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American televangelist (1940–2026)
James Orsen Bakker was an American televangelist and convicted felon. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program The PTL Club and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network, with his then-wife, Tammy Faye. He also developed Heritage USA, a now-defunct Christian theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
More on Wikipedia ↗(ANALYSIS) Perhaps the most famous religious fraud of the 20th century was the Jim and Tammy Bakker/PTL scandal. The PTL (“Praise The Lord”) scandal, though it happened more than 50 years ago, has become emblematic of faith-based fraud, and no discussion of the subject is complete without an examina
Disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker has pleaded for viewers to send him $1 million, saying his ministry will be shut down if he doesn't get the funds.