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KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

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KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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  • BeBopALouie@lemmy.ca
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    Good riddance to bad rubbish.

  • baatliwala@lemmy.world
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    Who?

  • ikidd@lemmy.world
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    Christopher Hitchens on the death of Jerry Falwell

    I love at the end: “If you gave him an enema, you could bury him in a matchbox.” I think of that every time I hear of another one of these evil fucking dominionists dying.

  • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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    What else did everyone else have for dinner today?

    • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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      Just a protein bar. My wife got home a day early from her week long hospital stay so the whole evening was a bit of scrambling.

    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      A egg tortilla burrito.

      Is this a yahoo comments thing? Since I usually see chuds doing the whole what they ate today thing on yahoo news comments

      Usually on news stories with zoomer era celebrities that they have no idea who they are

    • raynethackery@lemmy.world
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      I had meatballs, frozen peas, and potato salad.

  • thesohoriots@lemmy.world
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    “They say you should only speak good of the dead. He’s dead. Good.”

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  • VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social
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    OK now do Joel Osteen next.

    • Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org
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      And Kenneth Copeland. With fire.

      • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I have no fucking idea how he isn’t dead first with how he looks

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        I’ve never seen a person who looked more like a demon in a skin suit than Kenneth Copeland.

        https://youtube.com/shorts/8xIGtqujBkY

        • VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social
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          fucker looks like the Edgar suit from Men in Black.

        • lennybird@lemmy.world
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          If I was religious I would definitely think he was the devil quoting scripture.

      • VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social
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        fuck dude that guy’s held together with staples and wd-40

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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          Even before I saw that guy preach, I thought he was the creepiest-looking person ever. His sermons and lifestyle don’t help.

  • KingPorkChop@lemmy.caOP
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    The scumbag lived far longer than he should have.

    • blargh513@sh.itjust.works
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      Thats what burns my ass. Why do these pieces of shit never die young?!

      • FenrirIII@lemmy.world
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        There is no God

      • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works
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        They’re highly motivated. Because they believe in a wrathful god they know whatever is waiting for them on the other side is going to be unpleasant

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        Hate and scorn sustains them.

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      Apparently, ~91yrs too long, in fact.

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    Took far too long. He got ~70 years more than he should have.

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    “if you gave Jerry Falwell Jimmy Swaggart an enema you could bury him in a matchbox.” - Christopher Hitchens (would have said RIP)

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      Had to chew on this to figure it out.

      Enemas inject things, so why would it make someone smaller?

      Enemas are used to clear stools. Constipation relief.

      Ahh. I get it now.

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        Don’t feel bad, it was a very subtle jab. The best part was it was at the end of a Fox News interview as they cut away, so it was what I liked to call a sarcasm grenade. Pull the pin, let it sit for a minute. Boom.

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      A classic. 🥰

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    Jimmy: “boy heaven sure is hot!” “And why am I in a hot tub of lava next to hitler and Regan?”

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    Prostitution shouldn’t be a scandal. But also, all televangelists deserve to die.

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      Hypocrisy was the real scandal. Not so much the prostitution. I’m certain there was a ton of anti-sex work judgement to go along with that. But otherwise I fully agree.

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      It’s the hypocrisy. SW should be legal/decriminalized, but this motherfucker would have preached against fornication while getting a BJ under the pulpit if he thought he’d get away with it.

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    Finally, some good news.

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    Hell gained another demon today

    • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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      No we don’t want them

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        The earth was force-fed another pile of garbage today

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    “Oh well 😀”

    Imagine being so shitty that people consider it good news when they hear of your death. I should hope to at least aim for a neutral reaction, or better…

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