Brian Vastagbrianvastag@mas.to
Oct 6, 2026, 11:51 PMFor all the non-olds: Jim Bakker helped invent 1980s US televangelism and Zappa frequently skewered him in song and during interviews.
Who's Frank Zappa, you ask?
GET OFF MY LAWN
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CarolynCStamp@mastodon.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:53 PM@brianvastag And, of course, there was a sex scandal. “In 1987, it came out that Bakker had had an affair with a church secretary, Jessica Hahn. She also accused Bakker of sexual assault. The church had allegedly paid her $200,000 to keep the allegations quiet.“
- CarolynCStamp@mastodon.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:55 PM
@brianvastag And fraud. “He was indicted on 15 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy, and eight counts of mail fraud in 1988. The following year, a jury found him guilty on all 24 counts.”
Nothing like using religion to crime.