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RedArkGuy

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92. And that is one of the problems with Christianity

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 03:25 AM

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Kill, maim, torture, steal, blasphemize, etc and it's all just fine as long as you say the magic words before you go.

I don't buy it and I think it permits alleged Christians to do their worst because they can just wish it all away later.

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Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist felled by sex scandal, dies at 90 [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 1 OP

Hell welcomes a new citizen. Tarzanrock Jul 1 #1

About damned time Srkdqltr Jul 1 #2

Hell is burning a little hotter today lapfog_1 Jul 1 #3

That explains our heat dome! chowder66 Jul 1 #23

Great news! Sibelius Fan Jul 1 #4

wow - what the hell took so long? nt orleans Jul 1 #5

Perhaps it could be said, colorado_ufo Jul 1 #48

I thought Satan had called him home years ago, but Ocelot II Jul 1 #6

Me too (all irony intended)... Moostache Jul 1 #57

As I posted to malaise's thread Sunday, these harbingers have been loud on my pre-dawn walk hlthe2b Jul 1 #7

Good Riddance tonekat Jul 1 #8

so is Jim Bakker the last man standing? eShirl Jul 1 #9

Just about. valleyrogue Jul 1 #21

Today's sick evangelicals preach about shooting gay people wolfie001 Jul 1 #30

Not nice, but 'hurrah'. sinkingfeeling Jul 1 #10

The works for me! wolfie001 Jul 1 #31

Here's my long distance dedication to Jimmy Swaggart eShirl Jul 1 #11

Frank's dedication was epic... JoseBalow Jul 1 #52

Wow! atreides1 Jul 1 #12

I came by to see how many times this is posted wolfie001 Jul 1 #32

I think that was just wishful thinking Skittles Jul 2 #89

Scumbags live far too long. Basso8vb Jul 1 #13

May he Rest In Piss. DinahMoeHum Jul 1 #14

Enjoy your stay in the hell of your creation fucker. Autumn Jul 1 #15

lol wolfie001 Jul 1 #33

I'm surprised he lasted this long SpankMe Jul 1 #16

He was probably taking anti-AIDS drug cocktails wolfie001 Jul 1 #34

I have absolutely no respect for televangelists whatsoever. MIButterfly Jul 1 #17

I love love love that Lady Preacher who ran her church adjacent to the WH!!! wolfie001 Jul 1 #35

I hope it hurt Hassin Bin Sober Jul 1 #18

May he go straight to the hell he preached about. Dan Jul 1 #19

I thought he was already dead Pototan Jul 1 #20

It sucked he outlived his cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley. n/t valleyrogue Jul 1 #22

Wow, didn't know he was related to them. mwmisses4289 Jul 1 #29

Thank God and Greyhound you're gone. republianmushroom Jul 1 #24

Greyhound express..straight to destination,no stopping along the way! BattleRow Jul 1 #44

My first thought, when I read this was MLWR Jul 1 #25

Melanoma-inspired retort! wolfie001 Jul 1 #36

And God says Marthe48 Jul 1 #26

Little known fact. AverageOldGuy Jul 1 #27

60 years swong19104 Jul 1 #28

good riddaance, you grifting scum. niyad Jul 1 #37

St. Peter is going to make him head atom smasher! Jacson6 Jul 1 #38

! Marcuse Jul 1 #39

Fake crying seems to be a major new requirement for RWers any more...nt Wounded Bear Jul 1 #41

Except for MAGAs. progressoid Jul 1 #54

At least 50 years too late...nt Wounded Bear Jul 1 #40

I want to make repeated calls to his church and ask to speak to him! lastlib Jul 1 #42

Salvation? Remball Jul 1 #43

Yeah, But St. Peter can make him head atom smasher! Jacson6 Jul 1 #46

A noble and generous sentiment. BattleRow Jul 1 #47

Word! marble falls Jul 2 #75

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And that is one of the problems with Christianity RedArkGuy Friday #92

Bye! greatauntoftriplets Jul 1 #45

Adios, Fucko! JoseBalow Jul 1 #49

The feel good story of the day. twodogsbarking Jul 1 #50

Dammit! I was hoping he would outlive a certain president. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 1 #51

Maybe we can have a threefer... hunter Jul 2 #73

Burn in hell Swaggart Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 1 #53

Metaphormosis into the Big Beautiful bucolic_frolic Jul 1 #55

A morsel of good news on an all-around crappy day. yourout Jul 1 #56

This is exactly why angrychair Jul 1 #58

Satan: "Well done, my servant. Time to come home." Grokenstein Jul 1 #59

The devil claims what belongs to him biophile Jul 1 #60

What's the bad news? Ray Bruns Jul 1 #61

My momma always said I should say something good about the dead... From The Ashes Jul 1 #62

My mother taught me to only speak good of the dead. Martin Eden Jul 1 #63

Can we be so lucky as to hit a trifecta with Robert Tilton and Benny Hinn? LudwigPastorius Jul 1 #64

Satan called him home. nt doc03 Jul 1 #65

Finally... llmart Jul 1 #66

This is my reply.... mgardener Jul 1 #67

Was he the guy who went on TV and cried "Oh, Lord! I have sinned!" CTyankee Jul 1 #68

Then probably asked his flock to send $100 for all the tissues he was using Bengus81 Jul 2 #78

So, the Good Lord wasn't in a hurry to have him back ? Oh wait .... maybe he was from elsewhere ... nt eppur_se_muova Jul 1 #69

I'm waiting for the scandal that topples Ostein, I just know their is one lurking somewhere! Linda ladeewolf Jul 1 #70

He was a bad man Justice Brandeis Jul 1 #71

I wish #DementiaDonnie would join Swaggart in hell. n/t area51 Jul 1 #72

Swaggart, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Mickey Gilley were cousins. kskiska Jul 2 #74

Elmer Gantry bites the dust. no_hypocrisy Jul 2 #76

All I can say is.. ._. Jul 2 #77

A fraudster, shyster, con man, grifter, has died. Oh well. SamKnause Jul 2 #79

Hoping for quick end to SCAM artist Jim Bakker. He's 85,hope he never sees 86.... Bengus81 Jul 2 #80

Too bad Abstractartist Jul 2 #81

My first thought... EuterpeThelo Jul 2 #82

He deserves it, but imagine one of two identifiers in an obituary headline is sex scandal karynnj Jul 2 #83

He completely and totally destroyed his reputation with the scandal. valleyrogue Jul 2 #84

Wow, thanks. I knew very little of this karynnj Jul 2 #86

Lots of skullduggery went on behind the scenes. valleyrogue Jul 2 #88

Most don't know just how cut throat the tele-evangelist industry is. Xolodno Jul 3 #90

And the Bakker scandal showed that to all the world just how valleyrogue Jul 3 #91

Satan got a new floor scrubber! Brainfodder Jul 2 #85