Farewell to Falwell – Moon of Alabama

May 15, 2007

Farewell to Falwell

In remembrance of Jerry Falwell let’s listen to him*:

"Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions"

"Grown men should not be having sex with prostitutes unless they are married to them"

"If you’re not a born-again Christian, you’re a failure as a human being"

"My problem is not with the intentions of the Bush presidency. My problem is where it might go under his successors."

"Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God’s law."

"The idea that religion and politics don’t mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country."

"I think hell’s a real place where real people spend a real eternity. "

There he goes …

^*Quotes found here, here and here

Posted by b on May 15, 2007 at 19:06 UTC | Permalink

Comments

This is how it’s done. A bit of class, but not obsequiousness, from one of Falwell’s bitterest enemies.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State Issues Statement On The Death Of Jerry Falwell
I just can’t get with the necro hate-fest I’m seeing around the blog-sphere. Much of it vile and disgraceful. However, nor do I begrudge their catharsis. To his family, I’m sorry for their loss. For society as a whole, he won’t be missed. He said and did a lot that I found personally offensive, and he didn’t even manage to be all that interesting while he did it. His life’s work was to perpetuate bigotry and hate. I refuse to return it.
Some of his legacy, even today:Bush met with Dobson and conservative Christian leaders to rally support for Iran policy

Posted by: Uncle $cam | May 15 2007 20:00 utc | 1

On the inside front cover of a 1983 issue of Hustler, was what appeared to be an advertisement for Campari Liqueur with the headline: “Jerry Falwell Talks About His First Time” followed by an interview, excerpted below…
FALWELL: My first time was in an outhouse outside Lynchburg, Virginia.
INTERVIEWER: I see. You must tell me about it.
FALWELL: I never really expected to make it with Mom, but then after she showed all the other guys in town such a good time, I figured, “What the hell!”
INTERVIEWER: Go on.
FALWELL: Well, we were drunk off our God-fearing asses on Campari, ginger ale and soda — that’s called a Fire and Brimstone — at the time….
INTERVIEWER: Did you ever try it again?
FALWELL: Sure…lots of times. But not in the outhouse….
INTERVIEWER: We meant the Campari.
FALWELL: Oh, yeah. I always get sloshed before I go out to the pulpit….
The ad, featuring a picture of Falwell and a bottle of Campari ended with the slogan “Campari. You’ll never forget the first time.” At the very top of the ad an asterick directed the reader to a footnote which read: “Ad Parody — Not To Be Taken Seriously.”

Posted by: jcairo | May 15 2007 20:04 utc | 2

“I think hell’s a real place where real people spend a real eternity.”
Let us pray.

Posted by: beq | May 15 2007 20:06 utc | 3

I really hope there is a heaven and a hell and I hope that falwell ended up in hell where he most certainly belongs.
fvck compassion, this bastard is pure scum

Posted by: dan of steele | May 15 2007 20:22 utc | 4

I guess he knows now if his fear mongering was justified.
Or he won’t.

Posted by: pb | May 15 2007 20:33 utc | 5

pathological or mean blue meme . . .
Colors of Thinking
Spiral Dynamics

Posted by: manonfyre | May 15 2007 21:14 utc | 6

Brazil’s Indians offended by Pope comments

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Outraged Indian leaders in Brazil said on Monday they were offended by Pope Benedict’s “arrogant and disrespectful” comments that the Roman Catholic Church had purified them and a revival of their religions would be a backward step.
In a speech to Latin American and Caribbean bishops at the end of a visit to Brazil, the Pope said the Church had not imposed itself on the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
They had welcomed the arrival of European priests at the time of the conquest as they were “silently longing” for Christianity, he said.
Millions of tribal Indians are believed to have died as a result of European colonization backed by the Church since Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, through slaughter, disease or enslavement.
Many Indians today struggle for survival, stripped of their traditional ways of life and excluded from society.
“It’s arrogant and disrespectful to consider our cultural heritage secondary to theirs,” said Jecinaldo Satere Mawe, chief coordinator of the Amazon Indian group Coiab.
Several Indian groups sent a letter to the Pope last week asking for his support in defending their ancestral lands and culture. They said the Indians had suffered a “process of genocide” since the first European colonizers had arrived.
…
Pope Benedict not only upset many Indians but also Catholic priests who have joined their struggle, said Sandro Tuxa, who heads the movement of northeastern tribes.
“We repudiate the Pope’s comments,” Tuxa said. “To say the cultural decimation of our people represents a purification is offensive, and frankly, frightening.

Posted by: b real | May 15 2007 21:28 utc | 7

Falwell….Farewell….Oh Well

Posted by: R.L. | May 15 2007 21:57 utc | 8

one less piece of shit we have to wipe off our shoes

Posted by: remembereringgiap | May 16 2007 0:30 utc | 9

You shouldn’t say anything about the dead unless it’s good. He’s dead. Good.

Posted by: mikefromtexas | May 16 2007 1:34 utc | 10

We might have been rid of him socially in time to do some good. Unfortunately, when he went bankrupt, Moon bailed him out – hrd. from Thom Hartmann today, who wondered how much Moonies still have their fingers in his “school”.

Posted by: jj | May 16 2007 2:07 utc | 11

Falwell reminds us exactly why we must keep church and state well separated.

Posted by: ralphieboy | May 16 2007 5:50 utc | 12

#7 re breal’s link to Benedict’s latest gaff:
I don’t have a link, but a few days before what he said here about the indians, he spoke out against authoritarian and dictorial regimes in South America — I said to myself, Wow! — but then the radio speaker continued and it turned out he was talking only about Castro and Chavez…yeech!

Posted by: Chuck Cliff | May 16 2007 7:50 utc | 13

just like jp2 and mommaT

Posted by: jcairo | May 16 2007 10:28 utc | 14

Posted by: Chuck Cliff | May 16 2007 11:20 utc | 15

Just as a footnote: Fred Phelps, the extreme right-wing hatemonger behind godhatesfags.com and godhatesamerica.com (no links — why give him traffic?), has announced the intention of picketing Falwell’s funeral. Apparently, Falwell wasn’t hate-filled enough for Phelps. No comment necessary, I believe.

Posted by: The Truth Gets Vicious When You Corner It | May 16 2007 13:58 utc | 16

if I were running this universe, I’d smite folk like Phelps as a gruesome example to others

Posted by: jcairo | May 16 2007 16:03 utc | 17

Not into smiting myself but I still say the whole miserable lot of them should be vaporized out of the blue sky by lightning bolts (simultaneously)
(on tv).

Posted by: beq | May 16 2007 17:56 utc | 18

Xymphora has his own one sided rant: I liked the title:
On a Learjet to hell
“As Jerry Falwell heads down to meet his boss, don’t forget that he is largely responsible for much of the mess in the Middle East caused by the Zionist infiltration of American politics.”
More at link:
link
Anyway. So it goes.

Posted by: Noirette | May 16 2007 18:07 utc | 19

Tinky Winky sad whenever someone dies, but …

Posted by: dan of steele | May 19 2007 8:49 utc | 20

dos, between your tubby link, uncle’s joe badgent … soundtrack cumbancha, i’m ‘n boogie time!
Not into smiting myself but I still say the whole miserable lot of them should be vaporized out of the blue sky by lightning bolts (simultaneously)
(on tv).
no gore? ah beq, where is your sense of macabe?

Posted by: annie | May 19 2007 13:59 utc | 21

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