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Jim Bakker Scandals Explained as Televangelist Dies at 86

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Jim Bakker Scandals Explained as Televangelist Dies at 86
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Jim Bakker became one of America’s biggest televangelists before sex and fraud scandals brought down his empire.

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Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at age 86

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