Years ago I spent a considerable part of time studying Jim Bakker & the PTL club. Much of what I acquired in this study was, alas, wiped out in a flood; were it not, I'd be posting an array of site-appropriate scans. So in lieu of that, here's a rare snippet from an old Jim Bakker show. The opening sequence is particularly revelatory.
In a perfect world the complete archives of old religious shows would be available on the web--not to gawk at the preacher, but to see how the most successful evangelists mirror us. Bakker rose to the top because he, like the best marketers, scrutinized the dominant environment and embodied its embedded values. Bakker himself has an even more critical assessment of his show's message. Check it his confession here..
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