Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90

NBC News ^ | July 1, 2025 | David K. Li

[Towed_Jumper]

Pioneering televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, one of the first preachers to bring his ministry to a massive TV audience before enduring a damaging sex scandal, died in Louisiana following a two-week hospitalization, a family representative said on Tuesday.

He was 90.

[Honorary Serb]

Memory Eternal!

[Bonemaker]

"He was his own worst enemy. A man who used Christ as means to make money."

Phone bank is quiet now. Mike "give me your seed" Murdock next.😎

[Cronos]

Why do you call him a heretic?

I thought he was a con man.

[Luke21]

He and The Chaplain of Bourbon Street got too close to the fire. Rest in peace.

[No name given]

Exactly.

[kawhill]

I watched his show a couple of times. After watching, I thought: “I don’t think God talks through this man any more than He does my labrador retriever dog. So, I stopped watching his show and started listening to my dog more. RIP Jimmie.

[fso301]

I have never been able to wrap my mind around the concept that God is a spirit without a body. It appears to me in the Bible that God Himself thinks he has a body. He warned the Israelites, “I walk around your camp at night...” He told Moses if he were to look at God he would die, etc.

I avoid any view that puts a limit on God.

I can accept the Trinity while not limiting God to our space-time constraints on the Trinity.

I believe it safe to say God exists in ways our space-time limited minds cannot conceive of, or comprehend.

[HerrBlucher]

Thank you, great explanation!

[Towed_Jumper]

Please see my post #17 above. Hope that helps.

[Delta 21]

Its whipping up to be a hellaceous week!

[Delta 21]

[laweeks]

One of the biggest crooks in the preacher racket with his “seed” demands of upwards of a $1,000 a pop.

[ducttape45]

I know there are many opinions on Jimmy Swaggart, both pro and con. All I'll say is this; "there but for the grace of God go I." We are all subject to the same temptations that caused his downfall. What did Jesus say? "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

I pray that he made his peace with God before he passed. Once we get to the other side, we'll see.

[tsowellfan]

Miracle Man - Jimmy Swaggart

https://youtu.be/j34juXrJWqw?si=ve6I_OHxCkmLONgd

[Bonemaker]

Is he ever! Who the hell in their righht mind would send this gonef money?

[Mermaid Girl]

I was a young agnostic Rock and Roller/punk rocker back in the days when he was on the tv. Laughed like crazy when he had his downfall, but still felt sorry for him.

We’re all mortal. We all make big mistakes.

Became one of those awful (according to some Freepers) Roman Catholics when I married my Boston Irish hubby. For the record, I don’t worship Mary, I worship her Son.

Still, I pray for people who make mistakes, large and small. We’re human, we all need salvation.

Ultimately, the Big Boss (as I call him) decides, not us.

Best wishes to all.

[linMcHlp]

bttt

[murron]

Well he was hospitalized for two weeks before he died so my hope is he made his peace with God and repented before he died. I wish that for all as well, including me.

[jmacusa]

“What prophets a preacher if he gains all the riches of the world and looses the kingdom of Heaven?’’

[Texan4Life]

Includes letter from President Trump

Jimmy Swaggart Celebration of Life Service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jNKGRBWEY