656 - The Grifty Legacy of Jim Bakker

Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Jim Bakker, the godfather of scamvangelism, is dead at 86. (0:21) — A Christian influencer says he went to Heaven and met a testosterone-fueled Jesus. (16:27) — A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won. (25:47) — Texas judge forces Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters. (40:22) — Idaho’s attorney general gave churches a dark-money loophole to fight abortion rights. (48:48) — The Mormon Church’s own lawyer just undermined its case against John Dehlin. (58:23) This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.