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Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker

were the most famous
televangelist couple in America,

and, by far,
the most prosperous.

Ken and Barbie
of televangelism.

And they seemed honest.

They brought encouragement
and hope to lots of people.

He's the president

of a multi-million dollar
religious organization

called
the Praise The Lord Club.

PTL also
operates Heritage Village

in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

...Christian Disney World

where PTL members
can vacation with inspiration.

They are among
the best-known figures

in the world
of television evangelism.

But tonight they are
out of business.

...following
the scandal that led

to founder Jim Bakker's
resignation last week.

There's debate about how much

the Bakker scandal will hurt

all the television ministries

and quiet concern...

Modern warfare
among the TV preachers.

In this electronic age,
the stakes are high

- with millions of followers...
- ...and recriminations.

And caught up in the fighting

are their fellow evangelists
Jimmy Swaggart,

Oral Roberts, Jerry Falwell.

Now, about what
some people around here

are calling "pearly-gate."

Pearly-gate is the story
of Jim and Tammy Bakker.

It's remarkably
like Watergate,

which tainted
the name "politician,"

and such an episode is bound
to taint the name "preacher."

The Bakkers couldn't
even get out of their car.

There were so many people
waiting to see them

after three months
of seclusion.

...busloads of tourists,

hoping to get a glimpse
of the elusive evangelists,

but they had no better luck
than the waiting newspeople.

Okay, I'm gonna start
by taking some of this off.

Okay.

Gonna take
your foundation off.

M'kay.

And then
we'll start fresh.

Can you take
your lips off?

- Okay.
- Do you want a little remover?

Oh, no. That's it.

That'll be all.
They're permanently lined.

Oh.

And my eyes
are permanently lined

and my eyebrows
are permanently on,

so there's not a whole lot
you can do.

My goodness,

- I... I didn't know.
- Mm.

Have you never done pictures
without those eyelashes?

Nope, and I never will

because that's my trademark.

And, you know, if I take that
away, then it's not me,

and no one's gonna wanna look
at me without my trademark.

So, I hold onto that.

Even if we softened
'em up and kept...

No. No, you can do
anything you want,

but my eyelashes stay
right where they are.

That's really you.

Mm.

Oh, yeah, this is who I am.

I didn't know what the
words "glory" or "hallelujah" be

because the devil
is all around us!

Oh, yes, he is!

And it's up to you to resist
his temptations. Hallelujah!

If you're not saved by Jesus,

you open yourself up to demons

and the devil
will make a home in you!

Glory to God!

When God spoke peace
to my heart,

I didn't know how to say
glory or hallelujah,

but I got saved!

I leapt upon that altar.

Jesus told me He loved me,

and He will love you.

He speaks through her.
Say, "Hallelujah!"

Hallelujah!

She is with
the Holy Spirit right now!

Feel the spirit! Say, "Glory.

"Glory to God."

Glory to God!

You too, sister!
Feel the spirit.

Raise your hands up, folks.

I was here.

Here the whole time.

Little girls go to Hell
for lying.

Honest and true.

I wanna be saved.

If you let me
come in with you,

God'd love me
like He's supposed to.

There's reasons you can't
be seen in church, Tam.

Grown-up reasons.

Is it because everyone thinks
you're a harlot?

And I come from a time

before Fred made you
respectable and stuff.

Only reason they let me back

is 'cause nobody but me
can play the piano.

But you remind them
I was divorced.

They see you,

all of us is going
to be banished.

The souls of all your brothers
and sisters

burning in Hell
because you don't listen

and you can't
sit still.

Stop performing.

You're going to Hell, Tammy.

You don't belong here.
You don't belong anywhere.

You're ugly.

You've got
a demon inside you.

But I don't wanna go to Hell.

If they loved you,

they wouldn't leave you here.

They love me.

They love you not.

Jesus, come into my heart

and forgive me my sins.

I don't know what this is
everybody's getting,

but if it's real,

then, please, Jesus,

give that to me.

Amen!

Be strong in the Lord
and His mighty power.

Put on the armor of God

so that you can
take your stand

against the devil's schemes.

For our struggle isn't
against flesh and blood,

but against the powers
of this dark world!

Casting down imaginations

on every high thing
that exalts itself.

- Do you feel love?
- Yes.

You feel it, sister!
I know you feel it!

You too, brother?

If you feel the love,

- say, "Hallelujah!"
- Hallelujah!

- Say, "Glory to God!"
- Glory to God!

Accept the blood!

Feel love forever!

Hallelujah!

Praise the Lord!

Are you ready
to accept the love?

Yes.

Tammy Faye!

I'm so sorry.
I'm so, so sorry.

No, Tammy!

Tammy, get up.

He is with us!

She's peeing herself!
Praise God!

Yes!

- Tammy, I said get up.
- Shush now.

This baby is a miracle.
Don't you take her from us.

Mr. Bakker?

Yes, sir?

Thank you.

Um, sorry.

I would like to start
with a verse.

"Beloved, I wish above all
things that thou mayest prosper

"and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth."

That is John 3, verse 2,

and it's written right here
in the good book.

He gave me this verse
last night.

God, He came right down
and He whispered it in my ear.

He said, "Jim Bakker,

"I intend for you to thrive,

"to live, and to love

"in this life."

He said it to me.

But us Christians,

we've been taught
that we're supposed to

expect failure.

When Jesus calls you home,

you think you're going
to get a bonus

if you make
yourself miserable?

You think if you deny yourself
indoor plumbing,

or if you don't have shoes

on your feet...

I'm... I'm sorry.

Go ahead.

You know, Heaven,

Heaven is heaven,
that is for sure.

But God's hope
for us

is that we live and we thrive
and we love here

in the promised land.

Here and now.

Here and now,
and in this very, very moment.

Hallelujah!

God does not
want us to be poor!

Oh, no!

He will gift the faithful
with eternal life,

eternal love,
and eternal wealth!

Hallelujah! Praise God!
Praise Him!

Be right
to remember,

"Blessed be the poor,"
Mr. Bakker.

Doesn't sound
very blessed to me.

You two are here to learn the ways
of the Lord through scripture, yeah?

Yes, sir.

And to spread
the word of God.

Oh, yeah. You know,

I'm gonna sing the word in every
tent, in every church.

You know, God told me that
that's what He wants for me.

With makeup on your face?

Ahem. Jezebel.

"I do my best
to maintain always

"a blameless conscience,

"both before God
and before men."

"A man who keeps company
with harlots

"wastes his wealth."

Proverbs 29:3.

"Your stature is like that
of a palm and your breasts

"like clusters of fruit.

"I will take hold
of the palm tree."

"And I will take hold
of the fruit."

That's the Song of Solomon.

7:7.

I'm sorry I couldn't
drive you someplace nice.

Oh, this is
someplace nice, Jim.

Tell me something.
Tell me a secret.

Something that no
one else knows about.

Oh, I have no secrets.

I'll tell you anything
you wanna know.

We'll start
with everything.

Okay.

I'm the oldest
of eight children

and I'm a very
practical person.

And what you see
is all there is of me.

You know, I don't pretend
to be something I'm not

because what you see
is all you get.

And I love people.

I have a genuine,
genuine love for people.

And I hurt
when people hurt,

and probably a little more dramatic
than people would like me to be.

But I enjoy that.
That's just who I am.

I've never met anyone
quite like you, Tammy Faye.

Okay.

So, um, do you have
any secrets, Jim?

Well, one or two.

Well, tell me.

Well, before God found me,
I wanted to be a radio deejay.

- No.
- Yes.

I used to love
to make people dance.

Have fun.

Little Richard.

And Buddy Holly and...

Oh, and Fats Domino.

What happened?
Why didn't you do it, Jim?

Ah.

Never mind that.

Tell me.

Um, I don't think...

Well, all right.
I'll tell you, Tammy. Um...

Two years ago,
I was on a date

with my girlfriend,
Sandy, and...

- Mm.
- Oh, no,

with my girlfriend
at the time.

- Mm.
- But, anyhoo,

I borrowed my daddy's car
to take her out,

and there was all this snow
on the ground

and Fats was singing
Blueberry Hill

so loud

and I...
I was having these urges

that only the devil
would approve of

and I lost control of the car.

And I ran over a little boy,

little Jimmy Summerfield.

I ruptured
Jimmy Summerfield's lung...

...with my daddy's tire.

I didn't sleep
all night.

I was just up worried sick
about that boy dying.

So, I...

I made a bargain with God.

I said to Him,

"I will forsake my dream
of being a deejay.

"I will stop peddling
in rock and roll

"and I'll dedicate my life
to Him and Him alone.

"If He sees fit
to save that boy's life,

"He will win two souls
right then and there."

And what happened
to Jimmy Summerfield?

He lived.

- Oh.
- Yes.

- Praise be to God.
- Yes, praise Him.

So...

You still like me?

Oh, sure, I do, Jim.

Oh, even more now that
you were honest with me.

I'll tell ya,
I do miss dancing.

* I found my thrill

* On Blueberry Hill

* I found my thrill

* When I found you *

You're so loud.

Dance with me, Jim.

Here? No, I can't.

