Societal Perception of New Religious Movements’ Televangelism: A Study of House of Power Ministry International and Gilgal Pentecostal Prayer Ministry International in Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central Region of Ghana
Table 1.
Perception of NewReligious Movements' Televangelism
|
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
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| 1. Televangelism helps in building believer faith in God |
|
| Yes |
182 |
91.0 |
|
| No |
18 |
9.0 |
|
| 2. Televangelists promoting unity in the family and encouraging wifely subjection and women's role in the family |
|
| Yes |
179 |
89.5 |
|
| No |
21 |
10.5 |
|
| 3. Televangelists place more emphasis on material things than spiritual matters |
|
| Yes |
106 |
53.0 |
|
| No |
46 |
23.0 |
|
| Do not know |
48 |
24.0 |
|
| 4. Church services attendance after listening to televangelists on television |
|
| Yes |
158 |
79.0 |
|
| No |
42 |
21.0 |
|
| 5. Church encouraging men's domination over women |
|
| Yes |
91 |
45.5 |
|
| No |
109 |
54.5 |
|
| 6. New Religious Movement televangelism granting more freedom and responsibilities to women in the church |
|
| Yes |
101 |
50.5 |
|
| No |
99 |
49.5 |
|
| 7. New Religious Movement televangelism building family and societal values in believers |
|
| Yes |
57 |
28.5 |
|
| No |
87 |
43.5 |
|
| Do not know |
56 |
28.0 |
|
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Source: Field Data, (2023)
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