Post by mikef6 on May 26, 2021 18:04:05 GMT
Sometimes “fallen” white male evangelical preachers have managed a comeback by admitting that he had been “lost” and turning their downfall into a tale of grace. Jim Bakker could probably have easily gotten away with this ploy with the people who still watch his show unironically.
Bakker, on the other hand, ranted about his convictions and “cancel culture” on his show late last week.
So much for self reflection.
Just a little refresher: back in the ‘80s, Bakker was convicted on multiple counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. Among other things, he asked his sheep to buy “partnerships” in a hotel he was supposedly building but sold many more partnerships than he legally could. In addition, he had an affair with Jessica Hahn and paid her over a quarter mil to keep her mouth shut. Also, he and wife Tammy lived lavish lifestyles - all with partnership money.
He was sentenced to 45 years in prison but his jail time turned out to be just 5 years.
And yes, in 1988 the Charlotte Observer won a Pulitzer Prize for its revelations of this fraud.
After all this time, Bakker is still picturing himself as the victim.
Bakker, on the other hand, ranted about his convictions and “cancel culture” on his show late last week.
“They canceled me. Mainly it was the media and the media got a Pulitzer Prize for putting me in prison. That’s what they do. They reward the enemies of the gospel. And the cancel culture, we had the largest ministry of its kind in the world – Heritage USA – millions of people came there, and it was millions being saved around the world, and they literally took it away. That’s what cancel culture is…”
So much for self reflection.
Just a little refresher: back in the ‘80s, Bakker was convicted on multiple counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. Among other things, he asked his sheep to buy “partnerships” in a hotel he was supposedly building but sold many more partnerships than he legally could. In addition, he had an affair with Jessica Hahn and paid her over a quarter mil to keep her mouth shut. Also, he and wife Tammy lived lavish lifestyles - all with partnership money.
He was sentenced to 45 years in prison but his jail time turned out to be just 5 years.
And yes, in 1988 the Charlotte Observer won a Pulitzer Prize for its revelations of this fraud.
After all this time, Bakker is still picturing himself as the victim.
