Context Clues: Televangelists
American Hysteria
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Tammy Fay and Jim Baker
Tammy Fay and jim baker were the founders of p t l, a world-wide christian satellite cable network. The two would go on to open heritage usa in south carolina ten times the size of disneyland. Their empire was soon rocked by an affair scandal that cost them their jobs as well as tax exempt donations they received from congregations. A former church secretary claimed she had been paid almost 280 thousand dollars for her silence about Jim Baker's affairs with prostitutes. In 19 87 bakers stepped down after being accused of having an extra merital affair - but he only admitted consentual sex. They went on to build the third most popular theme park in the nation
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