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Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, which bills itself as \u201cthe world\u2019s largest Christian television network,\u201d was among the select media outlets betting that audiences would leave NBC\u2019s official Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show on Sunday featuring \u201cKing of Latin Trap\u201d Bad Bunny and tune in to see rap rocker turned country rocker Kid Rock headline what Turning Point USA is presenting as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Halftime Show.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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TPUSA\u2019s so-called All-American program featured country artists who pledge to celebrate \u201cfaith, family, and freedom.\u201d And \u201cAmerica\u2019s Halftime Show\u201d was billed as wholesome counterprogramming to Bad Bunny, whose selection as the Super Bowl\u2019s halftime act has sparked some outrage among right-wing commentators, in part because he\u2019s been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, has provocative dance moves, a gender-bending persona and a Spanish-language catalog.<\/p>\n

But arguments that TPUSA\u2019s artists are more \u201cAmerican\u201d and more Christian than Bad Bunny disregard that Bad Bunny was born in Puerto Rico and is, thus, an American citizen, and that he was raised Christian and grew up singing in church.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Kid Rock\u2019s 1997 song that appears to celebrate statutory rape \u2014 \u201cI like \u2019em underage, see \/ Some say that\u2019s statutory, but I say it\u2019s mandatory\u201d \u2014 and his public comments endorsing the legalization of heroin and cocaine are among the things that make him a counterintuitive choice for TPUSA\u2019s aims and an equally tough choice for a Christian television station that aims to be \u201ca global messenger of God\u2019s love.\u201d But those familiar with TBN and its history shouldn\u2019t see it as a surprise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Founded in 1973 by Assemblies of God televangelists, the television station serves a global Pentecostal and charismatic audience with a taste for the glitz and glam of celebrity culture \u2014\u00a0 and a high tolerance for scandalous figures. TBN has built its brand on the kind of dramatic testimony that Pentecostals and charismatics have long cherished: conversion stories in which unlikely heroes encounter God and are transformed. Rockers with transgressive histories are ideal candidates for televised Pentecostal storytelling, and Kid Rock will not be the first bad boy of rock to appear on the network\u2019s airwaves.<\/p>\n

Shock rocker Alice Cooper, famous for guillotines and gothic spectacle, has spoken on TBN about his own spiritual journey, crediting his Christian faith with helping him overcome addiction and rebuild his life. In that spirit, broadcasting Kid Rock \u2014 who describes himself as a Christian convert and credits his \u201clongtime friend\u201d prosperity preacher Paula White-Cain, as a spiritual influence \u2014 aligns with the TBN brand.<\/p>\n

In the 1970s, charismatic, scandal-prone celebrity preachers on TBN such as Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were largely seen as fringe figures in American public life, but \u2014 thanks in no small part to Kid Rock\u2019s spiritual mentor Paula-White Cain \u2014 they are now in prominent positions of influence in the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

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Paula White-Cain has long served as a personal pastor and spiritual adviser to Donald Trump, and now holds a formal role as leader of the White House Faith Office. Under her influence, the Trump administration strategically courted high-profile figures within Pentecostal and charismatic media, especially high-profile musicians. In 2020, for example, worship leaders Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, co-writers of the global megahit \u201cThe Blessing,\u201d were among a cadre of celebrity worship leaders to visit Washington, D.C., and prayed for the president and expressed awe at what Jobe described as God\u2019s work unfolding in the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TPUSA has also recognized the power of music when it comes to shaping political ideologies, and the funeral of Charlie Kirk drew an array of prominent Christian musicians; among those participating were Jobe and Carnes, as well as superstars Chris Tomlin and Brandon Lake.<\/p>\n

In a way, Kid Rock\u2019s appearance on TBN represents a fusion of Pentecostal and charismatic spirituality, celebrity culture and political activism. And while it may seem unlikely that TPUSA viewership will top a performance from a global superstar like Bad Bunny, it\u2019s worth noting that distribution through TBN gives TPUSA access to a global charismatic and Pentecostal audience.<\/p>\n

Ascendant worldwide, charismatics and Pentecostals represent the future of Christian conservative Christian activism in the United States. In fact, recent research that my colleagues and I conducted, which was funded by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), indicates that charismatic and Pentecostal forms of Christianity are expanding quickly among self-identified \u201cborn-again\u201d or evangelical Christians. These charismatic and Pentecostal Christians are younger, more diverse and conservative on key social issues.<\/p>\n

In that light, TBN is not an incongruous platform for \u201cAmerica\u2019s Halftime Show,\u201d but an entirely fitting one. For a movement in which musicians, prophets and political actors share media platforms with ease, and in which scandal can be reframed as redemption, Kid Rock is less an odd booking than a recognizable character in a familiar story. If anything, TBN\u2019s involvement underscores how thoroughly charismatic media has become a conduit for contemporary conservative activism.<\/p>\n

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