Here are some of his famous quotes:
If you’re not a born-again Christian, you’re a failure as a human being.
This is probably as bad a day as the court has had on social issues since “Roe v Wade.” 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 hope I 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! AIDS is not just God’s punishment for homosexuals; it is God’s punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals. The Bible is the inerrant … word of the living God. It is absolutely infallible,without error in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as well as in areas such as geography, science, history, etc. Grown men should not be having sex with prostitutes unless they are married to them.
If he was right about God, then God will take care of him. How about we just drop the subject and get back to the business of bangin’ prostitutes.
Good riddance. The world is a better place w/o that disgusting and hateful man.
I will mourn for Falwell as much as he and his brethren mourned for Saddam Hussein. Geeze, they deserve each other in Hell.
#29 – He’s your problem now.
Can we add Fred Phelps to the list of hate preachers too? I think St Peter is going to ream him a new one, before he kicks him to hell.
Good riddance to them all.
I didn’t like him, but I can’t celebrate the guy’s death, either.
Here are some good alternatives to Falwell:
Dr. Robert H. Schuller and Pastor Robert A. Schuller (good guys, inspirational)
Joyce Meyer Ministries (more personable, she’s a hoot!)
#11, #14, #35 – Amen!
A friend on another blog wonders if Fred Phelps will picket his funeral.
#34, he’s not my problem. He’ll be reincarnated and come back as a member of a boy band. I don’t want his annoying, bigot ass in hell.
#36 – What are they alternatives to? They are still trying to convince me to devote my life to the meaningless pursuit of their imaginary friend.
Meyer is especially funny with her article entitled “Set Free From Excessive Reasoning”
http://tinyurl.com/36x22f
Because logic, reason, and rational thought have no place in the religious mind. Blind faith and obedience are the noble virtues they prefer to enshrine.
So they aren’t gay bashing bigots…
The Rest Of You:
I’m not saying that Falwell needs to be respected are treated with any reverence. I’m not saying we shouldn’t discuss the many many failings of the man. I’m not saying we need to be thoughtful at all. I don’t care that he’s dead. I’m not sad. I don’t believe he deserves to be remembered with any kind of honor at all.
It’s just that having a great time enjoying someone else’s death steals just a little of our humanity. I’m not fine with that.
What is this respect for the dead crap? I could criticize yesterday, but not today cause he’s dead? BS.
Also, I read that when he was found his associates and paramedics both tried to revive him. WTF? If they really believe the religion they preach, are they not attempting to deny the will of god? Seriously, could so religious person please tell me how this is rationalized?
#40 – Ok, so we all aren’t one of Jerry’s kids. I don’t think we are celebrating his death, just the fact that it silenced the idiocy.
Unfortunately, much like al qaeda, some other kook from the moral majority will fill the hell-fire gap with another Jesus threatening minion.
If there is a God this guy is swimming in a pool of molten shit right now
#36, you hit the nail on the head.
I’m not Christian, especially not Evangelical Christian, so I’m no expert. But, I do know that there really are good Christian leaders out there that really do inspire people to be better and love and care for others. In other words, they actually preach what Jesus preached.
But then there are the “False Prophets” like Falwell and Robertson who openly divide the population into “us” and “them”, and preach a narrow minded view to a narrow minded audience. They give Christianity a bad name that continues to grow as their followers grow.
Now who is McCain going to pander to in order to win South Carolina?
Good riddance to bad rubbish!
May he feed the worms well.
MR DVORACK – when your time comes, we’ll see you in – Oh! that’s right, your not going there, sorry!
Mr. Turk – when your time comes, we’ll see you in spelling class!
>>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.
When I read this I couldn’t help but remember the words of the late, great philosopher Bill Hicks:
“Christians who kill… Ah, we’re about out of ideas on this planet aren’t we?”
Apparently the fact that the “failure as human beings” quote and the AIDS quote are uncited makes them just as reliable as all of the other ones and just as front-page worthy. John, if you’re going to let something like this on your blog, at least check that the most “scathing” quotes aren’t made up by a group of angry atheists.
Check out the self-righteous Moral Midgetry atheist jihadists here, passing judgment upon Mr. Moral Majority, upon his passing, for his passing judgment upon them.
There’s a paradox for you.
#52) Ah, but we never claimed to be the “Moral Majority” nor did we ever claim to believe in a book of fairy tales which warns, “Judge not, lest ye be judged.”
OhForTheLoveOf: Shhhh! Quiet, fool! You’re ruining the nutjobs’ sheltered little stereotype of us lefties! You’ll make their heads implode!
I was surprised by this comment from Larry Flynt on Falwell’s death:
http://tinyurl.com/3aahkw
#55, Ze,
Good point. I would think that this is just a magnanimous gesture from one friend about another. As your article pints out, they developed a mutual friendship after they began meeting to debate each other on college campuses.
I, on the other hand, have no friendship with Falwell. I can only think of the pain he caused so many people. I won’t revel in his death, nor will I shed a false tear for a man the planet is better off without.
I find it odd and ironic that Larry Flynt found time to say good things and Jerry Falwell on the day of his death, but so many, including some of you, found time to celebrate in the streets like the Palestinians on 9-11. I agreed on alot of his political views, and on almost none of his religious views. But regardless, to revel in the death of others is inexcusable.
@41, julieb – The most simple (and not necessarily complete) explanation for the attempt to revive Falwell would be that his family would miss him, and perhaps he had more work to do. Death is to be avoided if possible.
Larry Flynt has more grace than the posters on this blog. That should tell you something.
I’ll really miss Falwell. It’s very convenient to have such an iconic figure to represent what goes awry when practitioners of Christianity attempt to weave their religious beliefs into the fabric of politics and governance.
Regarding his comments placing partial responsibility for the 9-11 attack on a list of various secularist sinners, Falwell was quite consistent with his own religion. Divine punishment of innocent people for the sins of others is a fairly recurring theme in the Old Testament.
I’ll dearly miss Falwell, along with every single one of his (I’m guessing) clogged little arteries. Let the auditions for “zealotry villain” commence… 😉
So he was deluded and mistaken. Presumably he also has family who’ll miss him.