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     The Rev. Robert A. Schuller, who was replaced in October as the preacher of the long-running Christian television program "Hour of Power," has resigned as senior pastor at the Crystal Cathedral and plans to open his own ministry.

     Church founder Robert H. Schuller removed his son as the sole preacher on the 39-year-old television show after the younger Schuller, three years into the job, refused to rotate his role with other pastors, the church said. The younger Schuller was given the chance to remain as a Crystal Cathedral pastor, a role his father said he expected him to keep, but left the Garden Grove church in late November.

     Crystal Cathedral spokesman Michael Nason said the younger Schuller's departure from the church and TV show stemmed from "lack of shared vision" with his father, and discouraged speculation that it was more complicated.

     "It may seem too simple, the explanation, when in fact that is the explanation," Nason said. (source: www.LATimes.com)