GOD TV Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Asia === Angel Christian Charitable Foundation India was founded in 2002 with an office in Chennai headed by Thomas Robinson.<ref>Harsh Kabra. [http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/bhakti-button/221795 'God rides the ether as his angels, in many flavours' "Which way do you then look at the likes of God TV? Reveals Thomas Robinson, channel director for Asia and Middle East: "Our channel is about spreading the love of God, helping people find God. It’s not about a religion but about the person Jesus who brings joy and peace into our lives... We respect the varied culture and beliefs of everyone..."], Outlook India, 20 October 2003.</ref> GOD TV can be viewed by cable in cities across India; Indian Television.com includes GOD TV in its list of "best-known spiritual channels."<ref>Pherwanieema, Sseema. [http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k5/spiritual.htm 'Indiantelevision.com Special Report' "There are millions of viewers across the country seeking salvation via the tube. In an angst driven and time-pressed society, viewers are lapping up the best of what the spiritual channels have to offer. A few years ago, there were just a few of them… Now there are many more - there is Aastha, Sanskar, Sadhana, Jagran, GOD TV, MiracleNet and QTV, to name the better known ones."], 4 June 2005.</ref> Local programming includes Indian evangelist [[Sam P. Chelladurai]]. GOD TV has broadcast a 'Middle East Special' helping to provide food for beleaguered Christians and Muslims in war-torn Iraq.<ref>Russ Bravo. [http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/Stories/National?storyaction=view&storyid=152 'Christian broadcasting awards celebrate rising standards' "Gold for the best broadcast interview went to God TV’s Middle East Special – Baghdad, where Christians are living under the ever-present threat of suicide bombs. Rory Alec interviewed Canon Andrew White, the Vicar of Baghdad, in a programme described by the judges as "Brilliant, revealing what it is like for Christians to live each day as if it were their last." The programme was produced and directed by Graeme Spencer, who picked up two other gold awards."]</ref> ==== Israel ==== [[File:GODTVChristian 1.png|thumb|GOD TV Camera Crew on location in Israel.]] The network hosts tours to Israel which include visiting Bible sites and staging events that are broadcast worldwide. The largest tour to date was in 2008 with 1,800 tour-goers who attended 'A Celebration of Israel's 60th Anniversary'. Held at the Davidson Center alongside the Western Wall in the Old City, this was attended by both Jewish and Christian guests.<ref>[http://www.christiantoday.com/article/god.tv.to.gather.thousands.in.israel.for.anniversary.broadcast/14345.htm 'Thousands Gather for GOD TV Israel Tour'], ''[[Christianity Today]]'' 2 November 2007.</ref> GOD TV's Arise Zion Tour took place in 2018 as part of Israel's 70th Anniversary celebrations. In 2009, GOD TV partnered with the [[Jewish National Fund]] (JNF) US$500,000 to plant trees on land said to be inhabited by Bedouin tribes in Israel's [[Negev]] region. A coalition of Jewish and Arab human rights groups denounced the project, accusing GOD TV and the JNF of teaming up to force the Bedouin out of the area to make way for Jewish communities.<ref>[http://palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=16517 'Jesus Recruited: God-TV Helps Israel Oust Bedouin.' - "Half a million trees planted over the past 18 months on the ancestral lands of Bedouin tribes in Israel's Negev region were bought by a controversial Christian evangelical television channel that calls itself God-TV."], Palestine Chronicle, 28 December 2010.</ref> GOD TV's CEO Ward Simpson was in Israel in October 2017 at the invitation of the Israeli government, to address a Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite news | last=Schiavi | first=N.J. | url=http://kehilanews.com/2017/10/26/christian-reporters-call-israels-media-summit-a-success/ | title=Christian reporters call Israel's media summit a success | quote=Israeli officials were able to connect with leading Christian media personalities. The heads of several large outlets attended the summit including Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) CEO Gordon Robertson, Trinity Broadcasting Network President Matt Crouch, Good TV International Manager Winifred Yeh, God TV CEO Ward Simpson and author Mike Evans who founded Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem. | work=Kehila News Israel | date=26 October 2017}}</ref> In June 2020, the channel was ordered to shut down for violating the country's laws concerning [[proselytism]].<ref name="AP28June2020" /> ==== Sri Lanka ==== GTV Lanka Foundation is GOD TV's company in Colombo, with David Nicolle as regional director. Dialog Satellite Television, Sri Lanka Telecom and Apstar Satellite carry GOD TV in Sri Lanka. GOD TV has supported Sri Lankan victims of the Asian tsunami.<ref>Chathuri Dissanayake [http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070805/News/nws3.html 'Buddhist leaders say God TV on Dialog no threat' - "GOD, the evangelical channel of the American New Church is now available to Sri Lankan viewers on request...The God TV Channel has also been involved in the provision of tsunami relief to Sri Lankan victims.".] The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, Sunday, 5 August 2007.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page