Christianity Today's 2025 obituary of Jimmy Swaggart, giving his 1961 ordination, his television program's 1971 launch, an audience estimate of an estimated 510 million people in 145 countries at his broadcast's peak, his 1988 motel scandal with Debra Murphree, his on air confession quote, and the Assemblies of God's move to discipline him, which he left the denomination rather than submit to. Established evangelical Christian journalism, tier two.
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Citation
PublisherChristianity Today
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/died-televangelist-jimmy-swaggart/
Source Typeobituary
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: an established evangelical Christian journalism outlet's obituary, independent of both Swaggart's own ministry and the Assemblies of God, published on his death in 2025. Connections
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This source names Evangelical directly: "Established evangelical Christian journalism, tier two."
Source Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Broadcast Work, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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