Aimee Semple McPherson

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🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson (née Kennedy; October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church. McPherson pioneered the use of broadcast mass media for wider dissemination of both religious services and appeals for donations, using radio to draw in both additional audience and revenue with the growing appeal of popular entertainment and incorporating stage techniques into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple, an early megachurch.

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0:00.0	So the wizard's name is Shazam.
0:07.0	Right, but that's just a coincidence, right?
0:09.8	So Shazam stands for Solomon Hercules,
0:12.8	Atlas Zeus Achilles and Mercury,
0:14.6	but he's named Shazam.
0:17.3	I don't know what to tell you.
0:19.1	Tell me why he's named Shazam.
0:21.3	Okay, you're overthinking this.
0:23.0	Hard right pivot is the obvious way to go.
0:26.3	Boring.
0:27.7	Plus, it's the short money, man.
0:29.8	I'm telling you, we gotta find Jesus.
0:32.6	Hey, guys, guys, what are you arguing?
0:34.0	No, okay.
0:35.2	Thank you.
0:36.1	Just the man we need.
0:37.5	All right, usually when people say that something
0:39.1	needs to be smoked, am I smoking something?
0:42.4	No, no, no.
0:43.6	We were inspired by your essay this week
0:45.3	about Amy Semple McPherson and we got to thinking,
0:48.1	hey, if getting rich is that easy,
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