Watch your wallets and purses, friends. Jim Bakker is at it again. The former PTL Club preacher/TV host — whose career at Heritage USA in Fort Mill brought him fame,
After his release from prison, Bakker admitted that, as the title of his book said, “I was wrong.” But now, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bakker has found new accomplices, um, helpers — his wife, evangelist Lori Graham Bakker, and a former PTL Club “partner,” Jerry Crawford — while the disgraced preacher once again sings from the same old hymnal.
Bakker and Crawford have begun building Morningside Church: A Place of Refuge — a Christian “retreat center and retirement community” located on 600 acres of land owned by Crawford outside Branson. The main building will be “world headquarters” for The Jim Bakker Show and “related ministries.” The TV show is now on the air and is co-hosted by Bakker and his wife. Does any of this sound eerily familiar?
It should, because although he stresses that he’s a changed, humbled man, Bakker is still preaching the same brand of happy-talk Christianity, still avoiding taxes, and, more ominously, has begun a donation campaign that seems awfully similar to the real estate schemes for which he was sent to prison.
Bakker doesn’t technically own Morningside, and with good reason — he still owes the IRS more than $6.1 million. Money is on his mind, however, during the TV show, in which he asks for $1,000 “Builders’ Club” donations to help finish construction at Morningside. Of course, Bakker promises donors a Builders Bible sent as “a love gift.” A $5,000 gift will buy a place for the donor’s name on an “Amazing Grace” plaque. If you consider that a bargain, go to jimbakkershow.com and have your credit cards ready
This article appears in Feb 13-19, 2008.
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It is hard to believe that “Televangelist Jim Bakker”, was my boss and pulled that “SEXUAL” stunt ,but he did. And i foregive him!
I do not appreciate the way you are talking about Jim Bakker. Do you know people can change? Our government does a lot worse things than Jim ever thought of doing and get away with it. If anyone chooses to give to his ministry it is no one’s business but there’s. And I also do not appreciate you calling them suckers.
Thank You
Really,you just need to get over it,if you do something wrong,do you want people to remember you forever for that one thing or do you want to be forgiven.
John, Grow up and get over it and put your big boy pants on.People can change.
And also remember that he has a family that loves him,just like you do,and most of them live in NC where CL is,and they really don’t want people like you bringing up the past all the time.I know because I am his grandson and use to live in the QC just a month ago for about my whole life.
I rally hope you can forgive,because one day you will need somebody to forgive you
http://www.collings-bakker.com , when i wouldn’t sleep W/Jim BAKKER!
Jim Bakker is a phoney baloney,obnoxious creature …how gullable does he think people are ? He will get his, no worries … he is the goat category and it is the SHEEP the bible says Jesus will keep, not the goats ! 5 minutes of watching his “show” severly encourages vomiting from where I am sitting. Lori is a brainless cheesecake patsy who has never learned the definition of “Abuse” … Bakker dumbs her down and interrupts here while she blabbermouthes away on national television .. what a nice couple eh ? But the most irking thing on their how is grossly obese Kevin with the personality of a 5 year old and the brain of an animal cracker. Like Lori, Kevin gorges himself on being a footsoldier to “King Jim” and I have wondered if got as fat as he is by remaining in the same bent over position kissing Bakker’s blessed assurance for who knows how long ! Bakker’s mother in law though, she is onto this geek – her dislike of him is as obvious as night comes after day, Bakker does some serious bleep kissing himself on this lady ! His “adopted” 7 ? kids are TAX DEDUCTIONS he can LEGALLY use for his own $-benefit, God have mercy on those kids who are living in one hell of a freakshow that Bakker calls his “family” ! Wait until Jesus steps out of these clouds and hears Bakker’s “jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezes” calls, Jesus will say something like “ah excuse me, what did you say your name was again ?” … LOL … I can hear Bakker now saying “Jesus, I have some ‘get prepared’ freeze dried for you when Jesus might answer: “Uh, man does not live on freeze dried food, no thanks and what again did you say your name was” …. LOL … as many who are angered, disgusted with and are fed up with Bakker, he is a grotesque, laughable freakshow, supported by the air time developer Crawford buys for him from another crook: Bob D’Andrea of CTN who owns 14 TV stations and keeps right on fleecing viewers for more money with his “telethons” and totally unbearable, irritable cats like a Herman Bailey with his cheesecake patsy wife sharon with their books/cds/cosmetic/2nd hand musicians run store ! OH how good it feels to aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir about these grotesque ‘personalities’ who pass themselves off as goodie goodie christians … even so, come Lord Jesus – anytime at all !
Thanks for reading, onto-all-of-it Smart alec” 😉
You should read how this precious couple I met out there was treated. I quit waching him after I read this. It is under Betty Boop the last blog.
http://phillyflash.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/jim-and-lori-bakker-the-dogs-have-returned-to-their-vomit-by-boyd-miller/
My bigboy panties are on, and you are a co-worker on the show and are not who you say you are. Their for you lie!!!
OMG JIM’s grandson James is extremely hawt and cute!!!! omg i wanna meet him soo badly!!!!, i love him more then justin Beiber!!!! awee the girl that gets him is gunna be lucky 🙂
This man is a FRAUD ! He took millions of dollars from people and went to jail. And he is back on tv doing the same thing again! This time his prey targets are the young who were not around in the 80s. Dont give him any of your money.
To quote President Lincoln: “You can fool some of the people all of the time…” and televangelists prove it over and over and over.
James Bakker:
I do believe that people can change, and I do believe in forgiveness and second chances, but when you see the offender traveling down the same crooked path again you are a fool to forget the past. Do you believe in forgiveness and fresh starts for all criminals or only for televangelists?
THE MORNING SIDE CHURCH AND THE JIM BAKER SHOW TROLL ON OLD PEOPLE. THERE MINISTRY IS A CROCK AND ALL HE AND HIS (SO CALLED RELIGION) IS ALL ABOUT MONEY. WE HAVE CALLED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES – FIRST THEY WILL NOT LET YOU BE ON A SPEAKER PHONE (NOW WHAT DOES THAT SAY) 2ND WE TOLD THEM TO TAKE ME 80 YEAR OLD MOTHER OFF THERE LIST AND THEY CONTINUE TO SEND HER STUFF. MORNING SIDE CHURCH AND ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED SHOULD ROT IN HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim Baker is a crook and a fraud. His food he sells has no calorie value and is loaded with sodium. You would be better off to buy canned food. The good thing to know is that he will have to answer for his sins and pay a heavy price. Can’t but ice water in hell Jim lol