The Curious Case of Jim Bakker Part 1 of 2 (BIH)
"The cash must flow. If you scam them, they will pay." Can we laugh, mock, and meme a man who deserves hatred too? Given that I grew up in Jim's heyday, I know how much of a terrible person he was. He scammed millions out of boomers and their parents. People forget the PTL club, Praise the Lord, or Pass the Loot. I tended to lean toward an anti-religious lifestyle, partly due to these TV preachers. Like Hogan, my views about him are complex. I remember my boomer parents mocking them, lumping them in with Reagan. The 80s were the age of religious groups scamming the followers into giving money. Two of the biggest were Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker. I remember watching that shit during the day and not getting it or liking it. I was confused about why this woman, Tammy Faye Bakker, would let her makeup run down her face or why she looked like a wax model. (Makes me realize there's a subplot about this...