Jim Bakker is in the Missouri Ozarks prepping followers for doomsday
In a town named Blue Eye near Branson, Mo., disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker continues his comeback, prepping souls for a nuclear apocalypse, one bucket of “Staying Alive” freeze-dried food at a time. On Monday The Daily Mail published a behind-the-scenes look at Bakker’s ministry, which set up in Missouri 14 years ago . (Bakker himself did not speak to The Daily Mail for the story.) Bakker’s ministry is getting buzz as of late. In May Buzzfeed published its own lengthy recounting of the Jim Bakker saga , detailing his current ministry in Missouri. The Daily Mail, a British publication, equated Bakker ’s Christian community , called Morningside, with a theme park, complete with a movie- set indoor town square guarded by a 15-foot statue of Jesus. That’s where Bakker and his wife, Lori, film “The Jim Bakker Show ,” a TV ministry with an end-of-days theme that sells “ survival buckets .” A bucket of freeze- dried buttermilk pancakes will set you back $70. (Sorry, it can’t be ship...