Jim Bakker: Difference between revisions

In an October 2017 video, Bakker said that "God will punish those" who ridicule him;<ref>{{cite web|last=Mazza|first=Ed|title=Jim Bakker Says God Will Punish You For Making Fun Of Him|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jim-bakker-stop-making-fun-of-me_us_59e593f3e4b0a2324d1d2f54|quote=Jim Bakker: One day, you're going to shake your fist in God's face. And you're going to say, 'God, why didn't you warn me?' He's gonna say, 'You sat there and you made fun of Jim Bakker all those years. I warned you, but you didn't listen.|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107145213/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jim-bakker-stop-making-fun-of-me_us_59e593f3e4b0a2324d1d2f54|archive-date=January 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> he has said that [[Hurricane Harvey]] was a judgment of God, and he blamed [[Hurricane Matthew]] on then-President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Disgraced pastor Jim Bakker says Hurricane Harvey was 'judgment' from God while selling his Tasty Pantry bucket for $175|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/disgraced-pastor-jim-bakker-calls-hurricane-harvey-judgement-article-1.3473935|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083505/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/disgraced-pastor-jim-bakker-calls-hurricane-harvey-judgement-article-1.3473935|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tashman|first=Brian|title=Jim Bakker Blames Hurricane Matthew On Obama|url=http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jim-bakker-blames-hurricane-matthew-on-obama/ |publisher=Right Wing Watch|date=October 17, 2016|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083601/http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jim-bakker-blames-hurricane-matthew-on-obama/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Bakker predicted that if then-President [[Donald Trump]] was [[Efforts to impeach Donald Trump|impeached]], Christians would begin a [[Second American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Televangelist Jim Bakker: Christians will start a civil war if Trump is impeached|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|quote=Jim Bakker: If it happens, there will be a civil war in the United States of America. |last=Delk |first=Josh |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/348418-televangelist-jim-bakker-christians-will-start-new-civil-war-if|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014707/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/348418-televangelist-jim-bakker-christians-will-start-new-civil-war-if|archive-date=February 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He compared the [[2017 Washington train derailment]] to the [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sinking]] of the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] and stated the [[Amtrak]] train derailment was a warning from God.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mantlya|first=Kyle|title=Jim Bakker: Washington Train Derailment Was A Warning From God|url=http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jim-bakker-washington-train-derailment-was-a-warning-from-god/|publisher=Right Wing Watch|quote=Jim Bakker: The great preachers of all times have said the ''Titanic'' is God's warning|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032207/http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jim-bakker-washington-train-derailment-was-a-warning-from-god/|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He also claimed that he predicted the [[September 11 attacks]] of 2001, stating that he "saw 9/11 in 1999 before [[New Year's Eve]]" and that there would "be terrorism" and bombings in New York City and [[Washington, D.C.]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Televangelist Jim Bakker claims he predicted 9/11 disaster|url=https://joltleft.com/televangelist-jim-bakker-claims-he-predicted-911-disaster/|quote=Jim Bakker: I saw 9/11 in 1999 before New Year's Eve ... I said there's going to be terrorism; there's going to be a bombing in New York and Washington DC. I said it would be at a high defense location in DC ...|publisher=Jolt Left|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-urlarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032244/https://joltleft.com/televangelist-jim-bakker-claims-he-predicted-911-disaster/|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> A few days after the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]], he stated that "God came to [him] in a dream... and he was wearing camouflage, a hunting vest and had an [[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15]] strapped to his back" and that God supported Trump's plan to [[arm teachers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Bakker Supports Arming Some Teachers: 'Jesus Loves AR-15'|url=https://www.nova-magazine.net/jim-bakker-supports-arming-some-teachers-jesus-loves-ar-15/|quote=To me, that is a sign that he is against gun control. God ordained Donald Trump and he supports his plan to arm teachers.|work=nova-magazine.net|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306142257/https://www.nova-magazine.net/jim-bakker-supports-arming-some-teachers-jesus-loves-ar-15/|archive-date=March 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the death of [[Billy Graham]] on February 21, 2018, Bakker attended Graham's funeral and paid his respects, stating that Graham was the greatest preacher since [[Jesus]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marusak |first1=Joe |last2=Funk |first2=Tim |title=Fallen evangelist Jim Bakker and wife pay their respects to Billy Graham in Charlotte |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/special-reports/billy-graham-life/article202470224.html |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=February 27, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228091355/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/special-reports/billy-graham-life/article202470224.html|archive-date=February 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and also remarking that Graham had visited him in prison.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dyches|first=Chris|title=Fallen PTL pastor Jim Bakker recalls prison visit from Rev. Billy Graham|url=http://m.wbtv.com/story/37607004/fallen-ptl-pastor-jim-bakker-recalls-prison-visit-from-rev-billy-graham|publisher=[[WBTV]]|location=Charlotte, N.C.|date=February 27, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306023215/http://m.wbtv.com/story/37607004/fallen-ptl-pastor-jim-bakker-recalls-prison-visit-from-rev-billy-graham|archive-date=March 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>