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Article: Bracing For the Showdown At PTL; Ankerberg Says Falwell Will Show That the Ministry Paid Off Hahn
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- The Washington Post
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- April 28, 1987
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As the embattled PTL empire faced a Tuesday showdown that
promised to bring more embarrassing revelations, evangelist John
Ankerberg today said Jerry Falwell will present documentation that
the hush money paid to Jessica Hahn, the woman with whom evangelist
Jim Bakker committed adultery in 1980, came from the coffers of PTL.
Bakker, meanwhile, reportedly threatened a "holy war" if he is
not allowed to return to his multimillion-dollar ministry.
"Everyone's scared to death," said a former PTL staffer who
stays in touch with friends at the ministry here. "They're looking at
big budget cutbacks, possibly losing their jobs if PTL goes down the
tubes."
On the eve of the board meeting, a ...