I don't think we were this jubilant when Saddam Hussein was executed. And believe me, a lot of us were very jubilant at the demise of a madman murderous dictator. Sad.

Falwell lived his life the way he thought God wished, and attempted to share his beliefs with others to find the joy he had. What he did, he did because he thought it was good. I may not agree with everything he said or his tactics, but I can respect the man's heart and sincerity. I think we wanted everyone to feel God's love the way he did.

Rest in peace.

*****

"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello

Yep, it was bound to happen - the left-coast, bleeding-heart, 'do-as-we-say-not-as-we-do' liberal media and their cronies are already ripping into Rev. Falwell's legacy.

I can only imagine what is going to be said about him by the libs over the next several days. Of course, they will ignore the fact that he established a wonderful institution of higher learning at Liberty University, built homes for unwed mothers and alcoholic rehab centers, among other ministries.  

The great part about it is that, if Falwell could speak, he could have cared less about these yelping little mutts. Whether you liked him or not, Falwell made a major impact on this country's political direction and impacted thousands of lives for many decades for the cause of Christ. 

See you in the kingdom, brother.

Shameless, soulless, despicable, filthy evil creatures.

Better known as Satan....doing the devil's work.

As I posted earlier elsewhere....my prayers go out to those who loved Mr. Falwell....he was a great man IMHO.

As I wrote at Hotair:

Can’t wait for Odormann’s, Tokyo Rosie’s, Bill Maher’s, etc. reactions to this news.

R.I.P. Jerry. You fought the good fight.

I'm no fan of Jerry Falwell's, but I recall watching LotRings this weekend and the King of Rohan asked about the orcs "How can we resist such reckless hatred?"

Answer: With the courage of your convictions and the knowledge that good eventually triumphs over the orcs. I don't know about the fever-swamp variety.

In contrast, I'm reminded of Kathleen Parker's fawning smoochfest column when Molly Ivins passed away.  I rather disagreed with KP's impressions, but I was certainly not gleeful that MI was gone.  I am perhaps pleased that I'll never have to read any more of her nonsensical columns, but that is entirely different.

As a garden variety evangelical Calvinist, I often disagreed with some of the Rev. Falwell's doctrine and his over emphasis on political activism.
That being said, as a previous poster noted, he put feet to his faith and was unapologetic on issues he and many Christians consider white or black.
My prayers to his friends, family and the members of Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University.

Ps 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. (NASB)

Dilbert

Is anyone really surprised? In fact I received an e-mail from the
Columbus Dispatch with the news that Jerry Falwell died and the very first thing I did was come here to see if there was a story about it (regarding the hate spewing leftists).

I just checked too quickly.

I was never a fan of his personally, but I appreciate the fact that he organized a group to respond to the crass culture and family-breaking the left has continually pulled our civilization towards.   I think they helped get Ronald Reagan elected, as well, and that's a stellar accomplishment in my book.

The Left as we know it in this world is filled with mean, cruel, heartless hypocrites, as clearly demonstrated through their chosen mouthpieces cited above.  They really are without souls, never mind real backbones.  Scum.

" 'Fred's Slacks'  is a winner!!"

"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven..

Matthew 5:11

The lib/lefties always project the hateful things they say and do onto their adversaries. They are the bigots, fascists, racists and hate-filled beings. I am not much of a religious person. A personal choice. But I have listened to Jerry Falwell speak on television on occasion. He never was hate-filled or bigoted or spewed vileness on anyone or group that I ever saw. May he rest in peace.  

"A mind is a terrible thing." - A comic I forgot the name of.

Jerry Falwell lived as he believed he should.

He was old school that would have been in the mainstream 60 years ago.

His actions showed he despised the sin, not hated the sinner by his view.

http://tinyurl.com/2...

Two years ago on a "Meet the Press" segment, Reverend Sharpton and
Reverend Jerry Falwell appeared together. Mr. Falwell noted that his
church runs a home for unwed mothers, a facility for alcoholics and
drug addicts, and an AIDS hospice. When he asked Mr. Sharpton if he's
involved in comparable worthy projects, Al changed the subject. Of
course, he's been darn busy with so many other pressing matters over
the years.

Note that he created facilities for all behaviors that he believed should not happen, but helped those he supposedly "hated".

