Heritage USA
What Jerry and Becki Falwell can learn from Jim and Tammy Bakker
By John Wigger — September 1, 2020
(RNS) — Both Jim Bakker and Jerry Falwell Jr. were entrepreneurs who drove the Christian nonprofits they ran to great heights only to be done-in by their personal failings.
Jim Bakker gets PPP loans to pay employees, despite Morningside’s legal fight on fraud claims
By Sally Stapleton — August 24, 2020
(AP) — When the U.S. government extended pandemic hardship loans to thousands of religious institutions, Jim Bakker and Morningside USA, his ministry in Blue Eye, Missouri, were among the most high-profile recipients. On April 28, the pastor received approval for an amount between $650,000 and $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds. Weeks before, the Missouri […]
What the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker can teach us today
By John Wigger — August 3, 2017
(RNS) — The couple's story explains why religion remains such a persistent part of American life, and how deep and sincere faith can be entangled with money, sex and celebrity on a Hollywood scale.
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