Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

How Jimmy Swaggart Changed American Christianity

American televangelist Jimmy Lee Swaggart haranguing his audience. (Photo by Rick Maiman/Sygma via Getty Images)THE DEATH THIS WEEK OF JIMMY SWAGGART at the age of 90 brings to an end one of the most controversial and remarkable careers in recent American religious life. For younger Americans, Swaggart’s name might not mean anything; others might recall blurry footage of a weeping preacher confessing, “I have sinned.” And sin he did, but in a ti…

Who was Jimmy Swaggart, the late, anti-LGBTQ+, disgraced televangelist?

Swaggart, who was involved in scandals with female sex workers, was as homophobic as any of his ilk, once saying he'd kill a gay man who looked at him with romantic intentions.

Famed televangelist, preacher dies at 90 after suffering cardiac arrest

Televangelist and preacher, Jimmy Swaggart died at 90 after suffering a cardiac arrest weeks prior.

Jimmy Swaggart, passionate televangelist ousted by scandal, dies at 90 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who emerged from the backwoods of Louisiana to become a television evangelist with global reach, preaching about an eternal struggle between good and evil and warning of the temptations of the flesh, a theme that played out in his own life in a sex scandal, died Tuesday. He was 90.

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by his penchant for prostitutes, dies at 90

Jimmy Swaggart died decades after his once vast audience dwindled and his name became a punchline on late night television.

Jimmy Swaggart, US televangelist brought down by prostitution scandal, dies aged 90

The American televangelist Jimmy Swaggart – who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes – has died.