with union of Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church, becoming the largest Methodist/Wesleyan church in the world 1968 Troy Perry established the first congregation of what later became the Metropolitan Community Church, first denomination formed for LGBT people 1970s The Jesus movement begins in the U.S. 1970 Mass of Paul VI replaces Tridentine Mass 1970 The Late, Great Planet Earth, futurist book by Hal Lindsey, published 1970? Chick Publications founded 1971 New American Standard Bible published 1971 Liberty University founded by Jerry Falwell 1972 Most Lutheran free churches in Germany merge, forming the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church 1972, William Johnson becomes first openly gay man ordained by the United Church of Christ 1973, June 12: Near the city of Akita, received a Marian apparitiion known as Our Lady of Akita in which three messages were given to her over a period 5 months 1973 Trinity Broadcasting Network founded by Paul and Jan Crouch 1973 New International Version of the Bible is first published (revised in 1978, 1984), using a variety of Greek texts, Masoretic Hebrew texts, and current English style 1973 Walkout at Concordia Seminary begins the Seminex controversy in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod 1974 Jim Bakker founds PTL television ministry 1975 Bruce Metzger's Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament published 1976 Anneliese Michel, Bavarian woman, undergoes exorcism against demon possession 1976 Suicide by self-immolation of East German pastor Oskar Brüsewitz, leads to mass protests against communism 1977 New Perspective on Paul movement begun with E. P. Sanders' 1977 work Paul and Palestinian Judaism. 1977 Focus on the Family founded by James Dobson 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy issued 1978–2005 Pope John Paul II: reaffirmed moral traditions (The Splendor of Truth) 1979 Nova Vulgata replaces Clementine Vulgate 1979 Moral Majority founded by Jerry Falwell 1979 Jesus (1979 film), most watched movie of all time according to New York Times 1979–1982? New King James Version, complete revision of the 1611 Authorized (King James) Version, updates archaisms while retaining style 1980 Glacier View Conference: Seventh-day Adventist pastor and professor Desmond Ford is defrocked for questioning the sanctuary doctrine of the church, in a 1979 lecture at Pacific Union College 1981 Kibeho, Rwanda, reported that "Our Lady" appeared to several teenagers telling them to pray to avoid "rivers of blood" (Marian apparitions) 1981 Mother Angelica launches EWTN; it grows to become one of the largest television networks in the world; the