I’m going to keep the smart-alecky remarks out of this, and post the story anyway.
Didn’t think he could possibly still be alive.
It’s kind of telling that when I saw the thread title I had to think pretty hard about what scandal this particular televangelist was famous for. Mainly I just remember a Swaggart with tears in his eyes saying to God, “I have sinned against you.” He’s been married for almost 73 years, so maybe that’s just want evangelist do to keep things spicy.
Yeah, a definite candidate for the Abe Vigoda thread.
God and Satan are still fighting over him. He goes to the loser.
Better hurry.
They say you should speak only good about the almost dead.
He’s almost dead. Good.
That really isn’t the most flattering photo of him in the video thumbnail in the OP’s link - he looks like he is wearing someone else face as a skin mask.
But then flattery is probably a sin anyway, and if it isn’t he deserves none, so be it.
The most, perhaps the only, interesting thing about Jimmy Swaggart is he is a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis. (Their connection to Mickey Gilley is kinda meh imho.)
90 years old? What is the saying, only the good die young?
Not dead yet, but not looking good.
He was the “just the tip” guy, right?
Sadly, not a widow maker heart attack.
I love the headline. “Without a Miracle His Time is Short.” He’s %$#%@ 90! It’d be a miracle if his time wasn’t short.
The average life expectancy of a 90yo US male is 3.90 years. See SSA - Actuarial Life Table. So half of 90yo men will live to 94.
The life expectancy for one who’s just had a major heart attack is … less.
When I still had cable, I was channel surfing and found the SonLife Network. No, it’s not a channel for dyslexic Rush fans, but - you guessed it - 24/7 Swaggart family programming! His son, and one grandson, are preachers too. They also showed old programming, but I can guarantee that they did not show this. Ever.
That this was on the heels of the PTL scandal added to the newsworthy factor.
You should see his wife, Frances. She’s 88 years old but seems to try to look like a teenager.
Two weeks later, he’s still hanging in there.
Darn.
I confess, “He actually has a heart?” was my first thought.