National Religious Broadcasters
The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) are an association of American evangelical media professionals.
The NRB developed from 1943 onwards as a sub-organization of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), before finally becoming an independent organization in 1944. It was founded at a time when prominent evangelical pastors were being banned from national radio programs because large advertisers found the biblical teaching too controversial. The NRA are committed to upholding the legal, political and professional rights of evangelical media professionals.
The Federal Communications Commission repealed various regulations around 1970. This also made it possible for evangelical organizations and individuals to broadcast their own radio programs. As a result, the NRA gained increasing political importance and influence.
The NRA meets annually in Washington . The guests included US Presidents Jimmy Carter , Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush . The speech by Ronald Reagan to the NRA assembly, in which he described the former Soviet Union as an evil empire (" Empire of Evil "), is an indication of the political significance . The majority of the members of the NRA are classified as conservative, representing the opinions and views of the religious right .
Members
Selection of major media companies and networks
- Salem Media Group , owns and operates hundreds of radio stations in the United States
- Trans World Radio , global evangelical radio mission, German-speaking branches are ERF Medien Germany , ERF Switzerland and ERF Austria.
- World Vision , worldwide Christian aid organization
literature
- Christine J. Russo: National Religious Broadcasters Afterimage 1995
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Ernst: The first generation that can fulfill the missionary mandate , Idea , report from April 10, 2019.
- ^ Randall Herbert Balmer: National Religious Broadcasters . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 485 (English).