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'''Peter Popoff''' (born 1946) is a [[German]]-born U.S [[evangelist]] who has spent most of his adult life treating physical ailments through the use of [[faith healing]].  Reverend Popoff has routinely and accurately stated the home addresses and specific illnesses of his audience members {{fact}}, a feat attributed to divine revelation and [[God]] given ability {{fact}}.  Reverend Popoff's shows have also featured audience members who were brought on stage in [[wheelchair]]s and who have subsequently  risen dramatically to walk without support.  
 
'''Peter Popoff''' (born 1946) is a [[German]]-born U.S [[evangelist]] who has spent most of his adult life treating physical ailments through the use of [[faith healing]].  Reverend Popoff has routinely and accurately stated the home addresses and specific illnesses of his audience members {{fact}}, a feat attributed to divine revelation and [[God]] given ability {{fact}}.  Reverend Popoff's shows have also featured audience members who were brought on stage in [[wheelchair]]s and who have subsequently  risen dramatically to walk without support.  
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His ministry is based in Upland, [[California]], and is funded through donations. A widely popular minster in the 1980s, he was declared [[bankrupt]] in 1987 after two [[journalist]]s obtained proof that Popoff's wife, Elizabeth, was transmitting names and details of the lives of people in the audience to Popoff {{fact}}.  Popoff would then claim he received the names directly from The Holy Spirit.<ref>The Investigation of Peter Popoff http://www.bible.ca/tongues-popoff-39-17Mhz.htm</ref>
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His ministry is based in Upland, [[California]], and is funded through donations. A widely popular minster in the 1980s, he was declared [[bankrupt]] in 1987 after [[James Randi]], for a segment on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, obtained proof that Popoff's wife, Elizabeth, was transmitting names and details of the lives of people in the audience to Popoff {{fact}}.  Popoff would then claim he received the names directly from The Holy Spirit.<ref>The Investigation of Peter Popoff http://www.bible.ca/tongues-popoff-39-17Mhz.htm</ref>
    
However, he has returned to national [[television]] which broadcasts his crusade services where claims to conduct [[miracle]]s by laying his hands. Currently, Reverend Popoff is also known for sending packets of Miracle Spring Water to his viewers. The water is supposedly a solution to physical and financial problems.
 
However, he has returned to national [[television]] which broadcasts his crusade services where claims to conduct [[miracle]]s by laying his hands. Currently, Reverend Popoff is also known for sending packets of Miracle Spring Water to his viewers. The water is supposedly a solution to physical and financial problems.
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