In front of all these people?
Like, no...

Please?

* The moon stood still

* On Blueberry Hill

* And lingered until

* My dreams came true *

Oh, we can't.

I know.

- We can't.
- I know.

Oh. Oh, we can't.

I know.

Yeah!

What'd you do?

Hello, Mother.
This is Jim Bakker,

my husband.

Hello, Mother.

Oh, it's such a blessing
to finally meet you.

No.

No, Mother,
we can't go back to school.

They have a rule against
students marrying one another.

Did you know they had
that rule when you did this?

If I know the two of you,
you're just gonna love Jim.

Oh, he's so motivated.

He has so many big ideas.

Did you know?

Well, you can educate yourself right
out of a relationship with God.

He has a plan for us.

- God or that Jim boy?
- God.

What'd He tell ya
to do this time?

Come spring, me and Jim are
going to be traveling preachers,

bringing God's love
to all people.

Anyone who's hurting or they
feel like they've been left out.

Jim will preach and I'll sing.

And we'll be like
Oral Roberts and his wife.

Oral Roberts went to college.

He has one named for him.

God said that we're supposed
to have a good life.

That way, we can help
bring his love to all people.

There's a limit
to God's love, Tammy Faye.

No.

No, there's no limit to God's
love, Mrs. Grover,

and there's no limit
to Tammy Faye and I either.

We're soldiers
in Christ.

We've been called to serve
in a very real way.

God smiles
on a husband and wife.

"As a young man
marries a young woman,

"so will your Builder
marry you;

"as a bridegroom
rejoices in his bride,

"so will your God
rejoice in you."

Isaiah 62:5.

It's something we do.

Fred said that we could stay
until the weather changes.

Got some bubbles
at the swap meet.

I'm sorry, Tam.

I feel like
I'm letting you down.

She doesn't like me.

- No, Jim.
- No, she doesn't.

Of course she likes you.

Oh.

It makes Tammy sad
to see you so sad.

How's there supposed
to be bubbles

if there isn't enough water
to work up the bubbles?

Oh, I can work up
the bubbles, Jim.

All I gotta do
is dunk my hand.

And I swirl...

And swirl.

Am I doing that all right?

Uh-huh.

Well, hello there, Tammy Faye.

Hello, Mommy.

What are you doing
with those things?

Well, we're gonna use these
puppets as part of our sermon

and show the kids
how wonderful God is.

And if we can get enough
children to come,

they'll bring their mothers
and their fathers.

And before you know it,
we'll have our own church.

Have you counted
your blessings today, Tammy Faye?

No, not yet, Susie.

Time to count your blessings,
for they are plentiful.

Okay, well,
thank you for my husband.

Oh, you're so welcome, Tammy.

And thank you for Mother's understanding,
even if she doesn't understand.

Oh. You're welcome.

And thank you, God, for love.

Hmm.

Jim! Whose car is this?

No.

Get in. Get in. Come on.

Okay.

Roll that window up.
I got the heat on.

This fine vehicle

with the leather interior
and the chrome on the wheels

is a gift from God
for us to do His work.

But how
can we afford it, Jim Bakker?

Who is this?

I'm Susie Moppet.

Aren't you cute?
Well, do you know about God, Susie?

Oh, I do.

Well, God has cancelled
the claim of poverty

and deprivation in our lives

and He has placed
all the powers of heaven

and the First Bank
of International Falls,

Minnesota,
at our disposal.

Oh.

Oh, this is the nicest car
I've ever seen, Jim.

"Everything works for good
for them that love God."

Everything.

But you have
to have faith in Him

and in me and in us,
'cause if you don't,

I don't know
what I'm doing here.

- Oh, I do, Jim.
- You do?

Does she, Susie?

Oh, she do, Jim!

She really, really do!

You sure...

It's all right here.
In Psalm 37:4.

"Take delight in the Lord

"and He will give you
your heart's desires."

God starts turning
those wheels in your life!

You better believe it!

- Oh, now who is this?
- Oh, I'm Susie Moppet.

Well, hello there,
Susie Moppet.

Hi! Nice to meet you!

She jumped up.

* Yes, Jesus loves me

* Yes, Jesus loves me

* Yes, Jesus loves me

* The Bible tells me so *

Hitch up your wagon to God.

He's greater than any problem.

Us Christians, we're just
stuck in the mud

like that old game.
Remember that old kids' game?

God wants us
just to run free.

Well, this is a fun song,
boys and girls.

So, hit it, Allie.

* Jesus loves me

* This I know
For the Bible tells me so

* Yes, Jesus loves me

* The Bible tells
me so *

You're watching
Pat Robertson

on the Christian
Broadcasting Network.

Come on.

Season all your
grain offerings...

Oh, come on!

- Okay, okay, okay.
- ...with salt.

Do not leave the salt
of the covenant of your God

out of your grain offerings.

Add salt

to all your offerings.

You know, he's not terribly
dynamic for a charismatic.

I know, but people
just eat him up.

...focus on the foundation.

- Tammy, did you see that?
- Hmm?

Watch close.
Every now and again,

he glances up at the camera.

It is upon Him that you can
place your strong...

- See that?
- You're right.

He's talking right to you in
the comfort of your living room.

Well, if I could have
watched a preacher

on TV in my own home
telling me about God,

that would've made
such a difference.

Mm. Amen.

Especially from someone who
preaches as good as you do, Jim.

- You think?
- Oh, yeah.

...blow your home over?

You know, we could do that.

You're so much more
handsome than he is.

Keep calling.

Gotta do
my homework, baby.

The numbers
are on your screen.

Mmm. Stop it.

You're distracting me.

...voices of angels.
I hope you enjoy them,

and we have a variety...

Well, we'll have to call
the preacher down in Raleigh

and let him know we got
a better gig down here.

Don't make him
cross at you, Jim.

We wanna have
him want us back.

Hold on.

What?

The car.

I...

I... I parked it here.

Yep, you sure did. Uh-huh.

Well, must've got stolen...

What?

Oh.

Oh, maybe it got towed.

No, I know
I made the payments, so...

I think
I made the payments.

Oh, Jim.

Maybe they didn't get
the payments or maybe...

Oh, no.

I don't think I forgot.

- I think I...
- Okay.

- Oh, Tammy, I don't know...
- We need to pray.

Oh, did I?
Yes, yes, yes.

Oh, Lord,

we are good soldiers.

- We are here for good.
- Oh, I'm sorry, Tammy.

- We are here for your good.
- I'm so, so, so sorry.

And we ask
that you shine your light...

I shouldn't have put
so much faith in that bank.

God, I'm so sorry.

Jesus, I'm so sorry.

Tammy, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Jim.

Hey.

Hey, I saw you preach
last night.

Those puppets of yours
filled me. Deeply.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

I'm staying
in the room next door.

- Can I help you with that?
- No!

Well, that's
very kind of you...

...but we don't rightly know
where we're carrying it to.

I work at a local
television station

with a minister by the name
of Mr. Pat Robertson.

He'd get a kick outta you two.

Yes, honey,
and that's $25 a pledge.

CBN.

Can I take your pledge?

Well,
I'm trying to focus.

And you're just
distracting me.

You make me laugh.
I was happy to find...

You're so funny,
Graham.

- Jim?
- Hey, honey.

Hi, I got a new outfit
for the show.

Oh, yes, I love it.

- Jim.
- Yeah?

You didn't even look at me.

Oh.

I'm sorry, Tam.

Have I ever told you

that I am the luckiest man
on the face of this planet?

Have I ever told you that?

- Not today.
- Not today, no?

I'm going to tell you
something, too,

but I'm not gonna
tell you right now.

You're gonna have to wait.

- No, no, no!
- Yeah.

You just have to.

And there he is.

Every time I try
and talk to him,

he just keeps making excuses
not to see me.

Well, my surprise is gonna
make you feel so much better.

I'll be right back.

No, Jim,

- the show's about to start.
- Hey, Pat!

- Jim! Hey!
- You got a second?

Have you given more thought
to our show idea?

All right,
let me get you set up.

Don't you already
have your hands full

with those puppets?

Biggest earner we got.
You stay focused.

Well, yes, of course,

but you shut down CBN
at 10 p.m.

Why not do
a late-night show?

Just kind of like Johnny
Carson for Christians?

No, Christians don't
stay up that late.

Oh, I do.

- I don't sleep at all.
- What about Tam?

Well, she's gonna
miss you at night.

- Tammy loves the idea.
- Tammy, we're on.

Okay, we're live
in five, four, three.

Oh, hello, everybody!

Hi, Tammy!

Well, Jim is
a little bit late today,

so, um, the theme
of today's show,

how about we make it
all about the importance

of being places on time, hmm?

Oh, no! Oh, no!

- I'm sorry, kids!
- There he is.

I'm sorry, Tammy!
I'm sorry, everybody.

I was just having a
little, fun little chat

with Uncle Pat
just behind the barn.

Oh, yeah, and what'd you two
fellas get up to without me?

Oh, well, it's actually
something all you kids...

- Mm-hmm.
- ...are gonna wanna

tell your parents about.

It's a brand-new show
just for them

right here on CBN!

Well, amen!

