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Part One: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) of Arch-Grifter Jim Bakker

Behind the Bastards

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How the Church Is Using Company Money to Buy a Houseboat

Baker talked the board of his company into tripling his salary. He used company money to buy himself fancy rich guy toys from the book p t l only three weeks later this is after firing a bunch of people he used six thousand dollars of p t l's money for a down payment on a houseboat. At the same time Jim bought that boat he's writing letters to his flock begging them for donations and telling his workers that they have to work for free. The terms he would use in these like please for money from his followers were imminent and apocalyptic unless god performs a financial miracle this could be the last letter you receive from me says Baker.

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