The Shock Jock of Televangelism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This bizarre visage lures television viewers to Dr. Gene Scott, pastor and supreme leader of the Los Angeles University Cathedral.
Scott's eclectic broadcast mixes high-voltage Scripture and obnoxious solicitations (for money, naturally) with taped footage of his church's world-champion American saddlebred show horses prancing to the tunes of Sinatra and Springsteen.
Firstfruits, according to Scott, is spelled out in Scripture as "the firstfruit of the new year belongs to the Lord." The firstfruits check includes the first returns on any form of income--an investment, a pay raise, a second job, a tax refund, even Lotto winnings.
www.religionnewsblog.com /8750   (7092 words)

  
 Dr. Gene Scott - Reviews on RateItAll
Dr Scott's philanthropic work varied from a Save The Books telethon to benefit the Los Angeles Central Library, and he was involved with the Richard Pryor Burn Foundation, the Southwest Museum, The Adventist Medical Foundation and the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center and others too numerous to mention here.
Dr Scott is not for everybody but the truth is in the teaching and i have learned a great deal from this man. He smokes the cigar and dresses funny to run off the riff raff.
Gene Scott is eccentric in the the most extreme of things, but he is honest about it.
www.rateitall.com /i-27469-dr-gene-scott.aspx   (1523 words)

  
 Books by Dr. Gene Scott
Scott's exposition of the story of Gideon in Judges 6 and 7.
Scott's exposition of II Samuel, chapter 9 uses the relationship of king David to Mephibosheth to teach about God's response to the sinner and the sinner's proper response to God.
Scott's unsurpassed declaration of the factual basis for the Christian faith.
www.capstonebooks.com /orig/pages/genescott.html   (723 words)

  
 DOCTOR GENE SCOTT [Free Republic]
I hate to burst your bubble, but Gene Scott may be a first class nut, and Ive watched him over the years hes been on TV just to keep track of his cultish following.
I knew Gene outside of the church (if you know what I mean) he is a sick dangerous man. He lives the seven deadly sins.
Scott got me started on my own research into the historical roots of Christianity, which, ultimately, bought me to my own unique understanding of God.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a39aa0a3406e1.htm   (1604 words)

  
 Dr. Gene Scott has passed | MetaFilter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cult TV Preacher Dr. Gene Scott was always a treat to watch.
My favorite Gene Scott moment was him telling the women viewers to leave the room because he needed to talk about money, which was a man's business, not a woman's.
Scott seemed to be an individual, and one who was keen on taking on the world on his own terms.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/39837   (2192 words)

  
 Dvorak Uncensored » Dr. Gene Scott.com - Home
Gene Scott.com - Home — I was disappointed to learn that the always entertaining and cynical TV minister Dr. Gene Scott died last week.
At that time Gene Scott was being broadcast from some transmitter out of Russia so for about four months I listened to him almost every night.
Scott had a great life-living in his mansion in the California hills with his “wife” and her handmaidens.
www.dvorak.org /blog?p=1511   (1396 words)

  
 Dr Gene Scott, 1929 - 2005
Famous teacher and televangelist Dr Gene Scott died on Monday, February 21, 2005 at age 75.
Gene Scott was the only preacher on tv worth watching.
Maybe Dr Scott can learn some of them old popes and saints and such a thing or two about the Bible and God and law.
www.morethings.com /god_and_country/gene_scott_1929-2005.htm   (1121 words)

  
 Dr. Gene Scott : Stomp a piss ant for Jesus
Neither of us would watch TV but a couple of times when we were drunk we'd turn it on late and laugh at it.
Furthermore, when they were made aware of the true mission of Dr. Gene Scott, i.e.
To find the errors, many are spelling and typo's, for others you should watch Dr. Gene Scott for a few weeks steady and try to find where he is wrong on something.
www.edifyingspectacle.org /gullibility/drgenescott.shtml   (657 words)

  
 The Owner's Manual: Gene Scott - Gonzo Evangelist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scott injected himself, vanities, quirks, impatience, and erudition into every laid back sermon he ever delivered.
The first time I saw Gene Scott, he was wearing a Patton-style combat helmet, kilt, and smoking a Cigar, not to be confused with a cigar.
I was happy to read today that he backed the Iraq war ("Iraq is a threat to the world, so kick the hell out of 'em, George."), and did not condemn homosexuality or abortion, arguing such issues were a personal choice.
gcruse.typepad.com /the_owners_manual/2005/02/gene_scott_gonz.html   (512 words)

  
 [DX] Re: Gene Scott silent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
> > > Scott's church, a Protestant congregation of more than 15,000 members, raised > millions of dollars through round-the-clock Internet and satellite TV > broadcasts, where he would demand of viewers: "Get on the telephone!" to > donate.
> > > Scott, the son of a traveling preacher, had a lavish lifestyle that included > a chauffeured limousine, contact with political bigwigs and, he claimed, 300 > horses.
> > > Scott came under scrutiny by authorities on several occasions, including by > the state attorney general's office in 1977, which suspected him of fraud.
www.mail-archive.com /dx@kotalampi.com/msg02610.html   (522 words)

  
 CONTROVERSIAL TELEVANGELIST GENE SCOTT DIES AFTER STROKE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The same web site (www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/dr-gene-scott) commented, “Dr. Scott spends weeks and months at a time on marvelously conspiratorial topics: the Pyramids, Atlantis, Roswell UFO's, Stonehenge, the Amityville poltergeists - even the Philadelphia Experiment.
Commentary on one Internet site (www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/dr-gene-scott) read, “Talking quietly about his personal and professional life, Scott seems a genuine and even vulnerable person.
Scott reportedly said (www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/dr-gene-scott), “A skinflint may get to Heaven, but what awaits him are a rusty old halo, a skinny old cloud, and a robe so worn it scratches.
www.assistnews.net /Stories/s05020123.htm   (872 words)

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