And it's gonna be
called The 700 Club.

Now,
isn't that happy news?

Hallelujah! Yes! Yes!

- Hi, kids.
- Oh.

Hi, Susie Moppet.

Hi, Jim.
Today's a happy day.

Isn't it, kids?
And you know why, Jim?

Why, Susie?

Well, you're gonna have
a new show, kids.

Yes.

And Jim is gonna have

a baby.

Look at Tammy,
she's right behind you.

We're gonna have a baby?

Isn't the world just
full of blessings, Jim?

Huh?

That's right, folks!

We're gonna
have a baby!

Oh-ho-ho!

It's not a drag
to be saved.

It's not a boring thing.

That's religion.
See, you got 'em mixed up.

Religion is boring and dull,

but Jesus is life.

Now, my next guest is
a new friend to The 700 Club,

and I can smell
his chicken, yes.

The Colonel, Colonel Sanders
in The 700 Club!

Oh, the crowd appreciates you.
I think they like you.

I think they're wanting
some of that chicken.

I guess
the housewives of America

are thanking you
for fixing dinner...

Hello.

Oh, hi, Mom.

Do you know what time it is?
Why are you calling so late?

Well, Jim says that I need
to rest for my pregnancy,

but, oh, you know me.
I can't rest,

so thought I'd call my mother
to keep me company.

I never got a rest.

Oh, I miss working, though.
You know?

It's so lonesome at home
all by myself.

Wow! Oh, wow!

And he barely
touches me anymore.

And when he does,
it's not enthusiastic.

Well, it's up to the wife to make
herself desirable for her husband.

I do that. Oh, I do.

He's just really busy.

Really?

So, are you watching
Jim's show?

That new talk show
of his is on.

Serving God don't feel like

it should be
a money-making opportunity.

Yeah.

You know,
I wanna do what he's doing.

And I wanna sing
and not in a puppet voice.

And I wanna talk about issues
that affect people's daily lives.

And there's so much
that we don't talk about.

There's so many secrets,

and, you know, everyone says
I'm supposed to be tired,

but I just wanna love people.

You got me out of bed

to talk to me about
how you're not tired.

Does that make sense to you?

No.

- Sorry.
- Night night, Tam. Take care.

Good night, Mom.
I love you.

Bye.

Okay, bye-bye.

Who was it?

That was Tam.

How is she?

Well, it seems like
she's having some trouble

with the pregnancy.
What'd I miss?

...a second childhood.

I don't know.
The sound was off.

You love kids, don't you?

- You love children.
- I do.

I have five grandchildren
and 14 great-grandchildren.

Wow!

I bet they're spoiled.
Do you spoil them?

Oh, dear Lord God.

What doors are you gonna open
up for me to walk through?

What can I do for happiness?

Oh, I wanna get back on TV.

I'm going back
to work for you.

Well...

What do you think
he pays himself?

Oh.

I should have worn
the other dress.

You look fine,
honey.

Oh.

There he is.

Dede's wearing a mink.
That's a real mink!

And it's warm outside.

You know, we...
we paid for all this, Tammy.

You and me, from the swimming
pool to the hot tub,

and Dede's dead animal.
We paid for it.

Well, the fruit isn't dropping our
way, that's for sure.

My little stars!

Hello. Hey, Pat!

- What a beautiful place!
- How are you?

- Oh, thank you, thank you!
- Paradise!

Look at that little baby, too.
Positively a chipmunk.

Thanks.

Hey, that's a nice coat.

Oh, thank you, dear.

Must be hot though.

No, not in the least.

Oh.

Hey, Jim,
I've been thinking.

Mm-hmm?
- Have you given any thought

to taking some time off
to be with your family?

These times
do not come back.

- No.
- Trust me,

they are precious,
precious times.

- No, sir.
- Mm.

I can do The 700 Club
for a time.

We can air reruns of
Jim and Tammy for a few weeks.

- Hmm.
- A couple of months even.

What do you think?

It's very...
It's very kind of you, Uncle Pat.

Thank you.

But, you know, I got that bond
going with my audience, you know?

We're on the up-and-up.

I couldn't think of
abandoning them right now.

- Well, we'll think about it.
- Oh, Pat, Pat, Pat!

- Oh.
- He came.

Oh, my goodness!

- Hello! Hello!
- Honey.

- I see, I see him.
- Go say hi!

I know, I see him.
We'll sit down, we'll sit down.

Was your drive in okay?

- Jim, go say hi!
- I don't wanna say hi.

I'm fine.
We'll say hi later.

You remember
Jim and Tammy Faye?

Hey, now, the puppet people!

Oh, my goodness, just...

What a pleasure,
Mr. Falwell.

A pleasure
and a blessing.

You are truly an inspiration to me.
It's an honor.

Nice to meet you, Jerry.
I'm Tammy.

Tammy Faye
and this is Sissy.

Aren't the three of you

as cute
as a button?

- Aw!
- Yes, sir!

It's a moral issue...

...feminist revolution.

You know it was fate.

It was when my youngest

was being baptized,

she was such
a little-bitty thing

that we had to put
a little milk crate

in the baptismal
for her to stand on.

Come on, let's go see Daddy.

Hi!

Could I sit down?

I have the baby,
you know.

It's kinda hard to eat
and, you know...

Sure. Um, yeah.

Using the fork and the knife
at the same time

and, you know,
get the food to my mouth.

Well, why don't...

- I think...
- And I wanna hear

all this interesting stuff.

- Yeah, but...
- Honey...

Well,
I'll be right back.

- Tam.
- Oh.

She's a firecracker, Jim.

- Jim.
- Yes.

Come on.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, very nice.

As you were
saying, Jerry?

Let's call me
Reverend Falwell.

Of course.

Young people today
are raised on television.

It's taught them
an immorality.

But now, we are on television.

When I created The 700 Club,

all I needed was 700 people
to keep us going.

A year later, we're in
six markets and growin'.

Hundreds of thousands of folks
are hearin' the word.

Now, God has a voice
in this fight.

- Amen.
- Mm-hmm.

Mm. Who's He fighting?

The liberal agenda.

The feminist agenda.

Homosexual agenda.

It's time for a reversal
of these trends.

The only hope's
in saving America.

Get back
to the good old days.

Mm. Mm.

Well, I love our country,

but America is for them, too.

Uh... Well...

- Oh, Tam?
- Mm?

Will you mind
getting me another Coke?

Jim, let your wife speak.

Debate. I think it gets us
all back to unity.

Oh, I don't want to debate you, Jerry.
I love you.

- I love all of you guys.
- Reverend Falwell.

Um...

We love you, too,
Tammy Faye.

Yes, we do.

God as my witness,

I made a pledge to continue to
expose the sins in this country.

The Bible explicitly
forbids homosexuality.

There's no gray area.

Mm.

Well, you know,
I don't think of them as homosexuals.

I just think of them as other
human beings that I love.

You know, we're all just people
made out of the same old dirt.

And God didn't
make any junk.

Right, honey?

- Tammy?
- Hmm?

- Tam.
- Hmm?

You can't...
What are you doing?

I'm changing
the baby, honey.

You can't talk
to him like that.

That's the big boss man.
We need him to like us.

- Jim.
- No, Tammy.

Look, listen to me.
I'm trying to build something here.

I'm not messing around.

God told me He wants me
to have what Pat has.

But if you keep acting like that,
if you keep talking to Falwell that way,

I'm not gonna
ever get there.

Well, God's been talking
to me, too, you know, Jim?

And He said
that I gotta speak up.

So, here goes.

You can't leave me
at home all alone,

feeling unloved, and useless.

And He said that I belong on
TV just as much as you do.

And that I should sing
and I should be funny.

And I should talk about
real things for grown-ups.

Just, you know,
just the way you do.

And...

He says I'm not gonna tell
people who's going to Hell, Jim.

We're in the business
of healing people.

Yes.

Jerry Falwell's
a powerful man, Tammy Faye.

Jim Bakker

is a powerful man.

Jim Bakker.

Yes, he is,
Tammy Faye Bakker.

I'm so, so sorry.
I forgot my own strength...

and my manly duties.

It's okay.

You know,
we built CBN in four years

and we could build
our own in half that.

Yes, I think we can.

Oh, yeah, we can.

Yes.

Jim Bakker is gonna
be a builder for Christ.

Oh, yes, he will.

And Tammy Faye Bakker

is gonna sing her gospel
all around the world.

We are gonna spread His word.

Oh, my!

Coming to you
from Praise The Lord studios

in Charlotte, North Carolina,

broadcasting live
across this great nation.

Praise The Lord
television network

presents our five-year
anniversary Christmas special,

the Jim and Tammy Show!

* Ooh we're blest

* We are blest

* Yes, we've got shelter,
clothing and strength

* We are blest

* We're blest, we're blest,
we're blest

* We are blest

* We don't deserve it
but yet we are blest

* We don't deserve it
but yet we are blest

Hi, everybody!

Nice to see you.
Hi! How are you?

Look at all of you! Wow!

My land!

What a beautiful audience!
Hi, how are you doing?

God has worked miracles!

I want miracles for all of us!

