article_snippet.sent: It was beneath the dignity of Christian ministry, some local pastors huffed.
article_snippet.sent: The "passion pits" where teenagers necked was no place for the gospel.
article_snippet.sent: But the preaching styles of father and son were too different for the congregation -- measured at times at 10,000 strong -- to countenance.
article_snippet.sent: As his family searched for a new successor and tussled over finances, viewers and donations to the church and Crystal Cathedral television show dropped precipitously.
article_snippet.sent: Crystal Cathedral Ministries filed for bankruptcy in 2010, citing debts of more than $43 million, according to The Associated Press.