Beloved criminal grifter Jim Bakker claims Christians are being shot to death in their pulpits

Originally published at: Beloved criminal grifter Jim Bakker claims Christians are being shot to death in their pulpits | Boing Boing

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he’s like 1000 years old, too. he apparently won’t die. maybe god doesn’t even want him.

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Pray Kenan Thompson GIF by Saturday Night Live

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Well, actually he is right…

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After a week of that glop, they’ll be eating each other.

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Even Satan is taking a pass.

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Right; if anything the “controversial social issues” pastors have been murdered for preaching usually involve treating Black people as actual human beings.

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$65 Spirit Books seems cheap for pulpit shooting fear.

Now $100 bucket of survival glop because apocalypse fear, that’s worthy.

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What’s that old saying? “God doesn’t want him and the devil is afraid he’ll take over”

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Bakker is losing his confidence man edge: Price should have been $64.99

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This concept is very controversial… What Will come next? “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”?

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His “miracle blankets” were $1000.00 a pop. So, this does seem a little low bar for for Jim-boy.

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“They will kill us in our pulpits. You don’t believe me? They’re already doing it.”

Must be god’s will. Everything is, right?

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“After Falling From Grace, Televangelist Jim Bakker Is Still On The Air”

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/10/7/vxke0h70taaio670r9dggy8haxl9zj?format=amp

Even the end-time prophetic preaching loses its appeal after a few minutes, particularly when there’s not much news about the apocalypse forthcoming.

He might be having a hard time selling fear. Maybe he should stick to miracles. Blankets that is.

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If only it were his pulpit…

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Who can we credit for the wonderful art

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This is giving me flashbacks to the '80s, where televangelists would tell the most absurd, sensationalistic lies as parts of their grift - it’s even the same damn grifters involved now.

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If you haven’t seen it - The Eyes of Tammy Fay is worth a watch.
And yes - he’s a shit in that too.

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Right-wing projection’s getting scarier. :slightly_frowning_face:

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It would be interesting if Bakker proved the truth of his claim through personal experience.

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