We've got a marvelous show
for you today.

Little Richard is here!

God loves you.

He really does!

They are doing God's work
teaching skills to the homeless.

Providing housing
for unwed mothers

and handicapped children.

PTL brings the word of God
and Jesus Christ

- to the whole world.
- That's it.

God bless you,
honey.

It's a powerful thing!

Five years ago,
the PTL network

was little more than
a prayer and a dream.

Today, the nation's
fourth largest network.

* We don't deserve it
but yet we are blest

* We don't deserve it
but yet we are blest *

Yes, people.
We truly are blessed

because there is no
condemnation for them

which are
in Jesus Christ.

Therefore, if God is for us,
who could be against us?

Blessed are they that hunger
and thirst for His glory,

for they shall
be filled.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

We have gathered us into His kingdom
and made us priests of God his Father.

Give unto Him everlasting
glory, He rules forever! Amen!

Amen!

Wow!

My land!

Tammy Faye,
ladies and gentlemen,

Tammy Faye Bakker!

And it's the happiest time
of the year, it's Christmas!

And remember,
never forget it.

You know what I'm gonna say.
God loves you.

He really,
really, really does.

Merry Christmas,
everyone!

- Merry Christmas!
- Bye-bye, everybody!

I'm Fletcher,
Jim's right-hand man.

Jim and Tammy are gonna be
so happy to see you.

I can't believe you've never made
it down to the studios before.

Well, the Carolinas are a long
way from International Falls.

Have you always been involved
with the church, Mr. Fletcher?

I've done
all sorts of things.

Once, I was
even a party clown.

You don't believe me,
but it's true.

Come, this way.
Show's about to start.

Party clown?

We'll get you set up.

But the penile implant
of the inflatable type

is the one that we see here.

Mm-hmm. And this is
the newest one?

Well, it is. And when the man
wants to become erect,

he simply
reaches down

and he squeezes
that several times

and the man becomes firm.

I think
that's fantastic.

Go ahead, audience, go ahead.

Well, you know something else
that's fantastic?

I'm so excited
I'm just beside myself.

I would like to introduce you

to my mother and her husband,

Rachel and Fred Grover.

Stand up, everybody, stand up.

Come on. Stand up,

that deserves
a big ol' round of applause.

Stand up, Mom.

Thank you.

So, here's the house.

Isn't it beautiful?
I just think it's so neat.

Our ministry's building lots
of houses on the PTL property.

There's one with pregnant teens
and one for kids with needs.

It's all part of our mission
to help people.

This is
just wonderful, honey.

Yeah, I'm so glad
you guys are here.

I got you set up
in the guest room

and you can stay there until
your new house is ready.

Come on.
Let me give you a tour.

This is the relaxation room.

Oh, now that you're here,
I'm just gonna bug you any time I want to.

Oh, yeah, I'm gonna wake you
up any hour of the night.

I'm just so glad to have you here
in the PTL property with me, Mom.

All those people
looking at me and clapping.

Oh, no.

I don't appreciate
being bamboozled like that.

It's love, Mom.

Oh, yeah,
that's God's love.

Every day, I have rapture.

Rapture?

You just spent an hour
talking about pumping penises.

Well, these things
happen to people

and I'm just being honest
about the way that life is.

And I'm providing solutions

to make marriages better.

- Tam, where's the privy?
- On the left.

Okay.

Sit down, Mom.

Who paid for
this house, Tammy?

Well, the ministry
makes lots of houses.

We've got one
for unwed mothers.

Wait till
you see Kevin's House.

Oh, yeah, that one's
for kids with special needs.

And it's named after a sweet
little boy named Kevin.

Oh, he's 13 years old

and he is the sweetest,
tiniest little thing you ever saw.

His hands are attached
to his shoulders

and he has no arms at all.

Bless his little heart.

Let me show you to your room.

Okay, everyone,
let's see if I can do this.

So, now, you're gonna
go in a circle.

Oh, mine looks a little bit
like it had an explosion.

You know what I'm gonna do?

'Cause normally when I use
frosting, it's not this thick.

I'm just gonna do that.

I think it's gonna be pretty.

You know, next time,
I'm gonna make you guys my fudge.

That's the best.
I think I've only made that,

you know, on the show,
like, a couple times. Mmm.

I know! I wish
we had smell-o-vision,

so you could smell this.

This is really nice.

Oh!

That one.
How much time do we have?

10 minutes, Tammy.

Oh, goodness!

Hey, Mom. Did you see the show?

Wasn't that fun?

I'm not sure what's so Christian
about decorating a cupcake.

Oh, Mom,
you're so funny.

- Have you seen this?
- Hmm?

From The Observer.

Picture of you and Jim
on the front.

Ah.

"PTL's Bakker
diverts ministry funds

"for new building project."

What's that about?

Well, you can't
believe everything

that you read
in the newspapers, Mom.

How's Fred doing?
Is he settling in okay?

Smoke and fire idn't just
the providence of Hell, girl.

You know when I saw that
clipping with my face on it,

I thought for a second
that you were proud of me.

I'm hearing there are articles
like this in the paper every day.

The secular press hates us

because we're winning
millions of souls for Jesus.

Oh, Tammy Faye.

You follow blindly.

In the end,
all you are is blind.

I don't know
how to do it.

I just need it done.
That is your job.

Yes.

Yes.

God bless you.

You wonder why
I don't snuggle you.

Maybe it's all
that goopy stuff on you.

Well, it's better than
spending the night with an alligator.

Oh.

That newspaper.

She saved it like
it was a little treasure.

It made me feel so rotten.

Well, your mother's never
been all that nice to you.

Yeah.

Some people
just don't change.

We're not doing
anything wrong, though.

Is that a question?

No.

Tammy, sometimes, I fear

that what God wants of me
is beyond my abilities.

I'm building
so much for Him

in His name
and for His people.

- Yeah.
- And...

And He's giving me
more visions every day.

Giving me more orders
all the time.

And then, every day,
these creditors...

...and the people who are
asking me to save them.

I'm only one man.

I'm only one man, Tammy.

Oh, Jim.

Well, I only need one man.

You're enough, honey.

Okay, come on.
Come to bed.

Honey, it's been two months,

and we said we were gonna
try to have another baby.

Tammy,
I need your help.

I need you not
to get in my way.

And I need you to not ask
more of me than I can give.

Okay.

Do you wanna talk some more?

Can you...

Can you talk to God?

I'm so tired and...

Yes?

I'll call you right back.

I'll take it downstairs.

* Don't give up

* You're on the brink

* Of a miracle

* Don't give up

* Remember you're not alone

* People, don't give up
You're on the brink

* Of a miracle

* Don't give up on the brink

* Of a miracle

* Don't give in

* God is still on the throne

* He's on His throne

* Don't give up *

You nailed it.

Really?

This is sublime.
This is top drawer.

You really think so,
Gary?

I know so.

Your opinion means
so much to me.

I haven't been this excited
about working with an artist

since I produced Monster Mash.

That's really sweet.

We could get a Grammy.

- Really?
- Really.

Tammy, it's time to go.
Time for the shoot.

Come on. We're...

Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?

- Yeah.
- We've been looking for you,

so, let's go.
We're live in 15 minutes.

Hey, hey, Jim,
how are ya?

Blessed, Gary, blessed.

I'm sorry, Jim. You know,
I got lost in the music.

Gary here, he just
makes it all so awesome.

Wait till you hear it.

You're going to love it.

No, it's her voice, Jim.

I just turn the knobs here.
She sings like an angel.

Well, I'm never giving you
back to Nashville, oh, no!

It's such a beautiful way
to connect, Jim.

It's God's voice
through my voice.

To the world's ears.

The things you say, Gary.

Tammy!
You're not camera ready.

You know everybody's waiting
for you and it's a big day.

We gotta do 400 K today.
Can we shake a leg, please?

Thank you. I'm sorry
to drag her away, Gary.

Okay!

Shake a leg, please.

Sure thing, Mister.

Thank you.

- Jim.
- Thank you, Gary.

- Tam?
- Mm?

Ta-da! I made it!

30 seconds, everyone!

Light on one, please!

Hmm. How's that?

Yeah.

And we're live
in five, four,

three, two...

Tammy and I are undergoing
the most vicious attacks

in the history
of this ministry.

By now, perhaps you think that we
should be used to these attacks.

But it's been going on
for a long time, Tammy.

Oh, yeah,
that's right, Jim.

It's been going on
a long time.

We are being persecuted
by the secular press

who simply do not want you
to receive the word of God.

It is a witch hunt.

And on top of this, we have
numerous past due bills...

that must be paid

if we want to save
the entire network

and stay on the air delivering
the word of God every day.

So, now is the time
for our prayer warriors

to rise up because
we are in a war.

You know, Tammy and I,
we just hate to do this,

but if every person watching

could double their pledge
right now,

that way, we can save
the word of God.

I'm talking about salvation.

Yours, mine, PTL's,
the entire world's.

So, together,
if we agree together,

let's give the devil
a black eye.

Oh, the phones
are ringing. Oh.

Praise Jesus and praise you!

And God bless you!
God bless you!

Hallelujah!

