US EditionScandal-Plagued Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Dies at 90
- Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, known for his multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience, died at age 90 in Baton Rouge with no cause immediately given.
- Swaggart's public scandal began in 1988 when he was photographed in a motel with a woman identified as a prostitute in New Orleans, leading to his tearful televised apology and subsequent removal from the ministry for moral misconduct.
- He later faced a 1991 incident in California where police detained him with another prostitute and charged him for traffic violations, and he refused the church’s two-year rehabilitation program.
- Swaggart once stated, “If one ever looks at me like that, I’m going to kill him and tell God he died,” a remark met with laughter from his congregation reflecting his fiery preaching style.
- Despite scandals diminishing his ministry and audience, Swaggart continued preaching at his Baton Rouge church, often with his son Donnie, until his death, leaving a legacy marked by both devotion and controversy.
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Trump mourns 'incredible' televangelist Jimmy Swaggart
(The Hill) -- President Donald Trump praised televangelist Jimmy Swaggart for his religious faith and patriotism after the 90-year-old scandal-plagued Pentecostal preacher died Tuesday. "He was an incredible Man of Faith and, as our Nation’s longest serving Televangelist, inspired millions with his Great Love of God and Country," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "Jimmy will be deeply missed!" Rev. Jimmy Swaggart passes away at 90 years …
Charismatic, but scandal-plagued, evangelist Jimmy Swaggart dead at 90 * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
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Evangelical Sex Scandal Pioneer Jimmy Swaggart Is Dead
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart is dead at the age of 90.He was a man of many contradictions and continuity errors. He was a fiery televangelist who had a whole lot to say about other people’s sex lives and immorality, but who also famously enjoyed the occasional lady of the evening.Swaggart surely served as a role model and inspiration to many future evangelical preachers, like Ted Haggard, Jerry Falwell Jr., Tony Alamo, Douglas Goodman, and so, s…
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