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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.
‘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.
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.
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.
BeBe Winans’ life story on stage
By Adelle M. Banks — May 12, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The black gospel singer credits scandal-smeared televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker with introducing his sister and him to “a white Christian audience.”
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