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

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. Swaggart died decades after his once vast audience dwindled and his name became a punchline on lat…

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  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  2. NPR

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90 (opens NPR)

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    Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most well-known televangelists of the 1980s, has died, according to a social media post from his ministry.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, one of the first preachers to bring his ministry to a massive television audience, has died, a family representative said.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Jimmy Swaggart, who was one of America’s most influential televangelists in the 1980s before an affair with a prostitute brought his career crashing down, has died at the age of 90.

  5. NPR

    Remembering televangelist Jimmy Swaggart (opens NPR)

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    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has died at the age of 90, following a heart attack last month. The Pentecostal preacher had an audience of millions before a sex scandal in the late 1980s.

  6. Times Republican

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90 (opens Times Republican)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. Swaggart died decades after his once vast audience dwindled and his name became a punchline on lat…

  7. RedState

    Christian Media Pioneer and Scandal-Plagued Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, Dead at 90 (opens RedState)

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    Jimmy Swaggart, a pioneer of Christian media and controversial televangelist, dies at 90, leaving a complex legacy.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, has died at 90 (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    In a tearful 1988 sermon, he wept and apologized, telling parishioners across the nation, “I have sinned against you.”

  9. New York Post

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who was twice caught with hookers, dead at 90 — weeks after heart attack (opens New York Post)

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    Televangelist Rev. Jimmy Swaggart died at the age of 90, two weeks after he suffered a heart attack. The scandal-ridden reverend never regained consciousness after the medical episode in his h…

  10. Washington Examiner

    Trump mourns Jimmy Swaggart after televangelist dies at 90 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    "He was an incredible Man of Faith and, as our Nation’s longest serving Televangelist, inspired millions with his Great Love of God and Country," Trump said on Truth Social.

  11. The Guardian

    Jimmy Swaggart, US televangelist brought down by scandal, dies aged 90 (opens The Guardian)

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    Swaggart, who amassed huge following and millions of dollars, gave tearful apology after sex worker revelations

  12. Fortune

    Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by his penchant for prostitutes, dies at 90 (opens Fortune)

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    Jimmy Swaggart died decades after his once vast audience dwindled and his name became a punchline on late night television.

  13. Christian Today

    Jimmy Swaggart, famed televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 90 (opens Christian Today)

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    Jimmy Swaggart, the popular Pentecostal preacher and televangelist who garnered national headlines for his extramarital affairs, has died at the age of 90 following a cardiac arrest.

  14. Religion News

    Jimmy Swaggart, controversial televangelist and Southern gospel legend, dies at 90 (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — A central figure of the 1980s televangelist scandals and an influential Southern gospel singer, Swaggart spent 70 years in the ministry.

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