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Reverend Jerry Falwell dies aged 73

Televangelist and president of Liberty University

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FuzzyTony
May 15 2007, 6:43 pm
After being found unconscious in his Liberty University office, Reverend Jerry Falwell was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital, Virginia, where he was given CPR. He died shortly afterwards. He was 73 years old.

CNN: Falwell Dies At Age 73

BBC: US Evangelist Jerry Falwell Dies

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Falwell, a television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority, became the face of the religious right in the 1980s. He later founded the conservative Liberty University and serves as its president.

PES
May 15 2007, 6:45 pm
Naja... well rest in peace... cool.gif
eurovol
May 15 2007, 6:48 pm
I shall say nothing because if you can't say anything good then that is what you should do.
FuzzyTony
May 15 2007, 6:49 pm
Tinky Winky says goodbye.

Aelfwynn
May 15 2007, 6:53 pm
QUOTE (eurovol @ May 15 2007, 7:48 pm) *
I shall say nothing because if you can't say anything good then that is what you should do.

I will try my best to follow your example.
Sin
May 15 2007, 7:27 pm
Let God sort him out wink.gif
perdido
May 15 2007, 7:32 pm
QUOTE (Aelfwynn @ May 15 2007, 6:53 pm) *
I will try my best to follow your example.

I will agree to that also.

QUOTE (Sin @ May 15 2007, 7:27 pm) *
Let God sort him out

Hmmmm
Sin
May 15 2007, 7:37 pm
Day-um! Perdido saw right through me.
dolfan
May 15 2007, 7:42 pm
Good riddance.
phaedrus
May 15 2007, 7:46 pm
Were all the Tele-tubbies gay or just one?
jml
May 15 2007, 7:50 pm
Only the purse carrying ones I think. Though if reality tv has taught me anything, man bags are just metro and perfectly acceptable for all manner of boys.
eurovol
May 15 2007, 7:52 pm
QUOTE (jml @ May 15 2007, 8:50 pm) *
man bags

hu hu, hu hu, you said man bags hu hu, hu hu...
Lexicon
May 15 2007, 8:12 pm
I wonder how much a long distance call to Jesus from Hell is going to cost this guy?
FuzzyTony
May 15 2007, 8:17 pm
Well, this church can change its sign now...

sarabyrd
May 15 2007, 8:49 pm
Hmmm, has he seen God in all His glory now, Satan or just plain nothing? It would be nice to know his reaction now that he has joined the Mortal Majority.
Sin
May 15 2007, 8:55 pm
Wasn't it Jerry Falwell who once claimed to have seen a nine hundred foot Jesus?

I've always wondered if that was a nine hundred foot high Jesus, or a Jesus with nine hundred feet.

"Hey Mack! We're gonna need a few more nails up here"
Amber127
May 15 2007, 8:59 pm
1 evangelist down and ??? to go...At least the teletubbies are safe now.
jml
May 15 2007, 9:00 pm
No, the teletubbies need to go. Not because they carry man bags but because they are creepy. I wont say anything about Falwell but Telebutties is fair game. Evil, evil, evil.
perdido
May 15 2007, 9:04 pm
I have to agree with my Marble Falls friends, they gotta go. I ran into those guys at a Phish concert...never again...never.
Amber127
May 15 2007, 9:04 pm
QUOTE (jml @ May 15 2007, 9:00 pm) *
No, the teletubbies need to go. Not because they carry man bags but because they are creepy. I wont say anything about Falwell but Telebutties is fair game. Evil, evil, evil.

I wonder what would happen if you play the teletubbies backwards??? You think they quote satanic verses?
Sin
May 15 2007, 9:06 pm
Agreed. The Teletubbies are pure evil. Reliable intel suggests they are within weeks of an Uh-Oh bomb. I say we send in Bob the Builder, and NOW!
perdido
May 15 2007, 9:07 pm
I would recommend Bob der Baumeister, the american version is not too reliable.
sarabyrd
May 15 2007, 9:07 pm
QUOTE (Amber127 @ May 15 2007, 9:04 pm) *
I wonder what would happen if you play the teletubbies backwards??? You think they quote satanic verses?

Seibbutelet sevol uoy!
perdido
May 15 2007, 9:10 pm
I find it hard to believe Haggis Jr has a Tele-tubbie record in her pocession. Perhaps...scogs?
Sin
May 15 2007, 9:11 pm
QUOTE (perdido @ May 15 2007, 10:07 pm) *
I would recommend Bob der Baumeister, the american version is not too reliable.

ohmy.gif perdido causes international incident on internet forum.

Bud! Bob is ENGLISH!!! You just dub him into 'mer'can.

Back on topic though: You do realise that The Teletubbies are Neo-Muppets, don't you?
perdido
May 15 2007, 9:14 pm
Just because the BBC dubbs Bob the buider in cockney does not make him English.
Sin
May 15 2007, 9:18 pm
Oh! Sorry. I didn't realise that you have a different Bob (the buider). Ours is a builder (bloke who constructs things).

What does a buider do? We don't have those in England.
eurovol
May 15 2007, 9:35 pm
QUOTE (Sin @ May 15 2007, 9:55 pm) *
Wasn't it Jerry Falwell who once claimed to have seen a nine hundred foot Jesus?

He was the one that claimed Bill Clinton killed a couple of DEA agents and allowed drugs to be smuggled in through Arkansas.

