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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Hi,

What is the meaning of" raising money for transporters" and " the word Lord behind the Iron Curtain " in the following text:

He stopped his channel surfing at the Christian Broadcast Network, which was raising money for transponders to beam the word of the Lord behind the Iron Curtain.

On the screen, the telephones rang and the pledges poured in, tens of thousands of dollars. The preacher said "Give and you shall receive."

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What is the meaning of" raising money for transporters" The word is transponders , not transporters . They are devices that can receive and transmit radio signals. r aising money here means asking people to donate money.

— Clive

  • What is the meaning of" raising money for transporters" The word is transponders , not transporters .
  • They are devices that can receive and transmit radio signals.
  • r aising money here means asking people to donate money.
  • The Lord is a common way to refer to Jesus.
  • is a common way to refer to Jesus.
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What is the meaning of" raising money for transporters" The word is transponders, not transporters. They are devices that can receive and transmit radio signals.

raising money here means asking people to donate money.

The Lord is a common way to refer to Jesus. is a common way to refer to Jesus.


Clive

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Transponders are radio devices which receive a signal and re-transmit it. It's a way of getting your signal to go farther. It receives a weak signal from your radio station and then rebroadcasts a stronger signal.

"Raising money" means getting money from other people, in this case by asking for donations from the people watching. "Raising money for transponders" means they're asking for

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