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Old 09-29-2005, 02:38 AM
DuhCow DuhCow is offline
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"God has forgiven me?"

What are some particularly egregious examples of scandalized prominent evangelists proclaiming that god has forgiven them? The more flagrantly insincere the better. I'd like some nice quotes, but if you can tell me "so-and-so said such-and-such", that'd be fine as well.
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Old 09-29-2005, 03:11 AM
Mangetout Mangetout is offline
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Jimmy Swaggart pretty much set the gold standard in this particular contest.
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