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What a Jewish view of repentance reveals about Jimmy Swaggart’s tearful confession

JL;DR SUMMARY Benyamin Cohen explores the stark contrast between televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's public confession and the Jewish approach to repentance. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RepentanceConfessionHumilityTeshuvahAccountabilityEthicsPublic ImageSpectacleJimmy SwaggartJewish View

Places mentioned

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
"A mansion in Baton Rouge."
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"had been caught with a prostitute in a New Orleans motel."
California, United States
"this time when police in California pulled him over for driving erratically and discovered a prostitute in the car."

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