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Prophetic News Radio-The rise and fall of Jim Bakker, Part One
The Fall of Jim Bakker — Part OneHeritage USA, the PTL Empire, and the Scandal That Brought It DownHow did Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker build one of the largest Christian television empires in America, only to watch it collapse amid scandal, financial investigations, and criminal charges?In Part One of The Fall of Jim Bakker, Prophetic News Radio examines the rise of PTL, the lavish Heritage USA Christian theme park, the money flowing into the ministry, and the events that brought Jim Bakker's empire crashing down.We revisit the scandal involving Jessica Hahn, John Wesley Fletcher, and Jerry Falwell, and the dramatic events of March 1987 that led to Bakker's resignation and Falwell taking control of PTL.Key dates in the PTL scandal:
March 17, 1987: Jerry Falwell confronted Jim Bakker about Jessica Hahn.
March 19, 1987: Jim Bakker resigned, and Falwell took control of PTL.
June 1987: PTL filed for bankruptcy protection.
October 1989: Jim Bakker was convicted on 24 fraud-related counts and sentenced to prison.
What happened to the millions donated by faithful Christians? How did a ministry preaching prosperity become entangled in financial scandal? And what lessons should the church learn from the rise and fall of PTL?Join Susan Puzio of Prophetic News Radio for Part One of this examination of one of the most notorious scandals in American televangelism.Prophetic News — Bringing Reformation to the ChurchWebsite: https://propheticnews.com (https://propheticnews.com/)Hashtags#JimBakker #TammyFayeBakker #PTL #HeritageUSA #TheFallOfJimBakker #JessicaHahn #JohnWesleyFletcher #JerryFalwell #TelevangelistScandal #ChristianTelevision #ProsperityGospel #ChurchReform #PropheticNewsRadio #SusanPuzio #ChristianInvestigation
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