Top 10 Christian Conservatives And/or Evangelists Caught in Scandals

What Were They Doing That Was Not So Christian and Conservative?

I'm 30, so let's start back in the 80's when I was growing up and this type of thing was still *shocking*.

1. Jimmy Swaggart. I don't even know where to start with this guy. Essentially, he spent his entire life as a Pentecostal preacher in the South. He was known to say pretty much retarded stuff like "I'm gonna be blunt and plain, if one ever looks at me like that (in a homosexual way) I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died. " So, clearly the guy had some bizarre issues. Anyway, he was caught on two occasions with female prostitutes, once in 1986 and again in 1991. In the first instance, said prostitute revealed that Swaggart had expressed interest in her 13 year old daughter. Yes, quite the *Man of God*. On an interesting note, it is believed that Swaggart was the initial *exposer* of the actions of our #2 Reverend Jim Bakker.

2. Jim Bakker was the founder of PTL ministries. Back in 1966, Jim and his wife, Tammy Faye, worked with Pat Robertson on CBN. Together Jim and Tammy built a multi-million dollar ministry that went down in flaming hellfire ash due to rape accusations brought against Mr. Bakker. Anyone remember Jessica Hahn? Consequently, Jim was indicted on federal charges of fraud, tax evasion, and racketeering and sentenced to 45 years in federal prison. (He served 5.)

3. Father John J. Geoghan, deceased Catholic Priest, was accused by 130 people of sexual abuse and child molestation over a 30 year period. After being defrocked in 1998, Father Geoghan was charged with indecent assault and battery after fondling a 10 year old boy in a community swimming pool. he was sentenced to 9 years in prison and was murdered by another inmate.

4. *Unnamed Louisiana Pastor and Wife*, (names not released due to the fact that many victims shared a family name with the adult defendants), were arrested and charged with aggravated rape of a child under 13. Allegedly up to 24 children, ranging from toddlers to teens, were raped by the pastor and other adult parishioners of Hosanna Church. Also, one charge of crimes against humanity was brought against said pastor for alleged sexual acts with animals.