QUOTE (Sin @ May 15 2007, 10:11 pm) *
Bud! Bob is ENGLISH!!! You just dub him into 'mer'can.

I thought he was Australian and plays well in both languages.
sarabyrd
May 15 2007, 11:07 pm
QUOTE (perdido @ May 15 2007, 9:10 pm) *
I find it hard to believe Haggis Jr has a Tele-tubbie record in her pocession. Perhaps...scogs?

I don't think that we could name all four of them between us.
Punchbear
May 15 2007, 11:14 pm
Word. Teletubbies are evil incarnate.



No actual Teletubbies deflowered depicted.

Edit: I had no idea that could work on so many levels.
FuzzyTony
May 16 2007, 1:32 am
The man was certainly not without controversy. Look at the irony of Falwell's Liberty University found in The Liberty Way, the university's code of conduct:

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"The university has a strict code of student behavior, documented in "The Liberty Way", including possible reprimands (and with the accumulation of reprimands, fines) for attending dances, violating curfew, viewing R-rated movies (on or off campus), drinking (or even associating with those drinking alcohol), smoking, viewing sexually explicit material, entering the bedroom of a member of the opposite sex (on or off campus), and participating in unauthorized petitions. On several occasions Falwell has described the school as 'Bible Boot Camp.' He still exhorts Liberty's students to burn it down if it 'ever turns liberal'."

And then there's his well-known quotes:
  • "It appears that America's anti-Biblical feminist movement is at last dying, thank God, and is possibly being replaced by a Christ-centered men's movement which may become the foundation for a desperately needed national spiritual awakening."
  • "If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being."
  • After the September 11 attacks Falwell said, "I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen'."
  • "Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions."
  • "[Homosexuals are] brute beasts...part of a vile and satanic system [that] will be utterly annihilated, and there will be a celebration in heaven."
  • "AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals."
  • "The ACLU is to Christians what the American Nazi party is to Jews."
  • "Textbooks are Soviet propaganda."
  • "The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country."
  • "Grown men should not be having sex with prostitutes unless they are married to them."
  • "I had a student ask me, "Could the savior you believe in save Osama bin Laden?" Of course, we know the blood of Jesus Christ can save him, and then he must be executed."
  • "I listen to feminists and all these radical gals... These women just need a man in the house. That's all they need. Most of the feminists need a man to tell them what time of day it is and to lead them home. And they blew it and they're mad at all men. Feminists hate men. They're sexist. They hate men; that's their problem."
  • "I hope to live to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we won't have any public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them. What a happy day that will be!"
  • "Jesus set the example for love, as did Moses, and I think Muhammad set an opposite example."
  • "We want to infiltrate the culture with men and women of God who are skilled in the legal profession. We'll be as far to the right as Harvard is to the left."
  • "Now, further evidence that the creators of the series intend for Tinky Winky to be a gay role model have surfaced. He is purple - the gay-pride color; and his antenna is shaped like a triangle - the gay-pride symbol."
  • "I do question the sincerity and non-violent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. James Farmer, and others, who are known to have left-wing associations."
  • "Labor unions should study and read the Bible instead of asking for more money. When people get right with God, they are better workers."
Jerry Falwell was regarded as the kingmaker of U.S. politics. Republican presidential candidates would often approach Falwell to receive his endorsement and thereby win much of the votes from the Christian right. So it'll be interesting to see how the right-wing candidates for the 2008 election will do without Reverend Falwell now.
I think what killed him in the end was the shock from reading neo-conservative writer Christopher Hitchens' book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.



Farewell, Falwell.
cinzia
May 16 2007, 3:14 am
Falwell has had no real influence in American politics since the Moral Majority was disbanded. Since then, he's just spouted at best, silly, and at worst, hateful soundbites whenever anyone will hand him a microphone.

All you who won't speak ill of the dead forget that Falwell never hesitated to speak ill of a great variety of targets, living, dead, and imaginary. He doesn't deserve your respect.
FuzzyTony
May 16 2007, 3:49 am
Hear hear, cinzia! And did anyone see Anderson Cooper interview Christopher Hitchens earlier? Man, that Hitchens blasted the late Falwell mercilessly, calling him a bully, a little toad and a fraud.

Lavender Rain
May 16 2007, 5:20 am
What does Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Osama Bin Laden have in common? You can check it out here.

http://www.funnystrange.com/quiz/
Janx Spirit
May 16 2007, 7:36 am
QUOTE (Amber127 @ May 15 2007, 10:04 pm) *
I wonder what would happen if you play the teletubbies backwards??? You think they quote satanic verses?

Nope, they tote gigantic purses...wink.gif
Marshbot
May 16 2007, 7:48 am
At least he's doing some good now, think of the plants he'll fertilise and oxygen we'll save for the environment.
Aelfwynn
May 16 2007, 10:04 am
QUOTE (cinzia @ May 16 2007, 4:14 am) *
All you who won't speak ill of the dead forget that Falwell never hesitated to speak ill of a great variety of targets, living, dead, and imaginary. He doesn't deserve your respect.

I didn't say I respected him, just that I'm going to try not to speak ill of him.

I will quote my grandfather's opinion of him. Background: my grandfather is a methodist minister in the US (mostly retired).

"He's a braggart. He works to gain attention for himself instead of for the glory of God."
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