The Christian church has seen its share of scandal over the past 100 years. I will not list the priests from the Catholic Church who have been accused of sexual abuse of children. In the protestant churches we have a full slate of candidates for the “most scandalous” award:

• Aimee Semple McPherson, 1920s-40s
• Lonnie Frisbee, 1970s – 1980s
• Oral Roberts, 1977 and 1986
• Jim & Tammy Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart, 1986 and 1991 Read the rest of this entry »