25 years ago today - Apr 08, 1988

[U.S. Religious History] Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart was defrocked by the Assemblies of God after it was revealed that he was involved with a prostitute. Swaggart was ordered to stay off TV for a year, but returned anyway after just three months.

[Source: Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline]

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