Falwell dead at 73

[BenGarrett]

A good man who was villified by the media. Jerry Falwell has died of unknown causes at age 73.

[Red Lion]

I really don't know if he was a good man or not, but he sure did have moments of making some foolish comments. Regardless, 73 is a fairly long life.

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[Red Lion]

ORIGINAL: Ifferd

I don't know if he was a good man or not either Red. But, he did say the following, and very telling are his words.

Alright, you caught me! I was trying to be PC, but in truth really don't care for the man.

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[BenGarrett]

Red, I don't think anyone would have to go any further than the HNI archives to find foolish things we've all said at some point. Someone will point out "Yeah, but Falwell was in the public spotlight so he should've known better." Actually, I would say that anyone in the public spotlight says things they shouldn't have at some point. The difference is that Falwell was hounded unmercifully by the national news media. And a lot of things said about him are twisted or even fabricated. For example, I'll bet the majority of people on this board believe that Falwell said that the Teletubby doll was a hidden homosexual symbol, when in truth, he never said anything of the sort.

I hardly agree with everything that Falwell has ever said. Some of the things he said (especially regarding HIV and the 9/11 attacks), I think there's some truth in, but there's a certain context that you can say or can't say certain things in, and he got it all wrong. Falwell was dead wrong with his view of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and it could even be argued from comments he made about King that he was in favor of segregation, which would have been a shameful stance. But, at the end of the day, he was a good man trying to do the right thing, but was villified by the media because of his Christian beliefs.

My biggest fault with Falwell was his association with Pat Robertson, who I personally believe is a disgrace to Christianity.

[boysda]

ORIGINAL: BenGarrett

But, at the end of the day, he was a good man trying to do the right thing, but was villified by the media because of his Christian beliefs.

as i don't hold myself out as a christian, and out of respect for the dead in general, i will refrain from commenting.

[BenGarrett]

ORIGINAL: Ifferd

I don't know if he was a good man or not either Red. But, he did say the following, and very telling are his words.

Do you have a source for that quote? I can find it on many blogs but none that cite a source. I have found several quotes from Falwell praising Graham, but I can't find a source for that quote, other than blogs who don't give a source.

[BenGarrett]

ORIGINAL: boysda


as i don't hold myself out as a christian, and out of respect for the dead in general, i will refrain from commenting.

If you're going to suggest that he wasn't a good person, you should at least offer some proof of what made him bad.

[ButchA]

ORIGINAL: BenGarrett
My biggest fault with Falwell was his association with Pat Robertson, who I personally believe is a disgrace to Christianity.

My biggest fault with Jerry Falwell was his keeping Virginia stuck in the 1800's and not allowing the state to pursue Sunday hunting like 43 other states can. [:'(]

I heard (the ol' know someone who knows someone who knows a bigwig behind closed doors in downtown Richmond, VA) that the reason Virginia doesn't allow Sunday hunting, is because Jerry Falwell would repeatedly donate $$$$$ from his ministry to buy the votes needed to kill any house/senate bill. [:@]

May he rest in peace (I'll be nice, so I won't burn in hell... )

Butch A.