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Underneath all the makeup, who was the real Tammy Faye?

  • Written by John Wigger, Professor of History, University of Missouri-Columbia
imageWhen asked how she wanted to be remembered, Tammy Faye replied, "My eyelashes and my walk with the Lord."John Storey/Getty Images

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 selling survival food and miracle cures...

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