Over at Religion Dispatches, I have a new piece about GOD TV, a U.K.-based Christian network that has set up its headquarters in Jerusalem, because, you know, that's where all the Jesus action is. GOD TV broadcasts the programming of many of the usual suspects of the prosperity gospel movement, like John Hagee and Kenneth Copeland, as well as some of Hagee's "Night to Honor Israel" events and other programming that emphasizes Israel's role in the Second Coming.
While it features much of the same programming as the mammoth Trinity Broadcasting Network, however, GOD TV is more than a tiny imitator of the Christian broadcasting giant. With more of an emphasis on the role of self-appointed prophets and apostles bringing about worldwide revival, GOD TV offers a look inside new trends in the charismatic evangelical movement, where miracles, prophecy, self-flagellating repentance, and enforced sexual purity dictate the lives of a new generation.
--Sarah Posner
