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Jim Bakker, televangelist, dies at 86

Original: Latest news: Jim Bakker dies at 86; paradigm for successful parenting; more reflections from 9/11

Jim Bakker, the televangelist and former PTL Club host who became one of the most recognisable figures of American broadcast Christianity before his 1989 fraud conviction, has died at the age of 86, according to a report from The Alabama Baptist. The same roundup notes continued reflections on the September 11 attacks and commentary on a 'paradigm for successful parenting'. Further details about the death have not yet been widely confirmed.

Why now: The death of a well-known and controversial televangelist prompts obituaries and reappraisals of his legacy

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