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Televangelist Claims That God Can’t Hear Prayers Through A Mask, The Internet Reacts With 31 Hilarious Tweets
With the rise of the dangerous new Delta variant of COVID-19 this year, there’s never been a better time to mask up to protect yourself and others. However, wearing a face mask has somehow become a politicized issue in the US. There’s still a minority that refuses to do so and calls those who follow the rules ‘sheep’.
Jim Bakker, a disgraced US televangelist, is the latest figure to spread this message. And as God’s shepherd of a different kind of flock, he has shared his religious views on the sins of wearing a mask in church.
“How can you go to church and pray when you’re wearing a mask? Do you think God can hear your prayers through a mask?” Bakker said.
Naturally, his questions have blown the internet’s mind, so Bored Panda has collected the best responses to them. Vote for your favorites and let’s pray to God that anti-maskers will finally see the light.
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Jim Bakker has a long history of controversy, and COVID-19 misinformation is just the tip of the iceberg. After becoming one of the most infamous televangelists of the ‘80s, his life came crashing down after multiple scandals.
He was accused of raping and drugging a woman and then using his money from his followers to bribe her into silence. There were further accusations of using the same church funds for his own gain, as if that wasn’t apparent already from the lavish lifestyle he was living.
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rspanther 4 years ago
I have always liked this quote; “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” ― Epicurus
In 1989, Bakker was convicted of 24 counts of fraud and was sentenced to 45 years in prison. However, he was later paroled and served 5 years instead.
You would think that a wake-up call like this would help him to see the error of his ways. Perhaps it was a message from God and he would atone for his sins? But alas, nothing has changed. Bakker has continued to tout his brand of televangelism to scam people and build his own fortunes and platform.
And the COVID-19 pandemic was just another way for him to cash in on people’s beliefs. In the initial media frenzy and panic of the coronavirus, there were many unfounded claims and lies being told about it. Suddenly, everyone knew better than the professionals and gave their two cents on how to beat the virus. Bakker was no different.
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Marianne 4 years ago
I love it when people cite the Bible against Christian hypocrites like him.
Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
Me too. Seriously, does no-one else read the Bible for fun? And if they do, wouldn't they be able to find the verses that go something like "if thou believest that vaccines are evil, Harry Potter is demonic, and thou needest to rely on the LORD thy God alone for thy good health, thou shalt stick thy head where the sun may not shine upon it."
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Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
There's no money to be made if you're quietly praying in your house.
Suzanne Clark 4 years ago
I know this is mean but I think Jim Baker is a charleton and a moron. Sorry if I've offended.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
Silly! They only teach televangelists the parts that can be used against "ethnic types"!
v 4 years ago
Oh no. Make no mistake. That day of training is never missed for people on a "mission" or "calling" to serve god. In the United States they're taught to take that question and deflect it with some sort of escape hatch christianese. The bible is so full of contradictions I wouldn't be a bit surprised if 3/4 of the time in bible "college" is spent on training the various escape hatches and the relevant christianese for each of them.
Kai Scadden 4 years ago
What's wrong with Pagans?it's a religion that I am part of.if I can respect your religion you can respect mine.also I'm almost 13
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
Kai, I don't mean to be rude, but all supernatural belief systems are fictional until proven otherwise.
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He and his company, Morningside Church Productions, started selling their own snake oil to unsuspecting and panicked customers. The ‘Silver Solution’ (ironically named after the harmful colloidal silver used in it) would supposedly prevent and cure COVID-19, whilst simultaneously boosting the immune system.
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Of course, none of it was true and it should go without saying that trusting a convicted fraudster selling an unapproved medicine is a bad decision. Thankfully, Bakker was successfully sued by the state of Missouri to stop him and his company from selling the bogus cure, and he was ordered to pay back all the costs to the people he had defrauded.
Although televangelism was in its heyday during the ‘80s, its format and concept still persist today in the US. And it seems to be as lucrative as ever.
Another popular televangelist, Kenneth Copeland, managed to build his wealth on the same business idea. With a net worth estimated somewhere between $300 million to $760 million and being the owner of three private jets, he seems to be doing well for himself.
