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Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86
Original: Scandal-plagued televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86 https://www. upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/10/06 /televangelist-Jim-Bakke
Jim Bakker, the American televangelist and television host best known for 'The PTL Club', died Monday night at age 86. Bakker built a sprawling broadcast ministry before his career collapsed in a financial and sexual scandal in the late 1980s that led to a fraud conviction and prison time, making him one of the most controversial figures in American religious broadcasting.
Why now: The death of a major and controversial figure in American televangelism is prompting renewed attention to his scandal-marked legacy.
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- Scandal-plagued televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86 https://www. upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/10/06 /televangelist-Jim-Bakker-dies/3131791266259/ American televangelist and television broadcaster Jim Bakker, best known for hosting The PTL Club died on Monday night. He was 86 years… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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