And don't forget,
remember, God loves you.

- He really, really does.
- He really does.

Cut! Very good, everyone.

That was not bad.
How was that?

- How was it?
- Uh, that was good, Jim.

- We need to talk. Now.
- Jim, it was great.

We're still gonna
be over budget on that...

I just want the sleeves
a little shorter.

Everything's about proportion.

Okay, you ready to see?
Close your eyes.

I love it, Mother.

Oh, Sissy, you look
so beautiful, baby.

Thank you.

Golly Moses,
this thing weighs a ton.

Oh, goodness.

Why do you have to do
so much shopping, Tam?

Well, I have to get
my exercise somehow.

And, plus, I don't wanna balloon
up with the new baby coming.

Hey, everyone,
come here, come here.

Now, when she comes out,

make sure you all tell her
how great she looks, okay?

You know, she hasn't had
enough love in her life,

and it's time
that we all change that.

Go on.

Good grief.

You look so good! Come here.
You do.

Right?

Okay, get up
on the pedestal.

I am not getting up
on the pedestal.

- Come on, Grandma.
- Come on.

- Come on.
- Don't push me.

Oh!

Isn't it fun?
We look like triplets.

I look like a bear.

You look like
a beautiful bear.

- Oh. It's too much.
- No.

I already
have a coat.

I don't need it.

Why are you so unwilling to accept
the love that God has for you?

Can you pay for this?

The pledges
are rolling in, Mom.

People really like the show

and they're very happy
to accept the love.

Take the coat, Mom.

Just take the coat.

Well...

Please, for me.

Well, it is attractive,
and it's very, very warm.

I just feel
like a million dollars.

- It looks great, Jim.
- You think?

Yeah, very subtle.

I didn't feel a thing.
Not a thing.

And I played golf
the next day.

So, we'll have
a girl's night.

We'll go to Maciano's,
get some pasta.

Yes, yes.

- I love that place.
- Yeah? Oh, wait.

You know, why don't you go
ahead, I'm gonna catch up.

- I'm gonna go give Jim a kiss.
- Okay.

See ya.

And that reporter from
The Charlotte Observer

been poking around.

Calling some of our secretaries,
asking for comments.

I'm gonna put a picture
of that guy's butt...

...on a punching bag

and I'm gonna
use it for practice.

We need
to talk about the deficit

we are running
on the expansion to studio...

Phooey! Fletcher, no,
you're such a worrywart.

We're gonna do
a telethon next week.

The partners
will not let us down.

Wanda, my nose is shiny.

- Mm-mm.
- Yes, it is.

- No.
- I'm telling you, Wanda.

- It's fine.
- A little more powder, please.

Your nose
isn't shiny, Jim.

You're just being fussy.

- Oh.
- Wanda, tell him he's fussy.

You're fussy,
Pastor Jim.

Oh, how dare you.

You're wearing as much
as Tammy these days.

Careful, you'll end up
looking like a clown.

- Stop it! You can't talk...
- But you know it's true.

- You know it's true.
- Fletcher.

You got Wanda laughing.

She's not laughing.
What are you laughing at?

It's not funny.

It's not funny.

You guys!

Oh, I got a new one.

Penny, cover your ears.

What did the leper say
to the prostitute?

- Oh, boy.
- What?

"You can keep the tip."

Oh, shit.

Jim, you mean jerk!

You're gonna
pay for that.

I went too far.
I went too far. I'm sorry.

- I got you now. I got you now.
- Wanda! Wanda!

Wanda, come here.

Come here and powder his nose.

- No! No!
- "Wanda, help.

"Wanda. Wanda.

"My nose is shiny."

Let me powder your nose.
Let me powder your nose.

* Somebody touched me

* Hallelujah

* Somebody touched me

* Oh, I was blind
But praise His name

* I now can see

* I was in darkness

* When Jesus found me

* But since He touched me

* I now am free *

Wow.

That was beautiful.
That was lovely, Tam.

Gary.

Aren't you glad
He touched you?

Truly. Yeah.

Hmm.

Well, this is perfect.
I love this.

Well, it's all
you, Tam, it's all you.

Oh, no. No, no.
You know I couldn't do this without you.

You know, your voice
makes me feel closer to Him.

Like He's right here.

He is.

Tam...

when was the last time
that you were touched

in the way that a woman
like you should be touched?

Oh, well...

I'm eight months
pregnant, Gary,

so back it up from there.

Does his touch tell you
how talented you are?

Gary.

Do his eyes tell you
how beautiful you are?

Does he listen to you?

Does he hear
how amazing you are?

Tammy.

Yes.

Can I touch you
like that?

In that way that
you should be touched.

You can kiss me

- on my neck.
- Okay.

- Don't leave a mark, okay?
- Yeah.

Come here.

I wanna hold you.

- Oh, no. Oh, no.
- What?

- Leave them on.
- All right.

Oh, you're
so beautiful, Tammy.

Oh, you're so big.

Oh, yeah.

I like this.

Yeah.

What? What's wrong?

My water broke.

Mm.

You're so beautiful.

He's so precious, Jim.

Congratulations, Jim.

I understand
that Gary drove you here?

We called the studio,
Jim, but you were on the air.

Tammy was real upset
that you weren't here for it.

No...

I'm just wonderful, Jim.
I'm... I'm so wonderful.

We announced
his birth on air.

We got a real surge
in pledges.

Praise the Lord.

We're gonna get
that expansion in Studio 3,

thanks to this little miracle.

Hmm.
Congrats, Jim.

This is such
a day of joy.

A day of celebration,

but I just can't help the feeling
that something else is going on here.

That something depraved

taints this day.

Depraved is
a very big word, Jim.

But it's a fitting word,
isn't it, Tammy?

Yes, Jim.

Well, Fletcher's
waiting outside

and he'll get this man back to
Nashville, where he belongs.

- Oh, no. Jim, please, no.
- Tammy.

- Please.
- Tammy, I suggest

you don't talk right now.

Tammy.

Tammy, I hope you're not
gonna let him do this.

Tammy?

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

Sorry.

I'm so sorry, Jim.

I'm so sorry.

Can you take the baby away
from her, please?

Okay. All right.

Let me get you something to
help you sleep, okay, honey?

Yes.
That's exactly what I told you.

Formal living quarters
for some of the staff.

Wow!

- Yes.
- So ornate.

Inspired
by European architect.

And over here,

that's the first
Christian water park.

"We are fishers of men."

That's the bait.

That's good.

I wanted
to show you this, too.

See, over here... Yes.

This is Old Jerusalem.

And it's a stunning replica.

Oh, it looks beautiful, Jim.

- Yeah.
- So detailed.

You know what they say about details?
God is in 'em.

- Yes.
- That's right.

You know, for as long
as I can remember, Roe,

I've dreamed of a vacation destination
for Christian families to come to.

A place where
they can, um...

Hey, Tam.

A place where they know

that their children are gonna be
safe, you know?

Sure.

We're selling
partnerships to fund it.

And that way,
the partners,

they feel
the sense of ownership

and a pride
in this Christian paradise

that they've built.

Uh... Um, how many partnerships do
you have to sell in order to fund it?

Hmm. Well...

a lot.

Yes.

You know, because the
partnerships we've already sold,

they've had to go
to funding other projects.

- I see.
- Yes.

But I've been
praying on it.

I've been hoping
that you could advance PTL

just a little bit of credit.

Just to get the bulldozers
moving, you know?

Hi, honey.

Uh, this is
Roe Messner.

He's the developer
of Heritage USA.

Well, I'm not
the developer yet.

Yeah.

Hi.

The doctors have had
her on so many loopy things

since Jamie Charles was born.

Pills to make her normal.
Pills to make her sleep.

Um, as long
as she's feelin' better.

Yes. Amen.

I love what you're
trying to do here, Jim.

- Mm.
- I do.

I spent some summers
with my wife

at Knott's Berry Farm.

Every year the jellies
got less and less fresh.

- Mm.
- And I'm convinced

it's 'cause they started hiring
the wrong kinds of people

to make the preserves.

I knew you were my man, Roe.

But, uh...

I'm not a gambler, Mr. Bakker.

- Oh, well...
- Oh, this isn't gambling, Roe.

Oh, no, it's faith.

I have seen
him perform miracles.

Huh.

I haven't had anyone claim to
be a faith healer to my face

since I was about
six years old.

Well, buildings are miracles.

Aren't they, Roe?

Well, it's amazing anything ever
gets built, that's for sure.

Yeah.

This is beautiful.

We must take
a leap of faith for God.

Especially when the Devil
is makin' us doubt.

God's on our side, Roe.

Every time we fall,

God proves His love again

and we come back.

We come back bigger,
and stronger, and better.

"All things work for good
to them that love God,

"to them who are called
according to His purpose."

And I called you, Roe.

You're welcome.

You're owed a "thank you"?

He was nowhere near saying yes
until I sat down.

Oh, yes, to flirt with him.

Are you gonna divorce me, Jim?

I don't know.

I should.

But God hates divorce.

It ruined your mother.

It'll do the same to you.

You stopped paying
attention to me, Jim.

You broke faith
with me, Tammy!

