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Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86
Jim Bakker, the American televangelist best known for the PTL Club ministry and for the scandal that led to his imprisonment in the late 1980s, has reportedly died at the age of 86, according to early news reports. Reaction is beginning to build as outlets pass along the announcement and remembrances of his long and controversial career in broadcast religion.
Why now: News of the death of a well-known and controversial religious broadcaster is breaking and drawing wide attention.
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- Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86 · Central Oregon Daily
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