Whe somebody says that Jerry Falwell was a good man, doesn't that make you question their morals?

Question

as in they must not have any to think THAT was a good man, or even a human being?

Answer 1

YES!

I do. I am frankly disappointed and disgusted at some of the people who I know in real life who have defended Jerry Falwell saying he was a good man who was just trying to stir things up and get people to think about stuff. My jaw dropped. I asked, so saying that god hates homosexuals is a good thing, do you agree with that?

Answer 2

Edora:

I didn't believe in the Gospel of Jerry Falwell. His message tended to isolate people and make homosexuals and lesbians scapegoats for 9/11. He was just as bizzare as Pat Robertson and those far right conservatives that helped get you-know-who elected and look what we have. But somewhere in all of that confusion, there must have been a man (I'm sure there was) who loved God. He gave out the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the necessity of being saved, and preached the gospel of salvation to the unsaved. I admire him for that. I only wished that he lived longer to see the error in his ways. But yet, the late Pope John Paul II also preached against homosexuality and excluded those same people from his church and encouraged legislation to eliminate the rights of the same and I wouldn't say that he was an 'a-moral' man in the least. I'm sure Jerry's in heaven now grieving his mistake. I bet if he could come back, he'd admit that he was wrong about this aspect of his earthly ministry. My only question is that at some point in his life the Holy Spirit must have told him: 'No. Don't do this. Don't believe this...this moral majority. These homophobic tendencies to exclude humanity from coming to worship me.
And with that regret, there will surely be a price. Have you ever heard of 'the least in heaven?' Instead of a mansion, Jerry will be in a two story walk-up for this error. And maybe a sorry one at that. :-(

Answer 3

I didn't agree with Jerry Falwell on everything, and like the rest of us, he had his flaws.

But the man did a lot of good. He did a great deal of work in improving the human condition -- a lot more than most people do.

And he wasn't afraid to confront immorality and evil where he saw it -- while never hating the people committing it. He definitely was a "love the sinner but hate the sin" kind of guy.

As a Catholic, I certainly had some theological disagreements with him -- but I respected the fact that, unlike some evangelicals, Falwell never sunk into anti-Catholicism.

So, no, I don't question the morals of anyone who says Falwell was a good man. But I do question the morals of anyone who says he wasn't. Or at least I question their common sense and grasp on reality.
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Answer 4

Well, as a southern girl, my training insists that I at least feel badly for the sadness his family will experience.
But as for that man being called a GOOD man, well, sugar, only a dumbass or a fool believes he will see a reward in heaven. He embodied the opposite of a Christ nature. Folks who like that man I am most wary of. They either have poor insight or a wicked nature. Either way, I don't want 'em hanging around me.

Answer 5

Interesting article I read the other day up here in Toronto;

By MICHAEL COREN
Toronto Sun Newspaper
May 19, 2007


The snivelers had their way this week. As soon as Jerry Falwell's death was announced, the promoters of pornography, the gay zealots, the drug users, the professional blasphemers, the big money/small morals brigade all giggled and smirked.

Thing is, Falwell would be delighted at the reaction. If he'd wanted easy friends and banal praise he would have had cheap sex with an intern in the Oval Office, lied to his wife and daughter and perjured himself in front of millions.

His crowning achievement was his founding of the Moral Majority in the late 1970s, which led to the transformation of American and thus world politics. It was a wall of resistance, a coalition of quite ordinary people who refused to believe the chattering classes when they spoke of life, sexuality and family.

The permissive age would be the New Jerusalem, said the well-financed and well-fed liberals. No, responded middle America. More like the old Gaza Strip. Radicals who had pressurized politicians for decades were outraged that conservatives should now do the same.

It was Falwell and his allies who helped elect Ronald Reagan, the greatest leader of the free world in living memory. It was Falwell and his allies who, sometimes clumsily but nevertheless effectively, made politicians discuss social issues they would have preferred to ignore. The silent suddenly roared.



Falwell was personally generous and his churches performed extraordinary work in the inner city amongst the destitute, often in profoundly dangerous conditions. They were routinely more successful in reforming addicts than were any state-sponsored programs.

His groups donated millions to the Third World and the organizations he created are essential to countless projects in Africa and Asia. Odd that this was seldom reported in the same media that devoted so much time to any of the man's jarring remarks.

He could also be harsh and blinkered but when, for example, he blamed the 9/11 attack on America's decadence he was quick to apologize. Unlike so many leftists today who insist that 9/11 was a conspiracy perpetrated by American and Israeli intelligence.

If one incident epitomizes the shabby way he was treated by the media, it was when he announced that the Tinky Winky character in the odious Teletubbies television series was homosexual. How absurd and hysterical the man was, responded the mainstream press. He sees gays everywhere and is obviously insane.

It certainly sounded thus. After all, who gave a fig over a mumbling gargoyle in a children's show? The answer was that surprising.

CNN had said earlier that, "The Teletubbies also have a following among the gay community. Tinky Winky, who carts around a red handbag but speaks with a male voice, has become something of a gay icon."

The Village Voice had written that, "The Tinky Winky character was supposed to be Gay" and the Washington Post described the freakish creature as, "next year's Ellen DeGeneres."

Yet the same CNN, Village Voice and Washington Post, and everyone else who had earlier reported the gay obsession with a Teletubby, now turned on Falwell and called him a fool. If he was a fool, he was a fool for Christ. Flawed, sometimes wrong, occasionally annoying. But still better than the vast majority of people who dare to tell us what to do and how to behave.

Rest in peace, sir, and God bless you.

Answer 6

I never was a fan of his however I have to admit I am amazed at some of the harsh judgemental attitudes I have seen displayed towards this individual. People wishing him a painful and prolonged death and such. I am surprised usually it is us Christians who are accused of being judgemental and at times I fear we may be. However I see no less judgmentalism among some non believers and at times an increased amount of personal viciousness that kind of is surprising from those who think they are some how morally superior.

Answer 7

I can barely believe that anyone would be stupid enough to believe that Falwell was a human being. (even though he was big enough for three)
Yeah, anyone who says he was a "moral" fellow, needs to try and have the lobotomy reversed.

Answer 8

Immediately

Answer 9

Jesus said call no man good; only God is good. One thing is certain, Jerry Falwell entered heaven totally forgiven for any sins(and he surely had them as we all do) because he believed on Jesus Christ for forgiveness. Do You?

Answer 10

The only people that say he was a good man are people that agreed with him. So I not only question their morals... I know they are despicable people.

Remember, the KKK used to be an actual accepted, respected political group. We look back on that now in awe and shame. The same thing will be said of the Moral Majority in a couple generations.