One less man of hate. I'm glad he's gone. It's a horrible thing to say about someone who has just died, especially someone I didn't meet personally. I did see one of his videos, however, and that was more than enough. Oppressed people everywhere can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Let us hope his brand of hatred fades from American public life (and private life, now that I think about it). Slate has a nice compilation of some of Falwell's most outrageous statements. Here are a few: On Sept. 11:"The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad. 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.' "On AIDS: "AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals."On the separation of church and state: "There is no separation of church and state." On feminists: "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."
posted by Zachary Drake at 3:16 AM on May 16, 2007
"Jerry Falwell is dead"
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One less man of hate. I'm glad he's gone. It's a horrible thing to say about someone who has just died, especially someone I didn't meet personally. I did see one of his videos, however, and that was more than enough. Oppressed people everywhere can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
5:48 AM, May 18, 2007