Erika Kirk’s latest appearance is prompting comparisons with late televangelist Tammy Faye. After Kirk appeared on stage on November 6 to receive the inaugural “Charlie Kirk Legacy Award” during the ...

Tammy Faye Bakker (aka Tammy Faye Messner) wasn't your usual television icon. This charismatic talk show host was one of the world's most famous televangelists, building an empire of influence with ...

Tammy Faye Bakker. Thierry Mugler. Leigh Bowery. These three figures come from extremely different worlds — televangelism, couture fashion and drag performance art, respectively — and yet all of them ...

(THE CONVERSATION) What is it about televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker that continues to fascinate nearly 35 years after the fall of their evangelical empire? Jim Bakker still makes headlines ...

In the 1980s, the televangelist Jim Bakker was riding a sensational wave of fame, religious fervor and cash, bringing in more than $100 million in revenue annually as the founder and face, along with ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ronald “Roe” Messner, a prominent Wichita builder and husband of the late Tammy Faye (Bakker) Messner, has died. Born in Waldron, Kansas, in 1935, Ronald graduated from East ...

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It’s only November, and Broadway has posted its first closing notice. “Tammy Faye,” the new $25 million Elton John musical about Tammy Faye Bakker, will close on Dec. 8, at which point it will have ...

In our purportedly youth-obsessed culture, the Broadway musical offers a kind of counter-balance. It is still a place where not only many of the headlining stars but audiences as well tend toward ...

FORT MILL, S.C. — The 21-story Heritage Tower has stood out in the Fort Mill skyline since it was first built in the 1980s by televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, but it was never finished. Now, ...