A Yale-educated lawyer, he originally aimed for success in business, but after becoming a born-again Christian in the 1950s, he felt called to create a Christian broadcasting network.
In a turn of events characterized by profound irony, an outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, occurred at the 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) itself.
Target donates to an organization known as GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, which helps teachers put LGBTQ books in schools and hide students' gender transitions from parents.