Gary, he told me that I was
beautiful and that I was talented.

And he wanted me, Jim.

Don't touch me!

Gary wanted me, Jim,
in ways that you don't.

Oh, my goodness.

He was my friend.

You know, I got a letter this
week, Tammy.

From the President.

The President
of the United States,

Ronald Reagan himself,
wrote me a personal letter

thanking me for my support
in his election!

I'm an important man,
Tammy Faye!

And people don't treat important
men the way that you treated me.

I'm gonna clear my head,
I'm gonna pray.

I'm gonna think
about what I want.

Jim?

Oh, God. How can I fix this?

God?

Where'd you go?

Where are you?

Why can't I feel you?

Where are you?

Oh...

Where are you?

Tammy? Tammy,
it's all right.

- Jim.
- I'm here. I'm here.

It's all right.
Shh. It's all right.

Um...

Tammy, I, um...

I prayed on it.
And, um...

What?

You know, maybe
I've been a better builder

than I've been a husband.

- Yeah.
- Yes.

But I know for certain

that you are
the only woman on Earth

who understands me.

Oh, honey.

It makes me so happy
that you're saying that.

- Tammy.
- Baby.

I'm sorry.

Oh...

You really hurt me.

I know, Jim.

And I think you have
to apologize.

I'm sorry.
Oh, I am so sorry, Jim.

To the partners.

- Mm?
- On air.

Today.

Oh.

I learned the
best lesson in my whole life

because of something
terrible that I did

that I cannot take back.

I learned how much
I love my husband,

how much I care
for my husband.

And I learned a lesson
of loneliness

such as I never experienced
in my whole life.

All of a sudden,
I realized

that there was
a lot more to marriage

than just the sparkles.

We're with you, Tammy!

- PTL.
- PTL.

- How can I help you?
- Ah. Bless you.

Because of our satellite,
from this moment on,

the PTL Television Network plans
to broadcast 24 hours a day

till the second coming
of Christ.

* Jesus keeps on
takin' me higher and higher

* Higher and
higher Higher and higher

* Jesus keeps on takin' me
higher and higher

* Higher and
higher Higher and higher

Hi, everybody!

God has a fixed law of giving.

* He gives me a shove
Yeah

If you're not giving,

you cannot expect to have
abundancy coming back to you.

If you aren't giving,

you're gonna have
a harvest of misery!

You're gonna have

- a harvest of pain!
- PTL.

You're gonna have
a harvest of sickness!

If you can't go to Jerusalem,

you could come to Heritage

and you could go
to the Upper Room.

Exactly what you could
see in Jerusalem.

Except you don't have
to get on a plane.

You know,
if everyone watching

could double their pledge
just for one month...

If you haven't sent
your pledge for $15 a month,

do it now and I want to send
you Susie Moppet puppets.

God becomes your source
when you give

and you sow in his kingdom.

It works.

* Higher, higher, higher

* Whoo

* Wow

* Whoo

The PTL TV network is
carrying out a master plan...

opening centers
all across the country

to provide food, clothing,
furniture, and job bank centers.

* Jesus keeps on
leadin' me higher and higher

* Higher,
higher Higher, higher

Hi, everybody.

* Higher,
higher Higher, higher

* Higher, higher
Whoo

* Higher, higher, higher
Whoo

* Jesus keeps on leadin' me
higher and higher

I've seen the rich

and I've seen
people with little

who are more blessed

than the millionaires that
I've known who are worried sick

'cause the stock market
doesn't know what it's doing!

It's going up,
it's going down!

But people who have sown seed
in the word of God,

their stock is always up!

* Higher and higher *

That's why
we chose this plot.

And with the help
of your investment,

we could build a shopping
complex around the hotel

and then we're going
to have a trolley.

Mm.

It's gonna wrap around
the whole place,

making stops at everywhere there at
Heritage Island, the Heritage Grand,

and then here at what is
going to be our coliseum.

We're gonna have a coliseum.

- Coliseum.
- Yes.

You planning
on sacrificing Christians?

Oh, no. No.

Oh, Jerry, no.
We rise again in our coliseum.

This is, uh, gonna be
Christian rock concerts.

Something for the kids.

I really wish you wouldn't
encourage these blasphemers.

- Isn't it beautiful?
- It really is. Mm-hmm.

The trees, the oxygen is...

Are you cold?

Are you...

Stupid question.
Of course you're not cold.

- Sorry.
- Oh, I'm super.

So, what do you think,
Reverend?

We would be tickled pink
to have your support.

- Jim?
- Yes?

The coalition
that we delivered to Reagan,

Vice President Bush...

well, he's counting on us doing
the same thing for him in '88.

Um...

You know that Pat called me

and he told me that he's thinking
about making a bid for President.

Pat Robertson's a good man.

But if he runs,
he'll peel away vital Republican votes.

We're in a fight here, Jim.

This gay cancer is affecting our
country, our families.

Republicans can't win
without us.

You need to understand
how powerful we are

in this fight
for our nation's soul.

Mm.

We should just stay out of it and
keep politics out of the church.

Too much on the line.

Democrats are already trying to strip
away our churches' tax exempt status.

Oh, this time, we'll keep
the evangelicals in the tent.

When's lunch?

Well, hello, everyone,

it's just so nice
to have you here with us.

We have an experience today
that really is touching to me.

Right here on my right,
I have a young man named Steve Pieters,

and I'd like to
introduce you to Steve.

Steve is a patient of AIDS

and he's so generously allowed
us to talk to him today.

He is presently taking chemotherapy
and is unable to travel.

So, we have a satellite hookup
live from LA.

- Hello, Steve!
- Hi, Tammy.

We're so glad to see you.

I'm so happy I could be here.

Okay, Steve.
At what time in your life

did you feel like
you were different?

Did you feel like maybe you weren't
like some of the other guys?

I realized I was gay
when I was about 11 or 12.

I talked with a pastor in
the church where I grew up

and, um, he was freaked out.

Mm.

He told me,
"Don't tell anybody."

Never tell anybody
anything about it

and it will go away,

but it didn't go away.

Okay, I have another question.

So, the satellite
is directly above us?

Yes, it orbits us.

That's how we're able to reach so
many folks just simultaneously.

Let me ask you, Jerry,
what's your viewership

over at
Liberty Broadcasting?

Oh, well, I'm proud to say that we
reach three million viewers a day.

My goodness. Praise God.
That's just wonderful.

And you?

Well, we here at PTL, we reach
20 million viewers a day

in 56 countries just
because of that miracle

up there in the sky.

Oh, let's see
who Tammy's talking to.

And, Steve,
because of this feeling,

did you try to make friends
with girls?

And did you try to be
around girls and everything

so no one
would think anything?

Oh, sure, I dated girls.

I tried to "program" myself
to be straight

and it never worked.

So,
what made you feel...

And what's this, Jim?

...like there was
no way for you to be straight?

I don't know.

- This is not...
- It was from meeting

other gay people who were
happy with the way they were

that made me realize I could
be happy with the way I am.

Now, I find this problematic.

Yes. Well, you know Tammy,

she... she connects
in her own way and...

Okay, Steve.
What did you feel

when you first heard
the word AIDS?

Was it just a word
to you, Steve?

Well, yes. Why would it hurt me?
I was a good Christian pastor.

I... I can't
look at this.

No.

She must have programmed it
last minute or...

You need to get
her under control.

No, no. Let me help.

Believe you me, I will be
having words with her.

- She's been acting very...
- Jim.

Yes?

We have our differences.

People forget sometimes
a pastor needs a pastor.

As Jesus says in Mark 5...

Reach out.

Yes.

What happened when
you told your mom and dad

that you were
feeling this way?

- Well, my mother cried.
- Uh-huh.

And my father held my hand

and told me that I was
his son, no matter what.

Ah, thank God.

You know, thank God
for a mom and dad

who will stand
with a young person.

I think that's so important

because no matter what happens
to a young person in their lives,

they're still your boy,
they're still your girl

no matter what happens
in their life.

And I think
it's very important

that we as mom and dads
love through anything.

And that's the way with Jesus,
you know?

Jesus loves us
through anything.

Jesus loves me
just the way I am.

Jesus loves
the way that I love.

And have you found it
to be true

that people
wanna stay away

and that they're afraid to be
in the same room as you

and breathe the same air
that you breathe?

Yes, Tammy.

And how sad is that?

That we as Christians

who are supposed
to love everyone

are afraid so badly
of an AIDS patient

that we will not
go up to them

and put our arm around them

and tell them that we care?

This is an emotional interview
for me.

I just met Steve

and it's like meeting him
in person for the first time.

I wanna put
my arm around you.

And I wanna put my arms
around you, Tammy Faye.

- PTL.
- PTL.

That's very good. Yes.

Every time she
calls, she screams,

"Jim and his buddy
had sex on me."

- Okay. Shh.
- "Now, I'm gonna kill myself.

"Jim Bakker'll have my gosh
darn blood on his hands."

Now...

Never heard
so many curse words.

Not even from
my brother Pete.

Right.

- Did a caller upset you, dear?
- Tammy...

Yes.

Oh, I'm so sorry. You know,
when we do shows like this,

really, we're challenging
Christians to open their hearts.

