Carla_Danger
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Of course the Jim and Tammy Bakker duet was a big favorite of mine even while they bilked millions out of thousands and built their resort in the piney woods of Carolina.
But I have a spot in my heart for Ernest Angsley. He looked as if he was always picked last in a pick up game of dodge ball. Ernie wanted to build a revolving restaurant just outside scenic Akron, Ohio. His grand plan to glorify Jesus was to build a 900 foot concrete tower topped with a revolving restaurant with a 1,000 foot tall statue of Jesus right beside it. The idea was as diners enjoyed the panorama of the Northeast Ohio countryside, the eyes of the Jesus statue would greet them as they ate and spun.
The tower was built, but the revolving restaurant was never completed. The effect was a giant phallic column. The Penis of Summit County. Ernie was, as most televangelists are, indicted and convicted of fraud.
Interesting. I used to live not far from Akron.