Without even trying hard, I found the following stories this morning: I suppose it's to be expected that I think the situation is actually the other way around. But I guess in his mind, this constitutes a frontal attack. Oh, and having people like Bakker and his ilk denying rights to others based on their beliefs and sexual orientation. He has his followers convinced that Christianity is under attack (both in the figurative and literal sense) from secular people like myself, despite the fact that all the atheists I know just want to be able to live their own lives without government-supported religion being rammed down our throats. Because his network is on 24/7, and if it really cost $17,00 an hour, he'd have to cough up $148,920,000 per year.īakker's empire, of course, is built on two things: (1) donations, and (2) fear. But I noticed something interesting in the food category virtually all of the foods offered are large-quantity freeze-dried goods and big containers of packaged mixes.Īpparently, Bakker is certain there's going to be a horrific apocalypse, but he wants to make sure that at least during the carnage we can chow down on a nice big stack of pancakes.īakker really wants his listeners to buy his stuff, because, he says, his network costs "$17,000 an hour to operate." Which is intended to sound impressive to people who failed fifth-grade math. There were baseball hats featuring crosses, some nutritional supplements containing colloidal silver (which has little health benefit although it does turn your skin blue), and some oddments like a camp shower and a sippy cup for toddlers. (I suppose even if we Evil Unbelievers are waging Extreme Warfare on the Christians, and the Beast with Seven Heads is chomping up the devout right and left, you still shouldn't neglect to set up your Christmas tree.) This was one of those links I was hesitant to click, but I'm glad I did, because when I landed there the first thing I saw was a video clip of a guy selling "13 Extreme Warfare Survival Bottles" for $250, which, if you buy them right now, come with "14 Bonus Christmas Ornaments." Which was kind of wonderful for the juxtaposition, if for nothing else. Because ultra-religious televangelist Jim Bakker is totally not about making money, today we consider his " Faith-based Home Shopping Network."
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