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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 96 points 1 week ago

“They say you should only speak good of the dead. He’s dead. Good.”

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 70 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The scumbag lived far longer than he should have.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Thats what burns my ass. Why do these pieces of shit never die young?!

[–] Regna@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Hate and scorn sustains them.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

There is no God

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Apparently, ~91yrs too long, in fact.

[–] VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OK now do Joel Osteen next.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And Kenneth Copeland. With fire.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

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

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Holy fucking nightmares those eyes

fucker looks like the Edgar suit from Men in Black.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

If I was religious I would definitely think he was the devil quoting scripture.

[–] VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

fuck dude that guy's held together with staples and wd-40

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 week ago

Even before I saw that guy preach, I thought he was the creepiest-looking person ever. His sermons and lifestyle don't help.

I have no fucking idea how he isn't dead first with how he looks

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

A classic. 🥰

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] dylanmorgan@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] dylanmorgan@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago

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

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 22 points 1 week ago

Finally, some good news.

[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hell gained another demon today

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

The earth was force-fed another pile of garbage today

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

"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...

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What else did everyone else have for dinner today?

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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Encounters" is such a funny way to phrase it. Like he was traveling through the woods on a quest and had to roll on the random table upon which a pack of wolves was also an option.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

C'mon epic battle... Epic battle please... DAMNIT! Sex workers AGAIN!

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 1 week ago

Swaggart "Can I roll to convince the sex workers to leave me alone?"

GM "Sure."

Swaggart rolls a nat 20

Swaggart "Oh no, it looks like I rolled a nat 1. Looks like I have to sleep with the sex workers, again."

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Snorting meth off a gay hooker's butt forever in the afterlife

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Wasn't soon enough. Rot in hell.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

🎵 Only the good die young! 🎶🎷

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Good riddance

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Contributors built Jimmy Swaggart Ministries into a business that made an estimated $142 million in 1986...

... Swaggart said publicly that his earnings were hurt in 1987 by the sex scandal.

Mawww.

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Rest in piss

[–] jhoff90@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

90 years of doing Satan's work, he can go back home where he belongs now.

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Don't blame this on Satan.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The only one who could ever reach me

Was the son of a preacher man

The only boy who could ever teach me

Was the son of a preacher man

Yes, he was, he was

Ooh, yes, he was

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Jimmy converted to Islam at the last second. He wanted to be surrounded by 72 virgin prostitutes.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

He gave his name to the sin of swaggarcy, of diverting church funds to pay for sex.

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How’s the temperature down there, Jimbo?

[–] Whirlygirl9@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 week ago

https://youtu.be/3I4qZxkUzU0

"Oh God I'm a sinner, I deserve to go to hell"

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