The Pioneer
A halo, a fraud conviction, a fake COVID cure, and a stack of envelopes from the sick — the widow's eulogy doubles as the receipt for what the pedestal was actually built on.
Source article: Jim Bakker, founder of 'The PTL Club' ministry, dies at 86.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- religion
- Primary entities
- Jim Bakker, Lori Bakker, Tammy Faye Bakker, Roe Messner, PTL Club, Heritage USA, Christian Broadcasting Network, Jessica Hahn, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Morningside Church Productions
- Themes
- Religion and televangelism, American television history, Financial fraud and accountability, Obituary
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Truthfulness