SEB, a quick question:
With no intention of bringing up the previous discussions here, what is it that she has done that you feel is more harm than good.  I don’t mean to sound Ignorant, but most of my knowledge of Tammy Faye before a few months ago was assumptions.  I heard she was an Evangilist and I felt that Evangelists gave Christians a bad wrap so most of what I had heard was in a negative light.  But nothing of it was evidence, just hearsay.  Then I saw the Surreal Life 2.  I hate reality television, but at least this one uses some sort of celebrity, and I was VERY impressed with her.  She was very conservative, but the MOST tollerant person on the show, she became great friends with Ron Jeremy and stood up for everyone whenever anyone said anything about them, she seemed one of the least judgemental persons I have seen.  Now I know it could have been a put on, it didn’t seem like it, but it is possible, but if it was she’s goooood. What was it she did before that makes you not care for her? (Note: This is NOT adversarial, I just really don’t know anything past evangelist and bad make-up and surreal life.)

My main problem with her is her involvement in the scandal that brought down the PTL Club she and her former husband had built by exposing the embezzlement of $158 million (not to mention the sex scandal aspect of it). In the end Jim Bakker served something like five years of a 45 year sentence while Tammy managed to walk away unscathed. Granted Jim probably is the more responsible of the two, but it’s hard to imagine she was unaware of the fraud taking place given the ridiculous lifestyle they were living (gold plated bathrooms?) and her status in the organization. As far as I’m aware she’s never owned up or apologized for the bilking of her organization’s members.

See I had heard of “A” scandal but didn’t know what it was.  If you get a chance, if it reruns, watch the Surreal Life 2 . . . she SEEMS to have come a ways since then, she speaks of it (not specifically but in metaphor) and really made me care about her.
I could be wrong, could be hoodwinked by a good acting job, but you never know.  She may have just been that naive, or she may have really changed.
Then again, maybe I’ll find out she hasn’t.
I’ll have to do some research into the scandal b4 I say anything stupid though. If I havne’t already.
-me

Is it just me, or is nearly every thread here detouring toward Christians and/or Christianity in general?

Les, it’s good to know even you make these kinds of posts and comments. I’m more impressed that you are keeping it up. I think it is kewl that you took responsibility for an entry you had second thoughts about later, and I think it is kewl that you aren’t hiding it. :twocents:

I�m more impressed that you are keeping it up.

Ok, maybe I’m thinking of something else, but yeah Les! Keep it up dude. Woo hoo!

Surprisingly there are actually some threads on SEB that manage to avoid boiling down to the usual argument about religion, but yeah that’s been a fairly common occurrence lately. It kinda comes and goes over time and while keep up with all the comments is a bit of work at this point it’ll eventually settle down a bit for awhile and then pick back up again.

Brock, you a naughty boy. :-D