When asked by investigative reporter Lisa Guerrero if all this was necessary for spreading the good word he said, “It takes a lot of money to do what we do.”
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Televangescammer Kenneth Copeland did better when he said that even when people lose their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak, they must continue giving to the church: "Whatever you do right now, don't you stop tithing!"
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Terd Fergison 4 years ago (edited)
I'm against Bakker and his evil grifting, but this comment is just completely false. Scientific study after scientific study have shown that petitionary prayer has the same outcome as random chance. Prayer is less than useless, it's detrimental. Jesus says that you can actually move mountains with prayer alone and faith the size of a mustard seed. Go do it! Go move a mountain with prayer. I won't hold my breathe while waiting. If COVID has shown us anything, it's that prayer is less than useless. Every person of every prayer denomination all over the world has prayed for over a year for COVID to end, and it hasn't. Science and human actions will be the only thing to stop COVID, not invisible sky daddies and magical thoughts.
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Truth Monster 4 years ago
This is why Christians are commanded to "test the spirits", to see if what we are being told is actually true. Bakker is a nutbar, it confounds me that anyone gave him a platform after his embezzlement.
Rowan 4 years ago
Ah, true things like: Genesis 16:8 And he said “Hagar, Sarai’s slave girl, where have you come from and where are you going?” She answered, “I’m running away from Sarai, my mistress.” The angel of the Lord said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to ill treatment at her hands. Leviticus 24:16 Whoever utters the name of the Lord must be put to death. The whole community must stone him, whether alien or native. If he utters the name, he must be put to death. Deut. 25:11 When two men are fighting and the wife of one of them intervenes to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hand and catches hold of the man by his privates, you must cut off her hand and show her no mercy.
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
The Pope : "Get that f*****g vaccine, you are killing people with your dumb selfishness! Trust the scientists, dammit!" Televangelists : "God says you must give me money, also masks are evil!"
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Let's not act like Popes don't have some serious skeletons in their closet either.
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deanna woods 4 years ago
Everytime one of these crazy televangelists says something stupid like this, they make us true Christians look like we are crazy. God can hear you through a mask because he can do anything, so please wear your mask and get your vaccine. Be safe. If God didn't want you to wear a mask, he wouldn't have created them.
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
Do you have any proof that any gods even exist? Do you have any evidence that any gods created anything?
Load More Replies... iblowsheep 4 years ago (edited)
WHOA! an evangelist saying something stupid???? That's about as unexpected as a dog licking his own balls
Gavin Johnson 4 years ago
How about ‘Mask or no mask God doesn’t exist, it’s all an elaborate scam to keep you religious types under control and toeing the line put down for you’? PS Wear a mask, get vaccinated, treat your fellow humans properly and be more kind.
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
SERIOUS QUESTION: For US based Panda's only... your take on American Evangelism?
ivan bolitekurac 4 years ago
This person is clearly an idiot.But why does bp always want to make Christians look bad and never Muslims or Jews??Can someone from the bp team answer this question already?
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
Because insulting one gets you killed and the other gets you arrested. Doesn't mean we don't have an equally dim view of them... just self preservation, lol!
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Omfg ... you’re telling me that this person doesn’t know what “silent prayer” is?? Clearly this guy is beyond help. Even God himself can’t save his stupid a$$ now! 🤦♀️😂
Daniel R Jepsen 4 years ago
Hate to be that guy...but he never said this. The quote was made up by a satire article: https://www.politicalflare.com/2021/08/televangelist-jim-bakker-complains-that-god-cannot-hear-prayers-through-masks/
Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
*humming the tune to a song titled "I Regret Clicking On This Article"*
sofacushionfort 4 years ago
St. Francis of Assisi: “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.” Jim Bakker: “God, I’m such a complete tool!”
Zak Rasten 4 years ago
What about silent prayer Jim? Does it just echo about inside your skull unable to escape?
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
Obviously yes. No gods exist. Prayer is less than useless, it’s detrimental.
