Now, I don’t mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.

Meaning of the quote

This comedian is saying that some preachers are stealing money from people, and she doesn't have a problem with making fun of them for doing this. She thinks these preachers deserve to be made fun of because what they are doing is wrong.

About Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson is an American actress and comedienne who was a cast member on the hit TV show Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1992. She was born on August 2, 1959 and has had a successful career in comedy and acting.

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I got a gymnastics scholarship to college, fell in love with my true love of my whole life – who I’m married to now – and he was a virgin too. It was very romantic.

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Religion is man’s attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.

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Maybe I’ll learn how, but the only thing I can do is turn down parts that would hurt my conscience.

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But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him and do His will, then you don’t have as much pressure as someone who bases all their happiness on whether they’re a movie star.

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I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn’t find any in Hollywood.

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So finally I came up with a thing that felt really pure, and I’m Christian, so when I hear about death I have a lot of hope because I believe in Jesus and life after death, and John 3:16.

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Sometimes I like to vent.

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Now, I don’t mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.

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Maybe if I could ever be a successful comedian then I could be an example that Christians can also have fun.

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I wasn’t really qualified to be on Saturday Night Live – I’m not like an impressionist or anything.

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They’re desperately searching for meaning in their lives but they will not crack the Bible open.

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I cried when I heard Johnny Carson died.

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It was the best job I ever had. I just left because my whole team was leaving and the new guys were coming.

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I think abortion is murder.

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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.

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I’ve never been in the music industry, only acting.

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I thought it was a really good contrast to have a really sweet, sincere, church girl sitting next to the church lady who seemed kind of, you know, over the top.

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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.

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