Glimpse inside a very small bubble

So some guy robbed some TV evangelist (Mike Murdoch? Never heard of him) and is hawking a book about it. What interests me is how this guy a) plays the penitent in order to hook you on the “Oooh! Give me more salacious details” thing, b) seems to seriously believe that it’s new to normal people that TV Evangelists are not exactly trustworthy, and c) has this intense conviction that this particular two bit showman, whoever he is, presents an immense threat to Christianity. In a way, these guys feel like peas in pod, both hawking a saving message as though civilization stands or falls with them. It’s a peculiarly American subculture.