Why does anyone care about Jerry Falwell?

Question

700 club, racist comments, bigoted comments, fundamentalist... how many synonyms of *wacko* do people need?

With some of your answers here, one must wonder what planet you've been living in... do the world a favor and stop making excuses for people like this. He would say derogatory things then apologize after people caught him. In doesn't matter what good one does when it's his heart is full of judgment.

For starters, read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell

then find resources to verify...

YES, 700 club refers to comments post 9/11

Read transcripts:
http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/0917-03.htm

Answer 1

While you might not like him, he was a profound influence not only in millions of households around the world, but he also influence politics and politicians. And 700 club was not Falwell....

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. - Marlene Dietrich

Answer 2

Leave The 700 Club out of this, Jerry Falwell had nothing to do with the 700 club. This organization is Pat & Gordon Robertson. They feed and clothe and send children to school with supplies across the world, including the USA. Have you not seem one of these trucks rolling down the interstae,"Operation Blessings"?

Answer 3

Well actually it's Pat Robertson who runs the 700 club.

Falwell has a mixed legacy in the US with his influence diminishing over some of his more outlandish comments in the past 7 years or so.

Conservative Christians will tell you he's the reason they gained political power in the US in the 80s, electing President Reagan and Presidents Bush 1 and 2, getting the Conservative agenda mainstreamed.

The rest of us will tell you the man was responsible for polarizing the American public, for spreading ignorance and intollerance and in the later years of his life making totally inane statements, that rational thinking people just shook their heads at.

Frankly I wonder if he'll get a flood of Tinky Winky or SpongeBob floral bouquets at his funeral.

History will have to decide how important Falwell really was or if he was just a blip on the radar screen .

Answer 4

you know that is the uniqueness of this world that the Creator has lent this time to us - freedom of choice - freedom of belief or not

just because it is not your shared opinion does not give you the right to disc the life of another person, afterall someone may not think you life is worthy either but there are those that love and care about you .....

there are two certain things - death and eternity - which is the overall message Falwell shared .... that we ALL must be ready...for accounting of will be required.

Answer 5

I live in the " bible belt" of the south, and though millions might disagree with my opinion, Jerry Falwell was a joke. to me, he was nothing more than a white Al Sharpten. All these promises that you will go to heaven for being a "upstanding christen" while he was a raciest and a bigot, oh please, I could go on for hours, but I wont...IMO

Answer 6

There are actually a lot of people like Falwell in America. It is shocking to some but Evangelicals are very real and lots of them are extremely twisted.

Answer 7

Rev. Jerry Falwell intrigues, enrages, and inspires, depending on the listener/viewer's perspective.

One of the reasons is that he represented a traditional, old energy type of attitude that works to keep human beings judgemental, separated and condemning of others because of difference. Those who agreed, loved him. Those who disagreed, disliked and revolted against his position.

Whether we like it or not, humanity is evolving to become inclusive, respective of and allowing of difference.

This is frightening for persons who hold on to a dualistic, right/wrong way of thinking, feeling, being and living. People who have a need to judge, condemn and criticise others who do not behave or think or feel or agree with their own way of doing things, find it extremely hard to just let go and allow each person to make their own choices.

In fact, letting go and allowing is seen to be the harbinger of doom, even though right conservative Christians like Rev. Falwell believe that we're in the 'end of days' period anyway. ;-)

I wrote a blog post honouring the Soul contribution of Rev. Falwell yesterday afternoon, not because I agreed with any stand he took on any human rights issue.

I honour him because he had the guts to take a public stand, led according to his principles and he fulfilled his Soul's life purpose of providing an anchoring role for the old, dissolving consciousness that is being replaced on Earth now.

In periods of great transition it is vital to have Souls/human beings who carry on and express the Old so that the New energy consciousness can grow and blossom. There are many leaders across all spectrums of worldwide society that fulfil this anchoring role now.

Rev. Falwell reflects the old view of how best to organise life. He meant well, he thought it would work, as do many others who fear the new, inclusive energy that is rapidly spreading on Earth. These persons would prefer to keep things as they are or better yet, go back to how things were. ;-)

Again, I salute you, Rev. Jerry Falwell. You lived a life fully aligned with the purpose your Soul chose for this particular lifetime's experience. Namaste.


Angela.

http://www.spiritualityselfhelp.com
http://www.angelachenshui.com

Answer 8

I imagine there are individuals that care, best believe there are many more just like him left here walking the earth.

Answer 9

Never liked his mixture of religion and politics liked his position on abortion, and the guy had class how he died which separates him from one Northeastern Governor.

Answer 10

Jerry Falwell is one typical religious hypocrite. For years he used his pulpit to degrade Clinton and his extra marital affair. While Newt Gingrich the post boy for moral and family values is cheating on one of his many wives. But in the eyes of Jerry what Newt did was OK because he was a religious Republican. In return Jerry invites Newt to speak at Liberty University graduates this week end. That should be interesting topic for graduates "how Christians of moral values cheat on there wives."