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Robert Jeffress | |
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.jpg) Jeffress in 2011 | |
| Born | Robert James Jeffress Jr. November 29, 1955 Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Baylor University (BS)[1] Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM)[1] Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin) Dallas Baptist University (DDv)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas and Fox News Contributor |
| Spouse | Amy Lyon Renard Jeffress |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | ptv |
Robert James Jeffress Jr. (born November 29, 1955) is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member[2] First Baptist Church, a megachurch in Dallas, Texas,[3] and is a Fox News Contributor.[4] His sermons are broadcast on the television and radio program Pathway to Victory, which is broadcast on more than 1,200 television stations in the United States and 28 other countries, and is heard on 900 stations and broadcast live in 195 countries.[5][6]
Jeffress has frequently engaged in political activity, in sermons and on national news. He has endorsed Republican candidates for president, including Donald Trump, and has spoken at Republican conventions. He has also been critical of Democratic politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The extent of this activity has been controversial.
He opposes same-sex marriage and LGBT rights, and has repeatedly targeted homosexuality in his sermons, saying that gay individuals are "filthy", "degrading ... beyond description", and "so much more prone to disease". He identifies with the evangelical wing of Christianity and has claimed that Roman Catholicism is Satanic.
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- ^ "Dr. Robert Jeffress · First Baptist Dallas". [dead link]
- ^ "Perry supporter says Romney's religion 'a cult'". CNN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "Robert Jeffress". Fox News Insider. February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Who is Dr. Robert Jeffress?". Ptv.org. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "Why on Earth Should We Be Thinking About Heaven? His mother and father were also his sister and brother". www.christianpost.com. September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.