Influential Conservative Evangelist Pat Robertson Passes Away at 93.

Pat Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Christian Coalition, has died at the age of 93. Robertson was a prominent figure in American politics, helping to make religion central to the Republican Party and pioneering the strategy of courting Iowa's network of evangelical Christian churches. He also made numerous controversial statements, including anti-Muslim remarks that helped make Islamophobia mainstream in the Republican Party. Robertson's legacy is a potent reminder of the urgent need for more understanding and respect in our global dialogue about religion.