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Joel Hopkins 4 years ago
Not to offend anyone's personal beliefs, but it's 2021. Are we still doing this? How much of this world is in actual, immediate danger because of invisible sky daddies? Whether disease or oppression or violence, it seems like the belief in the supernatural is a real threat to us all, even when one doesn't believe.
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
The bible says to cover your face and social distance. Leviticus 13:45-46 New International Version 45 “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp."
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
If God can't hear me through a mask, then God can't hear them through the BS.
Patricia Cole 4 years ago
This quote may not be real. It looks like it is a single source from one tweet.
Truth Monster 4 years ago
This is why Christians are commanded to "test the spirits", to see if what we are being told is actually true. Bakker is a nutbar, it confounds me that anyone gave him a platform after his embezzlement.
Rowan 4 years ago
Ah, true things like: Genesis 16:8 And he said “Hagar, Sarai’s slave girl, where have you come from and where are you going?” She answered, “I’m running away from Sarai, my mistress.” The angel of the Lord said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to ill treatment at her hands. Leviticus 24:16 Whoever utters the name of the Lord must be put to death. The whole community must stone him, whether alien or native. If he utters the name, he must be put to death. Deut. 25:11 When two men are fighting and the wife of one of them intervenes to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hand and catches hold of the man by his privates, you must cut off her hand and show her no mercy.
Load More Replies... Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
The Pope : "Get that f*****g vaccine, you are killing people with your dumb selfishness! Trust the scientists, dammit!" Televangelists : "God says you must give me money, also masks are evil!"
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Let's not act like Popes don't have some serious skeletons in their closet either.
Load More Replies... deanna woods 4 years ago
Everytime one of these crazy televangelists says something stupid like this, they make us true Christians look like we are crazy. God can hear you through a mask because he can do anything, so please wear your mask and get your vaccine. Be safe. If God didn't want you to wear a mask, he wouldn't have created them.
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
Do you have any proof that any gods even exist? Do you have any evidence that any gods created anything?
Load More Replies... iblowsheep 4 years ago (edited)
WHOA! an evangelist saying something stupid???? That's about as unexpected as a dog licking his own balls
Gavin Johnson 4 years ago
How about ‘Mask or no mask God doesn’t exist, it’s all an elaborate scam to keep you religious types under control and toeing the line put down for you’? PS Wear a mask, get vaccinated, treat your fellow humans properly and be more kind.
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
SERIOUS QUESTION: For US based Panda's only... your take on American Evangelism?
ivan bolitekurac 4 years ago
This person is clearly an idiot.But why does bp always want to make Christians look bad and never Muslims or Jews??Can someone from the bp team answer this question already?
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
Because insulting one gets you killed and the other gets you arrested. Doesn't mean we don't have an equally dim view of them... just self preservation, lol!
Load More Replies... AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Omfg ... you’re telling me that this person doesn’t know what “silent prayer” is?? Clearly this guy is beyond help. Even God himself can’t save his stupid a$$ now! 🤦♀️😂
Daniel R Jepsen 4 years ago
Hate to be that guy...but he never said this. The quote was made up by a satire article: https://www.politicalflare.com/2021/08/televangelist-jim-bakker-complains-that-god-cannot-hear-prayers-through-masks/
Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
*humming the tune to a song titled "I Regret Clicking On This Article"*
sofacushionfort 4 years ago
St. Francis of Assisi: “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.” Jim Bakker: “God, I’m such a complete tool!”
Zak Rasten 4 years ago
What about silent prayer Jim? Does it just echo about inside your skull unable to escape?
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
Obviously yes. No gods exist. Prayer is less than useless, it’s detrimental.
Load More Replies... Joel Hopkins 4 years ago
Not to offend anyone's personal beliefs, but it's 2021. Are we still doing this? How much of this world is in actual, immediate danger because of invisible sky daddies? Whether disease or oppression or violence, it seems like the belief in the supernatural is a real threat to us all, even when one doesn't believe.
Terd Fergison 4 years ago
The bible says to cover your face and social distance. Leviticus 13:45-46 New International Version 45 “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp."
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
If God can't hear me through a mask, then God can't hear them through the BS.
Patricia Cole 4 years ago
This quote may not be real. It looks like it is a single source from one tweet.
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