Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye Bakker were the most famous televangelists in America in the 1970s and ‘80s with “The PTL Club” and a Heritage USA theme park. They lived a lavish lifestyle with several houses, fancy cars, and more money than God.
Jim Bakker also misused funds to try to cover up a sexual assault. What a creep!
Sources for this episode:
- Charlotte Observer
- Herald-Journal
- People Magazine
- ABC News
- NPR
- Washington Post
- AP News
- History.com
- “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
- Wikipedia
Trigger warning: Sexual assault, infidelity, and extreme cosmetic abuse
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