Take a walk back in history with me as we visit 1987. Swaggart was involved with a prostitute at a Metaire, Louisiana, hotel called the Travel Inn on Airline Highway, when some associates flattened the tires on Swaggart’s car, went to get cameras, and took photographs of Swaggart exiting the hotel with the prostitute.
The story broke on February 20, 1988, four months after Swaggart had promised to confess his sin. On February 21, 1988, on his television show taped in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Swaggart tearfully confessed that he was guilty of an unspecified sin and made comparisons to himself and King David.
Here is a BBC presentation on that whole affair. The quality is not stellar, but finding any video on this subject has proven to be quite challenging.
The fact that people still follow this insane religious freak just shows how many people in this world are stupid and rather hopeless.
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May 18th, 2006 at 12:17 am
perhaps people ought to profit off this guy by selling tshirts ^^
’sinner’ or some such, just as long as its not libelous :-P or to much for that matter
i dunno, i think most people who like him don’t know him
then again most people who know bush like him cause he’s so ‘normal’ like they are
February 8th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Jimmy was…and is…hardcore; I’d assert that he’s flat out sincere and genuine, BECAUSE he repented on live national TV. How many fakes and swindlers would do THAT?
You’d have to have known his preaching style before the scandal, but note how subdued and humble-sounding he is after the scandal…i.e., recognizing his hypocrisy, and acting a LOT LESS JUDGMENTAL.
Before this it was lots and lots of damnation, after this it was “we’re all sinners, we all screw up”.
I ain’t really a fan, just giving credit where credit is due.
February 11th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
no suprise…because its the nature of his religion.. u can repent then do sins, even a 5 yr old would know better.. wot exactly would it take 2 convince people like this.. i really dont know,,
May God guide all those misguided to the straight path - Ameen -
April 29th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Man, what a phony
August 7th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Man, I can’t believe that people would beliee that type of phony crap.
I mean, the bible speaks more of prostitution than playboy, hustler, and pnthouse put together, and you have these brainwashed morons telling us it is wrong, when the bible, THE BIBLE, GOD DAMN IT! speaks of it. I say, continute to ridicule the pastors, such as this clown. Church isn’t worth it anymore
October 18th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Most people you talk about aren’t real. This man is real. Jesus said “He who hath sin, cast the first stone.” He’s repented, so we have to forgive him. God says if we can’t forgive, we can’t be forgiven. God forgot.
December 24th, 2007 at 12:32 am
I wonder if those who freely toss compassion and ‘credit’ swaggarts way are aware of his subsequent transgression with a prostitute in California in 1991 not mentioned in this post?
How compassionate do you feel to know that this whoremonger continues to collect 350K a year from his so called ministry as last reported in 1995?
December 27th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
i gave my life to jesus christ in 1985 while watching jimmy swaggart broadcast.jimmy is only a man . all have sinned and come short .except jesus christ.we are to love jimmy and not just jimmy but each other.God loves those who sin,he does not love the sin itself..evanglist jimmy swaggart is one of the greatest preachers that has ever lived..he that is without sin let him or her cast the frist stone..
January 20th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
One would have to understand the annointing power of God in order to comprehend the tremendous man of God that Jimmy Swaggart once WAS. Any Christian with discernment will attest to this. In the 80’s before his public fall there is no doubt in my mind that he has led literally millions to the Lord. I pray that the disgraced individual that he has become would only cry out for mercy.It is apparent that he has now a spirit of arrogance and pride in him. I ask the Holy Spirit to bring conviction upon him before it is too late. And I pray in Jesus name that every individual that may have stumbled due to Jimmy Swaggart’s spiritual demise has been restored. I will never forget what a mighty man of power that he was and can only hope that all his works would not be burned up.
January 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
“” In the 80’s before his public fall there is no doubt in my mind that he has led literally millions to the Lord.”"
Something for which he should be severly punished. Scamming and decieving people is a crime you know.
“And I pray in Jesus name…”
Yes, because that really works.
March 11th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Jimmy Swaggart would not said ” I have sinned” if he was NOT COUGHT !!!!!!!!! He is the biggest lier in the world.
He is a thief, a killer. He is a thief because he got our money and spending it on himself and on his prostitutes.
Just because he was CAUGHT he said “I HAVE SINNED”
iF HE WAS NOT COUGHT , HE WOULD HAVE KEPT STEELING OUR MOUNEY, AND KEPT SLEEPING WITH THESE FLESHES.
God does not forgive a person who other people find out about his/her sins. No ! God forgives a person when this person HIMSELF finds out he is sinning, and doing the wrong thing, and then he stops doing it and stops sinning and asks God for forgiveness.
No ! Jimmy Swaggart only says I have sinned because he was cauhgt. If he was not cought , he would have kept going and going on steeling our money and trusts.
I EVEN FEEL BAD TO SAY I AM A CHRISTIAN.
Jimmy Swaggart needs not to show his face to anyone at all.
He keeps putting other religiouns down , yet he is himself is the scum of earh, the dirt of earth
March 12th, 2008 at 8:41 am
I can well imagine your frustration, Ruth B. Furthermore, I appreciate that you condemn Swaggart in no uncertain terms. Too many religionists are too quick to forgive one of their own yet slow to forgive the stranger.
I have to admit I am strongly tempted to try and get you to give up your religion. But that would be selfish, agenda-pushing. Instead I’d like to make a couple of observations. First, hypocrisy and abuse can take place in any kind of organization, including religious ones. So don’t be ashamed of your Christianity because of one (or even several) bad eggs. There are many good reasons to give up religion but the actions, however sensational, of a small minority of its practitioners is not one of them. Second, instances like these prove that religion is not sufficient to guarantee moral behavior.
Finally, I’d like to remind you of a related point. Lack of religion does not guarantee immorality. There are plenty of non-hypocritic (as far as is humanly possible), non-abusive non-believers.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Jimmy Swaggart’s confession might have been honest and sincere AT THAT TIME. But yet his pride never left him. He wanted to get back into the lime light of his ministry within 3 months itself! His church wanted him to be out for atleast a year since he disgraced not only millions of honest bible beleving Christians but our very Lord Himself.
And again later in 1991, he was caught with another prostitute. What shame. And this man is still in public ministry and preaching. WOE UNTO YOU! Ye Pharasees!
James 3:1
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive THE GREATER CONDEMNATION.
Jimmy’s fall was as great as his rise. That he was a public minister puts more responsibility on his shoulders for holy living. Millions look at him and are supposed to see our Lord. Yet, what do they see? A hypocrite who condemned so harshly his fellow brothers of the same sin while he himself was indulging in it.
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God IS NOT MOCKED: for whatsoever a man SOWETH, that shall he also REAP.
Most of these teleevangelists are only after the money and glitter. The finiancial scandels rocking teleevangelists brought great shame to many a Christian. It is so hard to share the gospel to someone who is aware of all this. This was just like another business empire.
If Jimmy was really repentant, he would have stepped down from his ministry. He should have stepped down from any sort of public ministry
People like Jimmy, Ted Haggard, Jim Bakkar, Tammy faye… with their love for publicity lives, they bring much disgrace to our Lord. The following portion best fits them:
Philippians 3:18-19
18 For MANY WALK, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end is destruction, whose God IS THEIR BELLY, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind EARTHLY THINGS.
It’s worse to see millions still following these false prophets who are wolves in sheep clothing.