Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker
The Rev. Steve Pieters, who changed minds about AIDS, dies at 70
By Riley Farrell — July 14, 2023
(RNS) — His vanguard interview with Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker at the time) aired in an era when fear and false information about HIV/AIDS ran rampant in conservative Christian communities.
CeCe Winans: ‘private ministry is the thing that fuels your public worship’
By Adelle M. Banks — November 17, 2022
(RNS) — Winans seeks to be a bridge-builder across generations, encouraging older folks to share their faith and life lessons with younger people.
‘Tammy Faye’ is now an Elton John musical, to premiere in London this fall
By Kathryn Post — August 23, 2022
(RNS) — The show about the evangelical icon will open at north London’s Almeida Theatre in October.
Pat Robertson turned Christian TV into political power — and blew it up with wacky prophecy
By Mark I. Pinsky — October 4, 2021
(RNS) — Robertson, who announced his intention to retire as daily host of 'The 700 Club,' transformed televangelism from hot, pulpit-pounding sermons to a cool format and used his platform to launch a run for president.
Tammy Faye, a double whammy of Christian love, wins in the end
By Leah Payne — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — A new film captures her interior world but doesn’t fully explain her ingenuity and power.
Actress Jessica Chastain looked at more than ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ for new movie
By Adelle M. Banks — September 15, 2021
(RNS) — Tammy Faye Bakker taught ‘everyone is deserving of God's love and grace,’ said Chastain.
RNS News Quiz: School debt forgiven and a televangelist biopic
By Emily Churchill — June 5, 2021
(RNS) — Test your knowledge of the week's current events in the world of religion.
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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