- Born
- Birth nameJames Orsen Bakker
- Jim Bakker was born on January 2, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. He has been married to Lori Bakker since September 4, 1998. He was previously married to Tammy Faye Bakker.
- SpousesLori Bakker(September 4, 1998 - present)Tammy Faye Bakker(April 1, 1961 - March 1992) (divorced, 2 children)
- As a young boy he put a newly painted rowboat in his front yard and stuck a 'For Sale' sign on it. After the sale, the buyer tried to bring it back when he discovered that Bakker had only painted one-half of the boat -- the side that faced the street.
- (1989 - 1994) Imprisoned for fraud (US$158 million)
- After his arrest, people cynically joked that Bakker's PTL network actually stood for "Pass The Loot".
- When confronted about the missing $158,000,000, he claimed that Satan had gotten into his ministry's computers to make the money lost. When asked if he could prove Satan stole the money, he replied, "Can you prove he didn't?"
- Among the frivolous items that Bakker bought with his church's money: a eight-foot-tall brass giraffe and an air-conditioned doghouse.
- [on why his The PTL Club (1974) empire crashed] I think the devil was mad. I think something so wonderful and beautiful was being built, that the devil was mad.
- It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host.
- Oh, I was never a businessman. I was a visionary, a dreamer.
- Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?
- I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others.
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