fire and brimstone
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In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Farwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Pete Hegseth has been talking like a Marvel villain lately, threatening fire and brimstone with LLM-tinged evocations of doom.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
Johnny Sexton was interesting on Friday when asked about the fire and brimstone the Wallabies were expected to produce from the off in Brisbane.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
In our modern dystopia, fire and brimstone have been replaced by ones and zeroes.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
A blistering attack would be preferable, some flying fur, a little fire and brimstone.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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