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Jim Bakker, who built televangelist empire, dies at 86

Jim Bakker, who built televangelist empire, dies at 86
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Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful “The PTL Club” TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statement. His cause...

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