- And some don't take it that well.
- Tammy, I will handle this.

Oh, no, I have this, Richard.

It wasn't about the AIDS man.
It was about Jim.

She's called before.
We all call her "The Shrieker."

She says Jim and his buddy
had sex on her.

Tammy,
you're needed on stage four.

Gosh, we've been having
these pranks for a long time.

And some people,
they're just hurting so bad

and we just need to love them.

Anyway, Jim doesn't have that in him.
Believe me.

I know him
better than anyone.

Join the PTL Club,

and Tammy wants to send you
a copy of her book...

about how to
overcome fear.

If you haven't
sent in your pledge...

$15, that is all,
$15 a month,

it'll change
your life

and, uh, we could all use
a little bit of that.

So, Tammy, I think you
oughta sing a song for us.

Oh, I'm back here
looking at the boat, Jim.

Isn't this
a magnificent thing?

Yes.

Right here in our beach.

Looks brand new, I bet.

One of the local boat companies

- loaned it to us, I bet.
- I'm gonna take my shoes off.

I'm gonna wade
in the water.

I don't think
that boat's ever seen water.

Oh, it's fake. That's...

That's why.

"That's why" what, Tam?

That's why
I can't hear Him.

Oh.

How can I hear Him
when the sky is fake?

You want
to stand up, honey?

We're trying to do
a TV show here, baby.

You wanna come
give me some help?

No? Well...

I guess it's a good time
as any to work on the tan.

Well, if Tammy's not going
to sing, I guess I am.

* Oh, we're blest

* We're blest, we're blest *

We just got her home.

She's doing okay,
she's fine.

No, yeah. We'll be taking her to the
Betty Ford Center in the morning.

She just needs to rest.
No shows for a while.

What's happening
with the other thing?

Can I just say
I love you so much?

I love you.

My friends are gonna be so excited
when I tell them that I met you.

Tammy?

You had enough drugs in your
system to kill a truck driver.

I did?

The doctor told us
if you'd waited a day longer,

you would have
had brain damage.

You could have died.

You can't take
all those pills, honey.

They're addictive.

I didn't know that. I'll stop.

The doctors
didn't tell me that.

I'm not a drug addict.

I'm only addicted
to Diet Coke.

You have to stay right here.

God doesn't want you yet.

I have always prayed to Him

that He would allow you to save
the souls that I wasn't able to.

And He has.

You do.

So, you have
to stay right here.

Okay?

Okay, Mom.

Tammy.

Oh. Hi, Jim.

The Devil's coming
for me, Tammy.

Can we talk about Satan later?

You know, I'm trying
to feel like myself again.

There was a woman...

Fletcher set it up

after you did
what you did with Gary.

I did it to prove something to
myself, I think. I... I don't know.

I hated it.

I ended up just
crying in the bathroom.

I fell...

a long way.

I'm so sorry.

Say something.

I've been hurting so bad, Jim.

For years.

And there's never
any release to the pain.

There's never anything
to make it stop hurting.

And when I get up
in the morning,

I feel like I'm just
gonna throw up...

and throw up, and throw up.

And I have to self-talk myself,
"You can make it, Tammy.

"You can make it.

"Don't give up."

Damn it, Jim!

I'm so sick
from my faith in you!

Well, I'm sick of you, too.

You try being married
to Tammy Faye.

All I've been doing is trying
to keep our marriage together,

keep the ministry together,
working night and day

while you're just buying minks

and drinking soda pop

and cheating on me
with that ape!

You used to take care
of me, Tammy.

You stopped taking care of me.

I don't wanna
take care of you, Jim.

I don't wanna be your mother.

A woman needs a man
in a relationship!

- I am a man!
- You're a boy.

I built all of this.
I built you an empire.

You built you an empire.

No man could ever
give you enough.

You're a bottomless pit.

And you keep on
asking me for more

with that whiny,
grating Betty Boop voice!

I thought
you liked Betty Boop.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, Tammy.

Me, too, Jim.

Um...

There's another thing.
The woman...

I gave her money
to stay quiet, but she didn't.

And, um...

And the money
came from PTL donors.

Jim.

And Charles Shepard has
the story from The Observer.

And he's gonna
print it tomorrow.

Oh, my God.

- I just... I know...
- Jim. Oh, my God.

I destroyed
everything.

Our life's work, Jim.

I know.

Tammy.

Tam, my sweetheart,

if anyone falls,
it's gonna be me.

You can let me be the man that
I was meant to be for you.

You don't know anything.

Oh, they're here.

Who's that?

It's all right.

These are the men that are
gonna help me fix this.

Oh, no, Jim.

- No, no.
- Reverend. Thank you so much.

- Thank you so much for coming.
- Jim.

Oh, it's love that
carried me here today.

- God bless you.
- Tammy Faye.

Jerry.

Come in, please.
Please come in. Welcome.

Thank you. Thank you
for coming, fellas.

All right.

Well, here we are.

We think it's best
that we create a distance

between you
and the ministry.

It'll only be
for a couple of weeks.

Then, gradually,
we'll bring you back on the network

after all this
unpleasantness settles down.

Jerry, you're a Baptist.
You know, you're not a charismatic.

And our audience
won't like that.

- Right, Jim?
- Audience?

I thought
they were parishioners.

They are.

They're our partners.
We call them partners.

Mm.

20 million souls a day

touched by The Word.
Thanks to PTL.

Mm.

You go back there
right away, and...

Well, bless your hearts.

Look at the two of you right
now, so very pitiful.

They see you,
and they'll change the channel.

Jim,

all those souls you won

for Jesus...

I'm here for you.

- Thank you, Reverend.
- Mm.

Just make sure
you take care of our partners.

That is the only thing
that matters now.

You're watching PTL,

The Inspirational Network.

Tammy and I
are so very glad

that we've been granted the
opportunity to talk with you today,

and, um...

Say hello.

Hello, everybody.

And...

we want to say to you

that we are so very,
very sorry.

And to thank the people who
are standing with us all over,

saying, "Jim,
we do forgive you.

"We forgive Jim and Tammy
of all of their sins."

And we're so thankful
that God has forgiven us.

We don't know
what the future holds,

but I believe, Tammy.

'Cause the God I know
is still God.

I believe that the sun
will shine again.

Oh, I do, too, Jim.

Do you wanna sing it?
Can you do it?

- I sure will.
- All right.

All right, Tammy Faye is
going to sing a song for us.

Well,
maybe you're hurting,

and you need
this song today, too.

So I'll sing it
for both of us, okay?

* The sun will shine again

* Now, if you are facing
a mountain so high

* That just won't move away

We've heard
about your sinful behavior.

If you tell us what we need
to know about Jim Bakker,

we can protect you.

* Oh-ho, listen, my brother

We don't want
them destitute.

They're children of God.

We want to make sure

we don't leave them stranded
in the desert.

Write it down,
what you make,

what you need,
every little thing.

While you're in your time of healing,
he wants you to be safe and provided for.

I told him
how fragile you are.

He wants to help.
He told me so himself.

You wanna
start us off, honey?

- What should I write, Jim?
- Start with everything.

Start with what you need
for clothes.

What's your salary, Jim?

One second.
I'll try calling Jerry again.

He hasn't returned
any of my calls.

* The other
side whose storm

* Is going to end

* Well, your midnight's
almost over *

"Jim's salary for a lifetime

"at 300,000 per year.

"Tammy's salary for a lifetime
at 100,000 a year.

"Secretary for one year.
Phone bill.

"House on the lake.
Security. Personal maid."

I don't see
the repentance there.

I see the greed.
I see the self-centeredness.

I see the avarice
that brought them down.

Jim, I have sat
across the table

from men who have told me
about your homosexual advances.

And since then,
I have learned of fiscal irregularities.

It would be a disservice
to God, Jim...

It's all over.

...and to the church at large
if I allowed you to come back.

I've been had.

How could you have trusted
people like that?

You understand that I can't
allow you to stay here.

Your home, and everything in
it, belongs to the ministry.

Your midnight's almost over.

And thank God, the sun
is going to shine again.

Praise, praise in the name
of the Lord.

The charges being made
against you right now

are, in effect,
that you stole PTL blind.

While PTL was suffering
through months after months

of $2 million
negative balances,

you were paying
yourself bonuses,

you were paying Tammy
Faye bonuses. No.

I don't know if you ever have a
positive balance in a ministry, Jim.

I've never known anyone
to have a positive one.

We're... We're always
playing catch-up.

Jim Bakker went on trial

on charges of fraud today.

The prosecution called Bakker,

"A man corrupted
by love of money and luxury."

The founder of
the now-bankrupt PTL ministry

swindled followers

out of millions of dollars
to support a lavish lifestyle.

One couple showed up

in Jim and Tammy Faye masks.

...couple
million dollars in PTL cash

for their personal use.

How much money
did you earn last year?

Salary, bonuses, and
dividends, and royalties...

No idea?
You're starting...

I don't have
the exact figure.

- Not exactly.
- I honestly, honest...

I do not know how much I make.
I never thought about it.

- She don't.
- I really don't.

