Televangelist Jim Bakker Dies at 86

Televangelist Jim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" television ministry with his first wife Tammy Faye, has died at 86. The couple built an evangelical broadcasting empire that collapsed amid sex and financial scandals.

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Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86

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Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died at 86.

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Jim Bakker, televangelist who co-founded "The PTL Club" empire, dies at 86

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died at 86.

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Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86

With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity.

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