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| ⚫ | '''Jimmy Lee Swaggart''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] ] and pioneer of ] who reached the height of his popularity in the ]. During the ], Swaggart established a ministry under the ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | Swaggart is the cousin of ] legend ], ], and ] musician ]. All four of them played the ]. | ||
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| ==Controversy and criticism== | |||
| ===Sex scandals=== | |||
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| ⚫ | In 1988 Swaggart resigned from his ministry after pictures were taken of him with prostitute Debra Murphree. He issued a lengthy on air apology for his actions. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jswaggartapologysermon.html |title=Reverend Jimmy Swaggart: Apology Sermon |accessdate=2007-01-25 |last=Swaggart |first=Jimmy |work=americanrhetoric.com }}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | '''Jimmy Lee Swaggart''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] ] and pioneer of ] who reached the height of his popularity in the ]. During the ], Swaggart established a ministry under the ]. | ||
| The photographs had been taken as a result of a rivalvy with fellow TV Evangelist ], who had been defrocked shortly after being accused of "immoral dalliances" by Swaggart. | |||
| <ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=On tis day: 21st Febuary 1998 TV evangelist quits over sex scandal | date= | publisher= | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/21/newsid_2565000/2565197.stm | work =BBC World News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-01-25 | language = }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Swaggart is the cousin of ] legend ], ], and ] musician ]. All four of them played the ]. | ||
| In 1991 he faced controversy again when it was alleged that he was stopped by police in a car with prostitute Rosemary Garcia.<ref>{{cite news | title=Swaggart Plans to Step Down | date=October 15, 1991 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE5DA1E3BF936A25753C1A967958260 | work =The New York Times | accessdate = 2007-01-25 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1988 Swaggart resigned from his ministry after pictures were taken of him with prostitute Debra Murphree. He issued a lengthy on air apology for his actions. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jswaggartapologysermon.html |title=Reverend Jimmy Swaggart: Apology Sermon |accessdate=2007-01-25 |last=Swaggart |first=Jimmy |work=americanrhetoric.com }}</ref> | ||
| ===Views on homosexuality=== | |||
| In 2004 swaggart threatened to kill gays on his TV program, saying "I'm trying to find the correct name for it ... this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. ... I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry. And I'm gonna be blunt and plain; if one ever looks at me like that, I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died." | |||
| <ref>{{cite news | first=Jan | last=Prout | coauthors= | title=Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart Threatens To Kill Gays | date=September 19, 2004 | publisher= | url =http://www.connexion.org/newsstory.cfm?id=1055 | work =Connexion | pages = | accessdate = 2007-01-25 | language = }}</ref> | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| * In ] rock musician ] wrote a number of ] about Swaggart's then–current sex scandal. On the album '']'', "Lonesome Cowboy Burt" became "Lonesome Cowboy Jim", and "Penguin in Bondage" and "Trouble Every Day" were also rewritten. Also, the first track of Zappa's '']'' album includes a snippet from a show in Boston, on Feburary 20th, 1988, where Zappa informs the audience of "the good news today" that "Jimmy Swaggart is under investigation". Zappa's 1988 live recording '']'' includes a version of ] song "Murder By Numbers", sung by ], and "dedicated" by him to Swaggart, who criticized the song several years earlier. | |||
| * During the same tour, Zappa also rewrote three ] songs to satirize Swaggart. ] became "Norwegian Jim" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Norwegian_Wood.html |title=Frank Zappa: Norwegian Wood}}</ref>, ] became "Louisana Hooker With Herpes" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Lucy_In_The_Sky_With_Diamonds.html |title=Frank Zappa: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds}}</ref>, and ] was rewritten as "Texas Motel" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Strawberry_Fields_Forever.html |title=Frank Zappa: Strawberry Fields Forever}}</ref>. Due to problems securing the rights to the original Beatles songs (at the time when Zappa was releasing albums recorded on the 1988 tour, the Beatles copyrights were owned in part by ], who himself was satirized by Zappa in the song "Why Don't You Like Me"), these songs are not available on the regular Zappa catalogue, but audience recordings can be found on the Internet, usually labelled as "Texas Motel Medley". The lyrics to the suite can be found through the references provided. | |||
| * ] sample his "I am clean" speech on their song "Hexonxonx" from their ] album. | |||
| * ] song "Miracle Man" is about the Swaggart prostitution controversy. The song appears on the '']'' album, released at the height of the scandal in ]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://lyrics.duble.com/lyrics/O/ozzy-osbourne-lyrics/ozzy-osbourne-miracle-man-lyrics.htm |title=Ozzy Osbourne Miracle Man Lyrics}}</ref> | |||
| * The ] song '']'', the first single from their 1990 album ], makes reference to Jimmy Swaggart and his 1987/1988 scandal. | |||
| * In the Jerry Lee Lewis biopic '']'' (1989), Jimmy Swaggart is portrayed by ]. | |||
| * The ] song ''The Incredible PWEI vs. the Moral Majority'' from their 1990 album '']'' and the ] song ''God Only Knows'' from their 1990 album '']'' both include a quote of Jimmy Swaggart saying things about Satan and his presence in Rock Music. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Rev. Jimmy Swaggart | |
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| File:Revjimmy.jpgRev. Jimmy Swaggart | |
| Born | (1935-03-15) March 15, 1935 (age 89) Ferriday, Louisiana, USA |
| Occupation | Pentecostal Preacher |
| Website | www.jsm.org |
Jimmy Lee Swaggart (born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana) is a Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism who reached the height of his popularity in the 1980s. During the 1970s, Swaggart established a ministry under the Assemblies of God.
Swaggart is the cousin of rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, and country musician Mickey Gilley. All four of them played the piano.
In 1988 Swaggart resigned from his ministry after pictures were taken of him with prostitute Debra Murphree. He issued a lengthy on air apology for his actions.
See also
References
- Swaggart, Jimmy. "Reverend Jimmy Swaggart: Apology Sermon". americanrhetoric.com. Retrieved 2007-01-25.