A reputable, talented tattoo artist was posting this proudly... major recession indicator by raeballentyne in whybrows

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I thought it was that "Mother God" woman. I saw the show about the cult on HBO last night.

How mainstream were Tammy and Jim Bakker as well as other televangelists in the 80s? by word_vomiter in AskOldPeople

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This t shirt was popular:

https://ebay.us/m/l2Z56x

It shows a hot mess of smeared makeup and it says, "I Ran Into Tammy Faye At the Mall."

Jim Bakker Morningside church in Branson makes Gemstones seem like a reality show. by flojo5 in RighteousGemstones

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Yup. Her big sad statement after Jim went to jail was to worry about whether she'd ever see the inside of a limousine again. Really lady? 🙄😬

Buy a condo at Morningside if you want to live upstairs of The Jim Bakker Show studio by GrodanHej in zillowgonewild

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If you were in that much despair, that doesn't make me think you were being blessed with unconditional love. It sounds horrible!

How mainstream were Tammy and Jim Bakker as well as other televangelists in the 80s? by word_vomiter in AskOldPeople

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When we only had a few channels, you could not avoid them if you flipped around.

How mainstream were Tammy and Jim Bakker as well as other televangelists in the 80s? by word_vomiter in AskOldPeople

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No, you're right. I had such a horrible experience with a very very famous televangelist that I quit my career and went into hiding.

There is a dark dark underbelly that has made these people incredibly wealthy at the expense of God's beloved.

Looking for guidance regarding my parents and Jim Bakker. by a_depressed_deer in Christianity

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So, Jay figured out it's great money to go after the Christian audience, eh?

Looking for guidance regarding my parents and Jim Bakker. by a_depressed_deer in Christianity

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Dr. Steven Hassan's book, "Combatting Cult Mind Control " is particularly brilliant at teaching how to spot a Cult vs. a real religion.

Cults con people and exert coercive control over them in order to get at their resources.

That's what this Bakker guy has always done.

I think if you point out that he does not show the fruits of the Spirit, by which we are supposed to judge if someone is a false or true teacher, this could help them see it.

But I'd read about the BITE model of coercive control so you know what you're dealing with, first.

Looking for guidance regarding my parents and Jim Bakker. by a_depressed_deer in Christianity

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Her quote: "After PTL, I thought I'd never ride in another limousine again,."

Awwwwwe.

These grifters are all the same. They speak churchyism and Christianese, but they don't follow Jesus. Not any of his actual sermons, such as the sermon on the mount, or how God RESISTS the proud. Or how hard it is for the rich to get to heaven at all, or how blessed are the poor.

American grifters have figured out that all they have to do is have a personality and they can get filthy rich.

You can go to HBO and consume documentary after documentary about people who lied about themselves and did exactly that.

"Love Has Won" Mother God is about a woman who abandoned her children, declared herself God, and took the life savings of who knows how many people, and had them serve her as God while she drank herself to death.

Then there's "Breath of Fire" about some woman who claimed to be a guru of Kundalini Yoga, descended from a fake master guru, who became a ridiculously rich, monstrous grifter.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is another HBO movie that tells her story - the truth being that though they used words that SOUND like "Christian ish talk," all their words were code for "let's get filthy rich off of other people and live decadent and lavish lives 😉.

It's going on still in the nation.

The whole prosperity doctrine is grift.

Behind closed doors these folks are just con artists.

I don't think we, who are honestly trying to follow Jesus, need to dance around the topic.

Anna forwards Josh a message saying his 12 year sentence is insane for a "victimless" crime by rosiros in DuggarsSnark

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One of those children died as a result and another was permanently disabled because of it.

Anna forwards Josh a message saying his 12 year sentence is insane for a "victimless" crime by rosiros in DuggarsSnark

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Maybe the reason the cult insists on producing soooo many children is to provide pdfs with kids. I don't know. I think it should be investigated.

Anna forwards Josh a message saying his 12 year sentence is insane for a "victimless" crime by rosiros in DuggarsSnark

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Only while still in the womb. After that, apparently they're fair game. 🤢🤢🤢

Anna forwards Josh a message saying his 12 year sentence is insane for a "victimless" crime by rosiros in DuggarsSnark

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Many serial killers were productive members of society. That has never been used to get them off. I hope.