Name: One Punk Under God
Released: 2006-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Jay Bakker, the only son of TV evangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner, is the subject of this documentary series from filmmaker Jeremy Simmons (TransGeneration). Veteran of a troubled adolescence, tattooed and pierced Jay now preaches to an alternative non-denominational congregation in Atlanta, which meets in a working bar.

2006 · 27m

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

In episode 1, Jay recalls his childhood as he revisits the ghostly ruins of Heritage USA, his father's ambitious Christian theme park.

27m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

In episode 2, Jay visits his gravely ill mother and considers whether his church should welcome gay and transgender parishioners.

27m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

In episode 3, Jay's gay-affirming stance begins to impact his church's financial health; later he travels to Missouri to see his estranged father.

27m
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

In episode 4, Jay is confronted with the difficult prospect of not only leaving the city he loves, but also the church he founded seven years earlier.

27m
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

In episode 5, Jay prepares to move to New York and delivers an emotional farewell sermon in Atlanta before handing over the reins.

27m
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

In the concluding episode, Jay prepares for his first sermon in Brooklyn while he also deals with news from North Carolina that Tammy Faye's health has gotten worse.

27m

Season 1

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