If a gay person would have been forced to make the choice between an AIDS hospice run by Rev. Falwell or Fred Phelps, I would suggest that the results would be no contest.

Jerry Falwell was a man. He put on his pants one leg at a time each day. He attended to his bodily functions just as you and I. He became prominent on the American scene because of America's tilt toward licentiousness and sin. In more family-oriented times , he would never have achieved the fame of current times.  There are many who vilify him now in death, and vilified him while alive. I did not know him personally. I cannot tell you how sincere he really was. His influence was tremendous. It was too much for a religious figure to be exerting over matters secular, but he never advocated sin, he never advocated lust or greed or theft or any sin. He preached against the seven deadly sins. He preached and acted against the filth and tripe that comes out of Hollywood and Television Land. I was not a fan of Jerry Falwell. I felt his power had corrupted him somewhat, as power corrupts all who have it.Nonetheless , he lived for good and not for evil. Although he was a formidable enemy of the Left, they should mourn his passing--he looked into their eyes and spoke into their faces.

No person, in the end, can do more. He was as determined in his own humorless way to put people in America back on the path to righteousness as "Dutch" Reagan was to make us a strong, honest, decent country.

John Donne said that "all men are diminished by the death of others". Keep that in mind and before those of you who did not like him run off and speak your words of derision, remember, John Donne also said "never send to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."

RIP Reverend Falwell I will pray for you.

Here is an e-mail I just sent my daughter who graduated from Harvard Divinity School last year. She and our new son-in-law were the only two conservatives in their class of 300. She is trying to help turn mankind away from the devil but the reaction to the death of Reverend Jerry Falwell shows how strong his hold is right now on six and a half billion souls.

Dear Christine,

By now, you've learned of the death of Rev. Falwell. The reactions of some should shock us but, in today's world, sadly, it does not.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2846415

Beyond disgusting. Postings about the death of Rev. Falwell on DailyKOS and MoveOn.org are equally disgusting. Pure Evil is always just below the surface in every society. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Hussein and hundreds of other ruthless, evil demagogues throughout history did not come to power without significant support. Until the mid-90's, this evil in the world mostly hid themselves showing a false, non-threatening "edgy" image. Even attractive enough for many to join their mindless minions that, carried to a conclusion, only leads to destruction. As has occurred so many times before in countless civilizations.

The Internet, for the first time in history, gives all people and groups the opportunity to show their true selves and have a voice. No matter how disgusting it is. If only the 99% who are not like this would wake up and recognize these screen names are of real people who will follow a future Hitler with enthusiasm. And half of those 99% now praise this one percent who, in the shadows hiding behind screen names, show the deepest evil that has always existed in mankind.

I'd heard of these postings for the last few hours and finally decided to read a few. Supposedly the vilest are being removed as soon as they are posted. How can they be any more repugnant than these? Civility in society has long ago expired. If we can just have some sanity every so often, that is all we can hope for until either Pure Evil reigns over the world or we regain mutual respect and self-respect by all. These people cannot be saved. They are self-loathing and extend their personal self-hate to the world they were born into. We can only hope they fade back into the shadows where they've existed for thousands of years. But, right now, they are winning their fight to spread their venomous thoughts. As we see praised every day by others who should know better.

Love,
Dad

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View http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c to FINALLY understand why liberals think the way they do. This was the most informative 47 minutes I've ever spent. Please -- take the time to view it.

OK, I am no Falwell supporter.

However, I will openly condemn the behavior of a certain bad-apple variety of liberal bloggers. This kind of attitude, espoused toward a very recently deceased man, reeks of desperate, unfettered hatred. Much like the blind hatred toward GW Bush, I would venture a guess that a lot of these people hate Falwell as much because they've essentially been told to hate him, not because they've bothered to study and follow his actual actions. No surprise, both sides of the aisle do it.

I'd like to implore you, however, not to equate the depressing glut of anti-Falwell rants with liberalism as an ideology. It's just not the case. It would be like me equating a right-wing Fascist White Supremacy website with all of you conservatives. The internet, unfortunately, democratizes discourse in a way that even the most puerile opinion has a platform. The people rejoicing over Falwell's death have nothing to do with my (admittedly liberal) worldview.

-JC

"If their sins were as scarlet, they are now white as snow" Isaiah 1:18