Why are atheists celebrating the death of Jerry Falwell?

Question

ok, so he didn't believe in evolution...so? ok, he thought abortion and homosexuality were sins...so? does that make him a horrible person to the point that atheists and other liberals need to celebrate his death and mock him while his family mourns? How does one gain the respect of an atheist.....by standing up for what they believe in, or mindlessly falling in with the atheists and just going along with whatever they say? Since atheists do not respect life and believe there is no point/meaning behind it...i guess i shouldn't expect them to respect death either.

Answer 1

If Christians celebrated the death of a prominent atheist, homosexual, or liberal we would be labeled hatemongers and rightly so. The difference between Christian hate and Atheist/Liberal hate is that Christians violate their spiritual convictions in doing so whereas Atheist do not. Atheist believe we are but smart monkeys derived from primordial sludge and that "survival of the fittest" rules. To them hate is but a biochemical reaction in the brain that promotes their survival. We've seen throughout history how their adherents (Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, Castro......) are the most murderous individuals to walk the face of the Earth. It should come as no surprise that they would malign a man who would speak out against their evil ways.

Answer 2

Falwell was a horrible person.

I have no intention of celebrating his death, but the fact of the matter is that he did not conduct his life in a respectable manner, he lied about atheists as a large part of what he did for a living, and he routinely attacked the United States (see the quote in the answer above mine).

When you wrote "Since atheists do not respect life..." you lied in a way reminiscent of Falwell. I believe that Falwell strongly encouraged people to lie like this, and therefore that he bears quite a bit of the responsibility for the development of a generation of Christians like you who think that lying for God is a perfectly fine thing to do.

Now to this question:
"How does one gain the respect of an atheist.....by standing up for what they believe in, or mindlessly falling in with the atheists and just going along with whatever they say?"

You gain the respect of an atheist by standing up for what is right and true. Your choice - to mindlessly stand up for the falsehood that you believe in - is not a respectable one, and your decision to lie about and insult those of us who behave properly is not a moral one.

Answer 3

Who is truly celebrating? There may be people here who mock, merely because they like to be nasty when anonymous. Also, to the extent that Mr. Falwell attempted to persecute certain groups during his life, and had rhetoric that some would call hate-filled toward them, those groups may feel liberated at his passing.
I also seem to recall that he became fairly good friends with Larry Flynt and others on the left.
And if anything, athiests should mourn MORE, since they DO respect life (since there's nothing else.)

Don't bunch an entire groups of millions of americans in with a fwe anonymous internet whackos

Answer 4

He was a despicable bigot and professional hate-monger. The fact of his death doesn't change that, and I refuse to pretend he was anything other than what he unfortunately was.

Should we all respect the 9/11 hijackers just because they died? Bad analogy? - yeah, but not by much. The point is that death in and of itself doesn't make a person respectable. And you know what? I AM glad he's dead - for exactly the reasons you specified! I wonder how many deaths he was indirectly responsible for by going around campaigning to cut funding for AIDS research because it was a "gay disease" and the homos "deserved" it. Oh, and New York also "deserved" 9/11, according to Mr. Falwell, in case you didn't know. No, I'm sorry, but the world is much better off without certain people, and it's no use pretending otherwise.

As a side note, the whole "respect the dead" thing is only a function of man's fear of death. I respect the dead who lived their lives in a respectable way. In other words, it's not the "death" part that makes me respect them.

Answer 5

I respect people who deserve my respect. I take no shame in the fact that I do not treat every person equally. None. And I rejoice at seeing the death of Falwell because he was somebody who I think the world is much, much better without.

There are other Christians who I DO think make the world a better place, and I certainly wouldn't rejoice at THEIR death. Likewise, there are some atheists I can't stand, who I'd feel no remorse over if they died. No religion holds a monopoly on cretins. I mourn the loss of those I care about, and I rejoice at the loss of people I hate. This isn't rocket science.

Answer 6

I don't think all athiests are celebrating. And some of us who are Christians are sorry for his passing on an individual and human level, but not all of us entirely agreed with all of his beliefs or methods.

Sometimes the Holy Spirit guides us as Christians to reach out to others of different beliefs and persuasions in a somewhat conciliatory way, not taking a head-on, in-your-face approach. Falwell's methods and techniques seemed to be the latter, and sometimes seem to drive as many people away from the church as attract people to it. Still, despite his faults, he had a certain aura of faith and moral certitude that was somewhat refreshing and contrarian in this day and age of humanism and moral relativism.

Answer 7

No ONE, non-theists, highly religious people, Theists, spiritually oriented people . . in any way, whatever one would call another person to be, should ever CELEBRATE the death of ANYONE!
That would be like saying I understand everything between right and wrong, therefore I am privilege to play the judge!
Not ONE of us, no matter who we may think we are are, is "the Judge."
We are just humankind fumbling around for our best identity, yet so often spoiling it, worsening it beyond our good intentions or better estimations!

Answer 8

Jerry Falwell did everything in his power to destroy separation of church and state. Acts like this are in direct defiance to the hard work our founding fathers put forth in the creation of this great nation. Jerry Falwell was a traitor, a bigot, and a leader of fools. His death is cause for great celebration for every person who benefits and enjoys American freedom.

"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." - Jerry Falwell

Jerry, I am pleased to announce that your hope was destroyed.

"Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true messiahs." -Anton LaVey, The Satanic Bible

Answer 9

First, i think of you ought to re-be conscious your question. that is not all atheists who're doing so. 2d, lots of them do have a trip: Darwin's birthday: "Darwin's two hundredth Birthday will happen on February 12, 2009; it may additionally be the single hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of the ebook of his nicely-uncomplicated e book, on the muse of Species. So, at the same time we are in a position to evolve a very international party to particular gratitude for the huge reward that scientific information, obtained with the aid of human interest and ingenuity, has contributed to the progression of humanity. the purpose of Darwin Day party is to motivate present institutions international, alongside with municipalities, public and very own colleges, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, church homes, inner maximum agencies and persons to have fun technology and Humanity each year, on, or close to, February 12, Darwin's birthday!"

Answer 10

I'm an atheist and I don't celebrate the death of anyone. Rev. Falwell was not one of my favorite people but that certainly doesn't mean I'm glad that he died. The fact that I'm an atheist doesn't make me less of a decent human being.