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February 1, 2000
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A television evangelist jailed for defrauding his followers of $158 million told CNN talk-show host Larry King he believed all the victims of the Holocaust are in heaven. When King asked Jim Bakker if this meant “you don’t have to believe in Christ to go to heaven,” Bakker replied “I believe that decision is in God’s hand, not mine.”

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