Charismatics and pentecostals are not really "evangelicals," but the word has been misused by both groups, and, by extension, the media. They are, in fact, bastardizations of Christianity and have twisted the Bible for their own ends, including political ends.
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Obituary: Famed jockey Lester Piggott, 86, died on May 29 in Switzerland. He was probably the most famous jockey based in Europe.
Piggott won the Epsom Derby nine times and had a very impressive career. Some of his mounts included Never Say Die, The Minstrel, and the last UK Triple Crown winner Nijinsky II, who won the series in 1970. It is not likely to ever be won again.
His life, however, wasn't spotless, and maybe this snip is the reason he settled in Switzerland:
He was jailed for three years in 1987 after being found guilty of tax fraud of more than £3m. With time off for good behaviour, he served a year and a day in prison.
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Musician Ronnie Hawkins, known for his work in rockabilly and for forming the noted group The Band, died May 29. He was 87 years old:
The Arkansas native began touring in Ontario in 1958. By the time he was featured in a CBC Telescope documentary, he was beloved by Canadian artists and audiences.
“You know, I don’t know anything about Canadian politics, the price of wheat or Niagara Falls,” he said in the documentary. “But I sure do know one thing: I sure dig it up here.”
As a young man, Hawkins enlisted in the National Guard and the army, but his main interest was always music as he began playing in local bars in 1953. In 1959, Hawkins scored a deal with Roulette Records, leading to hits like “Mary Lou” and an appearance on “American Bandstand.”
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Another obituary is the May 22 death of soap opera actress Lee Lawson, known best for her role as Bea Reardon on Guiding Light. She played the role from 1981 to 1990.
She was 83 and had been battling cancer and COVID-19 in recent months.
Snip:
Lawson was born in New York City in 1938. She made her screen debut on the CBS's Love of Life in 1965 and went on to appear in ABC's One Life to Live in 1979 (as Wanda Webb Wolek) before booking her role on Guiding Light as the owner and operator of the 7th Street boarding house (and a single mother of seven).
She appeared in over 50 episodes of the series, which aired its finale in September 2009. The show is the second longest-running drama in American television history, having aired for 72 years on radio and television.
Her last episode saw Bea appearing in a video message to her daughter Chelsea (Kassie DePaiva), to share sweet words of support on her wedding day.
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