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On June 6, 2006, the [[United States Secret Service]] seized 8,300 copies of the "million dollar bill" tract printed by Living Waters Publications from the Great News Network headquarters because a woman in [[North Carolina]] attempted to deposit the tracts as [[legal tender]] (despite the fake bills being marked "This is not legal tender").<ref name="dallas-news">{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/062306dnmettracts.b043f8fb.html |title=Judge: Secret Service can seize tracts |last=Wyatt |first=Tim |accessdate=7 January 2009 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher= |date=June 23, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Denton">{{cite web |url=http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_TOP_12-30.5ddf8ee3.html |title=Events that left their mark in 2006 |accessdate=7 January 2009 |work=[[Denton Record-Chronicle]] |publisher= |date=December 30, 2006}}</ref> |
On June 6, 2006, the [[United States Secret Service]] seized 8,300 copies of the "million dollar bill" tract printed by Living Waters Publications from the Great News Network headquarters because a woman in [[North Carolina]] attempted to deposit the tracts as [[legal tender]] (despite the fake bills being marked "This is not legal tender").<ref name="dallas-news">{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/062306dnmettracts.b043f8fb.html |title=Judge: Secret Service can seize tracts |last=Wyatt |first=Tim |accessdate=7 January 2009 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |publisher= |date=June 23, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Denton">{{cite web |url=http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_TOP_12-30.5ddf8ee3.html |title=Events that left their mark in 2006 |accessdate=7 January 2009 |work=[[Denton Record-Chronicle]] |publisher= |date=December 30, 2006}}</ref> |
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==Debate with Rational Response Squad== |
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[[File:5.5.07RRSWotMDebateBashirByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|right|Kirk Cameron, speaking at the debate at Calvary Baptist Church, May 5, 2007. Seated from left to right are [[Rational Response Squad]] members Brian Sapient and Kelly O'Connor, ''[[Nightline (US news program)|Nightline]]'' anchor [[Martin Bashir]], and [[Ray Comfort]].]] |
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[[Kirk Cameron]] and [[Ray Comfort]] participated in a debate with Brian Sapient and Kelly O'Connor<ref>[http://www.rationalresponders.com/dsouza_nothing_to_refute_here O'Connor, Kelly; "D'Souza - Nothing to Refute Here" rationalresponders.com; November 8, 2007]</ref> of the [[Rational Response Squad]] atheist activism organization at [[Calvary Baptist Church (Manhattan, New York)|Calvary Baptist Church]] in [[Manhattan]], on May 5, 2007. ''[[Nightline (US news program)|Nightline]]'' aired the debate online and included a short two-segment summary on its May 9 broadcast.<ref>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1229854964003619354 Face-Off - Does God Exist - Part1 on Google Video]</ref> At issue was the existence of God and the [[theory of evolution]]. ''Nightline'' correspondent [[Martin Bashir]] served as moderator at the event.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3148940&page=1 Bashir, Martin; "Prepare for a Conflict: The Nightline 'Face-Off' No-Holds Barred Battle Over the Existence of God"; May 7, 2007]</ref> Cameron and Comfort challenged the Rational Response Squad to the debate, claiming that they could prove the existence of God scientifically without using the Bible, though Comfort does refer to the Bible when he participates in such discussions.<ref name="qualifier">[http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070429/27149_Evangelist_Challenges_Atheists_to_Debate_on_ABC.htm Correction to article; "Evangelist Challenges Atheists to Debate on ABC"; April 29, 2007]</ref> |
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| File:Wotm seal.jpg The Way of the Master logo. | |
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Evangelism |
| Headquarters | Bellflower, California[1] |
| Leader | Ray Comfort, Kirk Cameron |
| Affiliations | Todd Friel |
| Website | WayoftheMaster.com |
The Way of the Master (WOTM) is a United States-based Christian evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by American former child actor Kirk Cameron, New Zealand-born evangelist Ray Comfort, and American radio host Todd Friel. The organization produces a television show, a radio show, books and tracts, an online course in evangelism, small-group training courses, and a website. The ministry's logo incorporates the letters, WDJD, standing for "What Did Jesus Do?" and a reference to Mark 16:15 KJVTemplate:Bibleverse with invalid book: "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Programs
Television series
The Way of the Master is a television show hosted by Cameron and Comfort. Currently, it has been released up to season four. WOTM is broadcast on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, FamilyNet,[2] Sky Angel, Christian Television Network, along with other media outlets, and can be watched in more than 100 countries.[3]
The show has won the National Religious Broadcasters' People’s Choice 2004, 2005, 2006, and Best Program, 2005 and 2006.[4]
Radio show
The Way of the Master Radio, WOTMR, was a syndicated two-hour, daily radio show hosted by former stand-up comedian Todd Friel. WOTMR was broadcast on various local radio outlets, internet streaming and on Sirius XM Radio. The show ran from January 2006 until November 2008, when it was renamed Wretched Radio, broadcast through FamilyNet.[5]
The Way of the Master Minute
The Way of the Master Minute was a series of one minute Biblical radio sermonettes made between 2006 until 2008. They still continue to air on The Full Armor of God Broadcast.[6]
Living Waters Publications
Living Waters Publications (LWP) acts as an online store for WOTM.
On June 6, 2006, the United States Secret Service seized 8,300 copies of the "million dollar bill" tract printed by Living Waters Publications from the Great News Network headquarters because a woman in North Carolina attempted to deposit the tracts as legal tender (despite the fake bills being marked "This is not legal tender").[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ Contact Us, The Way of the Master
- ^ Dotson, James (February 17, 2004). "FamilyNet to confront culture with 'worldview' programming". Baptist Press. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Attacks on faith are an opportunity, says Cameron". OneNewsNow. January 28, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ "Christian Reality TV Show wins "Best Program" and "People's Choice" Awards". Christian Broadcasting Network. June 14, 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ The Way of the Master Radio
- ^ "The Full Armor of God Broadcast". The Full Armor of God Broadcast. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Wyatt, Tim (June 23, 2006). "Judge: Secret Service can seize tracts". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Events that left their mark in 2006". Denton Record-Chronicle. December 30, 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
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