NewzJim Bakker, the prominent American televangelist who co-founded the evangelical television program The PTL Club, has died at the age of 86. Alongside his first wife, Tammy Faye, Bakker built a significant religious media empire that achieved widespread success during its peak.
Bakker’s career was marked by a dramatic decline following a highly publicized sex scandal and subsequent convictions for financial crimes. These events led to the collapse of his ministry and remain the defining elements of his public legacy.
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