Religion Falwell Obits
posted by May 15 at 11:44 AM
onJerry Falwell’s death at 73 (confession: My first, karma-destroying response was to cheer. Sorry, God!) has prompted a swift reaction from the blogs.
Grist: Falwell was “a paranoid, avaricious, hate-spewing enabler of America’s basest lizard-brain impulses.”
Dispatches from the Culture Wars: “A shameless liar, a demagogue and a driving force for a variety of anti-liberty causes.”
Sadly, No!: “God Kills Falwell.”
Feministe: “Hope he’s wearing asbestos underwear.”
Shakespeare’s Sister: “If there is a god, may s/he show Mr. Falwell precisely as much compassion as he showed others during his lifetime.”
Gawker: “We guess if you say enough ignorant, intolerant shit over enough time, God finally does call you home.”
Pandagon: “The gates of hell swing open and Satan welcomes home his beloved son.”
The Carpetbagger Report, meanwhile, has a comprehensive timeline of Falwell’s life and work, including a statement in 1999 that the Antichrist prophesied in the Bible is alive today and “of course he’ll be Jewish.”
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It's nice to see that everybody is glad he's dead. We won't see swift responses like this until Phelps is maggot food.
It doesn't look like much work will be getting done today at Stranger HQ.
You need to hold a contest. The best depiction of Falwell suffering in hell wins a hundred bucks or a trip to Vegas or something.
Robertson:
Is it not-so-odd to anyone else that Falwell's university is in Lynchburg?
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Was Falwell the real-world Peter Griffin? Or vice versa?
Falwell roasting on an open fire.
Satan glad to see his knave.
God is just glad she's rid of him.
And it's Christmastime for the brave!
Romney:
Will The Stranger be hosting a party tonight?
McCain once called Falwell "an agent of intolerance."
And here's McCain on Falwell's falling today:
"I join the students, faculty, and staff of Liberty University and Americans of all faiths in mourning the loss of Reverend Jerry Falwell.
"Dr. Falwell was a man of distinguished accomplishment who devoted his life to serving his faith and country.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Falwell's family at this difficult time."
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@10 - did you expect him - or any politician - to openly dance on the greasy fuck's grave? Public officials generally feel obliged to show some class, unlike you and I, who are free to say what everyone's really thinking.
He, being McCain, could have just said NOTHING, #11. There is no mandate that states you have to put out a public statement when someone dies. McCain's statement is just a pandering to the far Right, as usual these days.
Not my own original thought but I agree... I'm glad Tammy Faye outlived him.
Love thine enemies.
At lunch I mentioned to a guy I work with that Jerry Fallwell was dead. He had never heard of him, and he's 31 and grew up in Oakland. I almost envy his ignorance.
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