Jim Bakker, TV preacher felled by scandals, dies at 86

Posted Tuesday, October 6, 2026 3:20 am

Via The Jerusalem Post

The televangelist rose to national fame alongside Tammy Faye before a sex scandal and fraud conviction brought down his evangelical empire.

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