The famous Ruth Carter Stapleton was an American Christian evangelist. She was the youngest sister of United States President Jimmy Carter.
In 1977, she became friends with pornographer Larry Flynt and managed to briefly convert him to Christianity. She was portrayed during this portion of Flynt’s life by Donna Hanover in the film The People vs. Larry Flynt.
Who was Ruth Carter Stapleton’s husband Robert Thome Stapleton?
Stapleton married Robert Thome Stapleton (1925–2014), a veterinarian, in 1948 and they had four children: Gloria Lynn (born May 31, 1950), Sydney Scott (December 23, 1951 – December 13, 2019), Patricia Gordy (born May 29, 1954) and Robert Michael (born November 5, 1958).
Stapleton was also known for her involvement in the healing ministry, especially in the healing of memories. Her books The Gift of Inner Healing, The Experience of Inner Healing, and In His Footsteps: The Healing Ministry of Jesus, Then and Now, illustrate her beliefs on inner healing, which involved the healing of memories in which a person would go over their memories and bring Jesus into the memory to help them forgive or be comforted as required by Jesus.
