I just watched parts of Larry King's interview with her, then read the CNN story. She was always somebody that we snickered about- the PTL, Heritage USA, the makeup, so I never really paid attention to the goodness in her life- and in the end I hope she is remembered for her goodness. I'm not a go-to-church every Sunday religous person, but I will remember Tammy Faye as ultimately kinda cool.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/21/tammy.faye/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Her faith was so strong and it was repeated several times that she had absolutely no doubt where she was going when she died. And so courageous up to the end- I don't have that much courage and I am healthy! She was such a bridge between the Christian community and people living with HIV. And her faith never waivered despite being tested over and over and over.
So God Bless Tammy Faye- she is where she wants to be, with her makeup looking good I am sure.;-)
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fartblossom
We all know the facts. And as I stated before, I am a religous skeptic on a good day, and it goes downhill from there most days. But I do believe that people can do bad AND good things in their lifetime, and I was commenting that I found it interesting that so much good came out of her life, when it had the potential to be bad from beginning to end. I wish everyone that did such unjust deeds could at least attempt to atone like she did.
i agree jdarg. plus, those people chose to send them money. does anyone seriously think they were gonna turn donations away ?
SoWal Insider
i agree jdarg. plus, those people chose to send them money. does anyone seriously think they were gonna turn donations away ?So true but that also means that not only Jim but the treasurers, business managers and finance committee members knew exactly what was going on.
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fartblossom
So true but that also means that not only Jim but the treasurers, business managers and finance committee members knew exactly what was going on.
i think pretty much everyone knew what was going on, including the public. it is still going on today i would imagine in many other ministries.
Beach Lover
She asked to be on King's show.Well said.
I found her more beautiful at the end than in her "hey day"- her bravery trumped her vanity.
SoWal Expert
My knowledge of Tammy Faye consisted only of knowing she was famous for her eye make-up and her husband's ministry stealing money until I caught a clip of her on the TV Guide channel several weeks ago. (Apparently she was on the "Real Life" or some similar show that they were promoting).
I was amazed by her accepting attitude - "it wasn't her belief, so she didn't do it, but other people could do what they wanted". Quite a change from the holier-than-thou-attitude, conversion attempts, or condemnations one unfortunately expects from uber religious types when faced w/ starkly different beliefs (the clip I saw had her talking with the porn star Ron Jeremy while he and someone else were drinking early in the day).
She is very brave for appearing to the public in her condition. Sadly she was only 30 pounds from Hollywood's ideal weight for a healthy woman.
I was amazed by her accepting attitude - "it wasn't her belief, so she didn't do it, but other people could do what they wanted". Quite a change from the holier-than-thou-attitude, conversion attempts, or condemnations one unfortunately expects from uber religious types when faced w/ starkly different beliefs (the clip I saw had her talking with the porn star Ron Jeremy while he and someone else were drinking early in the day).
She is very brave for appearing to the public in her condition. Sadly she was only 30 pounds from Hollywood's ideal weight for a healthy woman.
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