Wikipedia's dedicated article on Jimmy Swaggart, stating "In 1961, Swaggart was ordained by the Assemblies of God; a year later he began his radio ministry," that his weekly telecast started on local Baton Rouge stations in 1971 and expanded to over 250 stations by 1983, and that the denomination defrocked him in 1988 after determining he was not genuinely repentant.
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Reliability Tier3
Tier three, general reference encyclopedia entry, matching this database's established convention for Wikipedia citations. Its ordination, broadcast timeline and 1988 scandal facts are cross checked against a Christianity Today obituary. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Swaggart
Source Typereference-database
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This source names Assemblies of God directly: ""In 1961, Swaggart was ordained by the Assemblies of God; a year later he began his radio ministry," that his weekly telecast started on local Baton Rouge stations in 1971 and expanded to over 250..."
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This source backs 43 claims across the atlas. As facts: 39 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Broadcast Work, 33 claims: 31 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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