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Twitter roasts televangelist for selling ‘miracle blanket’ for $ 1,000 indulgence

By Sophia Jacob
August 11, 2021
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Right-wing televangelist Jim Bakker this week asked his supporters to send him $ 1,000 in donations in exchange for books, CD, DVD and blanket which he and his panel of crooks claim , would pay people’s bills.

Screenshot / Twitter /@RightWingWatch

“I’m just going to reiterate that I want when you order this $ 1,000, you do it in faith. Sow that $ 1,000 seed in faith believing it to be part of your seed in the kingdom of God. You are doing something for the kingdom of God, ”proclaimed Bakker the The Jim Bakker Show Tuesday.

Sowing seeds – the idea that one can buy one’s way to heaven because “God” is somehow still broke – has been a habit among conservative religious leaders for centuries. The roots of the scam can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Europe, when the all-powerful Catholic Church convinced a largely illiterate and superstitious population that it could pay “indulgences” to compensate for potential punishment in the Hereafter for crimes. misdeeds committed in the physical world.

This transparent exploitation of the poor and vulnerable working classes was a catalyst for Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resurrected the collection of indulgences in 2009, after a mere 32-year hiatus, even though the Vatican quietly banned the program in 1567.

Bakker, meanwhile, had to ask for the name of the blanket.

“And so we send out the – what do you call the blanket again – the ‘Miracles Happen’ blanket. That blanket right there. Sleep underneath or do whatever you like. Hang it on the wall. It would be a great wall mount, ”Bakker continued as the blue tapestry was displayed on the screen.

Joan Hunter, the author of one of the books Bakker was peddling, cut him off to praise the magical power of the “Miracles Happen” cover.

“Put some on your finances. Put it on your bills, make your finances heal. Put your wallet in there, or your credit cards, all the bills, you know, the house, the mortgage, put them there. We have homes paid for this week, last month, and this month, and I’m like, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, “she said.

“Amen,” Bakker replied.

Watch below via Right Wing Watch:

The Twitterverse took things from there. Users naturally suspect fraud:

Others have asked poignant questions:



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