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.

“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:

For a donation of $ 1,000, Jim Bakker will send you two books, a CD, a DVD, and a miracle blanket that, if you put your bills there, will miraculously help you pay them. pic.twitter.com/wamAWWtGlA

– Right wing monitoring (@RightWingWatch) August 11, 2021

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

Pretty amazing, this guy is still on the grift horse over 30 years later.

– CK (@HRCDemocrat) August 11, 2021

“What do you call the blanket again?” He doesn’t have the decency to know the name of the damn thing. Illustrates the concern he has for his target audience. Anyone (like me) who remembers their PTL scam knows how criminal it is. How he’s not in jail is the only “miracle” here.

– DevilDJ (@ DevilDJ32) August 11, 2021

Only idiots do it, which unfortunately is the case for most people who watch this

– American Dad (@EmersonBulldogs) August 11, 2021

No not really, see America has a lot of backward people living in the South. These people rely on religion to hope / pray that God will bring them money, favors and make all non-whites disappear… no kidding. Miracle coverage? They believe it!

– American Dad (@EmersonBulldogs) August 11, 2021

Isn’t that borderline fraud?

– Donald J. Turncoat (@DDumpsterfire) August 11, 2021

Or he miraculously disappears 😉

– Eric Rossoni (@EricRossoni) August 11, 2021

??

– Nusaybah (@hate_stopper) August 11, 2021

Wells Fargo: Sir, pay your mortgage. Me: no, I put it under a blanket, it’s paid.

– David Meloy (@Mcrynead) August 11, 2021

Use the miracle blanket as a giz cloth

– Cool Breeze (@ Billy15204527) August 11, 2021

Wow, Jim’s about to come out from under that capable F’ing machine blanket pic.twitter.com/dbFL4UNpCa

– iSavage_PI 🔪 (@iSavage_PI) August 11, 2021

It’s funny when I was in HS on bus trips, the miracle blanket had a whole new meaning

– Jamison McFee (@JamisonMcfee) August 11, 2021

Others have asked poignant questions:

So I send them $ 1000 and put the credit card bill in the blanket?

– Alpha Boss (@ alph43oss) August 11, 2021

A “miracle blanket” ?! Has Bakker had a recent conversation with Bob Tilton?

– Mike Meadway 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 (@mmeadway) August 11, 2021

You go back to your date and they got the Miracles Happen cover, wyd?

– Wayward J. Horizons (@MrHorizons) August 11, 2021

Can they put this coverage on Mike Lindell’s Cyber ​​Symposium?

– Radical Jesus (@RogueChristLord) August 11, 2021

How is he not in prison ?!

– Grateful Ginger (@Grateful_Ginger) August 11, 2021

A big one for two books, a CD and a DVD? Wait a minute… who still uses CDs?

– Maxmackie (@ OllieO70862237) August 11, 2021

If there hadn’t been people falling in love with this stuff, then Jim Baker wouldn’t be on the air, would he?

– Jewelry✨ (@JewelsLand) August 11, 2021