Jerry Falwell dead.

I have to agree. nj's remark is closer to how I feel about cursing Jerry Falwell:

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That's bad Karma.

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nj, you wrote: If Rev. Falwell has any kind of afterlife consciousness, as he expected, he would have discovered by now that his Heaven is nothing more than a blob of deteriorating biomolecules inside an expensive box.”HM

There were some quotes from other people commenting on Falwell's passing. Either Newt is being politically and correctly nice, or perhaps Falwell was a clever negotiator. So at least everybody knew where he stood, eh? Notice how diplomatic politicians can be? Not one of these people have had openly spiteful anger for Falwell. The closest one was this one: Even Jesus said to pray for our enemies!Perhaps the most forthright quote and condolence came from Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt: Now for my comment:I never watched Jerry Falwell much on TV. I disagreed with his aggressive and hateful preaching style concerning homosexuals. I really didn't see him as being influential-- to me at least.I don't know why the religious right stirs up so much anger in this country. Of course they have beliefs and values that others disagree with....but I think that what angers people the most about them is the fact that they use religion to push a political agenda.Of course, Falwell would claim that his ideological opponents used humanism to push the competitive position.Edited by Phat, : fixed spellingEdited by Phat, : No reason given.

Jerry Falwell was one leg of the Christian Tripod that helped create the Christian Cult of Ignorance. Jerry Falwell, along with Robertson and the behind the scenes whale, the Crouch Family Inc, did harm to everyone in the US and to millions around the world. The harm was and is continuing here, today, and Falwell, like everyone else, should be judged by what he did.

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Because they have killed hundreds of thousands of people, constantly work to remove basic freedoms, and are pushing an agenda that is more dangerous to the US than any Islamic Terrorists.

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Respect is earned, as is revulsion. Falwell was a vile, evil, bigotted moron who hid behind his religion to spout hate speech and idiotic rhetoric. The world is, in fact, a better place without him, and would have been better had he never been born.Falwell deserved no respect in life, and I'll be damned if I'll show him any now that he's worm food.I'll say the same when Phelps or Robertson die. They are black stains on humanity.

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Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat.

We revile Falwell for his hatred of others based on their sexual orientation, religion, or other basic trait. That doesn't make us hypocrites any more than hating Hitler for being a genocidal anti-semite does. Or, are you saying you [i]don't" hate Hitler, becasue that would make you a hypocrite?This man ruined many, many lives. For Falwell, I truly wish there was some sort of punishment waiting. He's one of the few that make me understand why the concepts of judgement and Hell were invented.

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Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat.

He's finally making a worthwhile contribution.

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Personally, the people who have a problem are those who AREN'T happy he's dead.He was a poisonous blight on our society. I wish he had died sooner, for the sake of us all.Indeed, he's to blame, perhaps more than anyone, for putting this country on the road to ruin.I feel for the good people who miss him. I feel confused, that is. I don't know how a good person could miss him.I've said such things before, and I'm not going to change it now that he's dead.Other than to put it in the past tense.

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"that doesn't make us hypocrites any more than hating Hitler for being a genocidal anti-semite does."

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I'm pretty sure that every discussion I've seen of Falwell today has Godwined in fewer than 2 dozen posts.Edited by Zhimbo, : No reason given.Edited by Zhimbo, : changed "less" to "fewer". My English teachers would be so proud.

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Falwell is going to stand before his Maker and give testimony to his Judge.

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Or he won't, if his particular flavor of superstition doesn't turn out to be right.

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More has been entrusted to the Falwell's of the world, which means more is expected of them. Lets go ahead and let God be God. He makes a better judge than we do.

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That assumes that there is a god, that there is an afterlife, that there is a Judgement, that the god that is judging will find Falwell as wanting as his fellow human beings have, etc. etc. etc...Too many assumptions for me, juggs.But anyway.Falwell was a archetypal repersentative of nearly everything despicable, small-minded, mean, hypocritical, power-hungry and divisive in this country.He was one of the originators and propagators of the malignant rise of religious ignorance, mindlessness, extremism and bigotry, too.He was the embodiment of so much that is wrong with America.He hurt this country deeply.I'm so very glad he is gone, just like I was so very glad when I got over my first urinary tract infection.He was a disease.

So, what good did Falwell do?The man defended Apartheid (both the U.S. and South African versions), spread wild-ass conspiracy theories to defame a president, impeded AIDS research, dumbed down his own religion, and founded an anti-intellectual university.Surely the man did something positive while still alive?Edited by Zhimbo, : (added phrase re: university)

I think Goodwin's law could only truly be invoked if Falwell were to be accused of Hitler like behavior. As presented, I believe it is a valid analogy.Mooseps. - Note the Hunter S. Thompson quote I've just added to my "signature".

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Hey, that was awesome.

God may indeed be judging Jerry, but if God does not relay information of his verdict back to the people of Earth, it is of no value to us - We will learn nothing from the verdict.As I am not expecting to be hearing from God on this matter, we have no recourse but to make our own judgments.My judgment is that Jerry Falwell was a bad man.Moose