To raise
desperately needed cash,

PTL is auctioning off
opulent personal items

deposed Evangelists Jim
and Tammy Bakker

bought with church donations.

They also brought new charges
of moral failure.

...having sex
with Reverend Jim Bakker.

Jessica Hahn,

Bakker personally directed
the payment of PTL hush money.

We grieve for the impact
all of this has had

upon the entire
Christian community.

As for the homosexual
advances going back to 1956,

- you're saying that's a lie.
- Yes. Yes.

Yes, that's...
that's... that's true.

What are you saying?

That's... That's a lie.

Yes. Yes. And, you know,

people need to know

that God loves
homosexuals.

Preachers have to be
awfully pious.

And when they fall from grace,
they fall harder.

People laugh.

Tammy, we have
a bit of goop on our face.

You've taken her makeup off.

I saw his wife.
I heard the accusations,

wife-swapping,
homosexuality.

Have you seen
this woman?

I'd swap her
for a can of soup.

National news,
special report.

Jim Bakker was found guilty on
all 24 counts of wire and...

- Guilty.
- Guilty.

He now faces
up to a 120 years in prison

and $5 million in fines.

Ted,
can I say something?

Sure.

I just wanna say,
remember, God loves you.

I wanna say that, too.
God loves you.

- He really does. Bye-bye.
- He really, really does.

All right. Thank you both
very much for being with us.

We're clear.

It's all right, honey.
Don't cry.

No.

I didn't do anything. Please.

I have a song for you.

* On Christ

* The solid rock I stand

* All other ground
is sinking sand

* All other ground
is sinking sand *

God...

I followed you ever since
I was a little girl.

I loved you.

I served you.

And I worked for you.

God...

where have you gone?

It's not over till it's over.

Hey.
Sorry I'm late.

Oh.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Nice to meet ya. I'm Tammy.
- Nice to meet you. Stephen.

All right. You need
a water or anything?

- Oh, no, I'm good.
- Okay.

My new headshot.

Yeah, all right. Nice.

All right. So...

I hear you're here
to pitch me something.

Oh. So I should...
I'll... Yeah.

So, I have two ideas
for you, Stephen.

And then I'd like to hear
what you see me doing.

Okay.

Okay. Um, the first one
is about puppets.

I mean, it's serious,
but it's also funny.

It's a talk show
but with puppets.

And it's for kids
and also for adults.

And it's a way for people
to talk about their problems,

but with puppets.

Okay.

Okay, I have something else
for you, Stephen.

- Oh, okay, another one.
- It's for teenagers.

You know, the biggest problem
that they say is,

"How can we get people
to listen to us?"

And I would really love
to give them that chance

and, you know,
go where they go.

I'd love to go to the
piercing parlors with them,

I'd love to go to the tattoo
places with them, and...

And you would call
this show, what?

- "Tammy's Terrific Teens."
- Oh, yeah.

I thought that would be,
you know, a fun title.

I was just curious.

Well, what do you
see me doing, Stephen?

I mean,
you're the expert.

Well, have you reached out to any
Christian networks or anything?

Well, they won't have me.

Okay. Well, what I've learned
from doing these shows,

and I think you've
learned as well, is,

you know, it is dangerous

to wanna be seen just for
the sake of it. You know?

Well, I do love
the camera, but...

Why?

Well, because it's a person.

It's someone
to talk to.

It's... It's God's love
through me.

So what do you think, Stephen?

You know, would you like
to do a show?

I don't know, Tammy.

I just don't think it's a
good fit for us right now.

Okay?

Well, well, I... I...

- I really appreciate...
- Thank you for coming in.

- Thank you.
- Thanks for coming through.

We'll take care
of your parking validation.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

You have a good one.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Oops.

Oh, man.

What'd she do
to her face?

I told you she lived here.
What a freak.

- Oh, man.
- Hi.

Oh, shit.
She's comin' over here.

- You guys just hangin' out?
- Yeah.

So, you can talk about me.
That's all right.

But, you know,
you gotta shake my hand,

and you gotta say hi first.

- Hi.
- Hi, nice to meet ya.

I'm Tammy.
What's your name?

- Um, Max.
- Hi.

But, you know,
we're not strangers.

I live right there.
We're neighbors.

Oh! Let me show you guys
what I just got.

Who would like a picture?

Jolene, I cannot believe
that you have eaten

almost an entire jar
of peanut butter.

Well, I'm sorry, Susanne.

I happen to be eating for two.

Don't beg.

Okay, you're being so good.

I say, have at it.

You know, Susanne,
since you're having

so much trouble collecting
money for your benefit,

I might be able
to help you out.

You, how?

God bless you.
You've reached Tammy.

Leave me a message.

Hello, Mrs. Bakker.
This is Linda Thomas

from Oral Roberts School
of Divinity.

You probably don't remember
but I volunteered at PTL.

You were always so nice to me.

Anyway, I'm calling
to invite you to sing

at this year's festival
of Praise and Redemption.

I think you'd be a wonderful
addition to our program.

We'll check back with you to
find out if you're interested.

Thanks very much.

- Hi.
- Hi.

So, what's new?

Oh. I don't know.

I got an invitation
from Oral Roberts to sing.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

That's wonderful.

- I'm not gonna do it though.
- You should.

No, I haven't been
in church for years.

Well, that's where you belong.

No, I don't belong with them.

They're gonna laugh.

I'm not gonna go.

It's my fault
you feel that way.

I'm sorry for that.

All of it.

I pray for you, Jim.

And I pray that God
will use you again.

Yes.

I appreciate you signing
the divorce papers, Jim.

I didn't want to, Tam.

I know.

But, you know, we've just been
through too much together

and, you know,
there's been too many hurts

that have happened
over the years.

And that poor girl, Jim.

I know, I know. I know.

I'm ashamed of that.

I've been getting some real
me and God time in here

and everything looks
very, very different

when you're looking at it
from the bottom up.

- Well, yeah.
- Yeah.

And I've just
been thinking,

were we preaching

that God doesn't love you
if you're poor?

Well, you know
that I grew up poor.

It's not what
you have in stuff,

it's the people that count.

- Amen.
- Amen.

Tammy.

Mom?

"We therefore
were buried with him

"through baptism into death.

"In order that,

"just as Christ was raised
from the dead

"through the glory
of the Father,

"we too may walk
in newness of life."

Such a good service.

Hello, Tom.
Thanks for comin'.

There you are.

Aren't you gonna come in,
have somethin' to eat?

I don't belong
in there with them.

Yeah.

One good thing about your mum
kicking the bucket is

I never have to go
to church again.

No, I shouldn't
laugh at that.

- Oh, I did something terrible.
- Oh?

Oh.

You're forgiven.

Ooh. Wow, she really
was blind, wasn't she?

Mm-hmm.

I got somethin' for ya.

You recognize this?

I thought Falwell
took everything.

She hid this.

She stole it.

Well, she said
she'd be damned

if she was gonna hand over
this precious thing

her daughter
worked so hard for

to the fat Baptist.

We're opening
the house now, Ms. Bakker.

People are taking their seats.

Well, hello there, Tammy.

Hi, there.

I'm scared.

Jesus, come in to my heart,
and forgive me my sins.

I know I cared about things

that I shouldn't have.

And I know I got lost...

and I forgot

who you are to me...

but that's done now.

Yeah, I won't go forward

looking in the rearview mirror
of my life.

On stage in 10 minutes.

Thank you.

Here, this is
for the piano player.

Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...please welcome
tonight's special guest,

Tammy Faye.

Aw.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

I am genuinely, I am so happy

to be back where
I once belonged.

This morning when I was
in need of some comfort,

I turned to
my favorite scripture,

Psalms 91.

"He that dwelleth
in the secret place

"of the most high

"shall abide under the shadow
of the Almighty."

And this is my favorite part.

"He shall
cover thee with His feathers

"and under His wings

"shalt thou trust."

Well, I haven't had a concert
in almost a decade

and I am a little nervous.

But I'll do my best

to deliver Him to you folks
tonight. Okay?

* Mine eyes

* Have seen the glory

* Of the coming of the Lord

* He is trampling out
the vintage

* Where the grapes of wrath
are stored

* He hath loosed

* The fateful lightning

* Of His terrible, swift sword

* His truth is marching on

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* His truth is marching on

* I have read His fiery gospel

* Writ in burnished rows
of steel

* "As ye deal
with my condemners

* "So with you
my grace shall deal"

* Let the Hero, born of woman

* Crush the serpent
with his heel

* Since God is marching on

Come on, everybody!
Feel his miracle!

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* His truth is marching on

Oh, how thankful I am

for the amazing grace of God.

Because without
that beautiful grace,

I wouldn't even be here today.

That grace that
reached down and said,

"Tammy Faye, I love you.

"And I love you
just the way you are."

You know God's grace is sufficient
enough for you today, too.

And He loves you
just the way you are!

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* Glory, glory, hallelujah

* His truth is marching on

* Our God is

* Marching

* On *

Thank you, Lord,
for the United States of America.

We thank you, Lord,

that we live
in this wonderful country.

God bless America. Hallelujah.

Oh, yeah.

It's not over till it's over.