Goodbye, Tammy Faye
The Trash Talkers join the ranks of those saddened by the death of Tammy Faye Messner.

I remember back when I was a wee little Trash Talker, I would visit my aunt in the summer and she and I would sometimes watch The PTL Club on TV, to enjoy the dramatics and to see how long it would take before Tammy Faye would cry and her mascara would run. But as I got older and learned more about her (and watched the news stories of the downfall of her husband and the PTL empire) I began to respect and admire her more. By the time she appeared on VH-1’s The Surreal Life, I have to say, I was a fan. She was one of the few evangelical Christians who supported and accepted gay people and for that I have to thank her … not only does that show her as a “true” Christian, but I’d like to think she opened a few minds as well, helping others become more tolerant, not only of gay people, but of anyone “different.”
So farewell, classy lady. You will be missed.
Tammy Faye Messner, Tammy Faye Bakker, PTL Club

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