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Disgraced Televangelist Who Inspired Songs by Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden Dead at 86

Televangelist Jim Bakker, who Ozzy Osbourne once criticized for labeling him the “antichrist,” has passed away at the age of 86.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, who inspired songs by Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden—among many others—has died. He was 86.

According to a report from the AP, Bakker died of unspecified causes on Oct. 5. In a statement, his wife, Lori Bakker, said: “He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry.”

Jim Bakker was a famous TV evangelist in the 1970s and 80s. He and his then-wife Tammy Faye worked with the late Pat Robertson at his Christian Broadcasting Network, which included The 700 Club. They later co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network with Paul and Jan........

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