Nick Arnett wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Julia Thompson
>
> [snip]
>
> > > > Other terrorist groups have made similar statements. The other
> > > > statements they make is that the US culture is evil.
> > >
> > > Wasn't that Jerry Falwell?
> >
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28620-2001Sep14.html
> >
> > I don't think that link's been posted here yet.
>
> I want to be very quick to denounce Falwell, not just as a member of Brin-L,
> but as an active, committed Christian. I think Dan Minette did us a real
> service by pointing out the psychology of self-blame, that it is born of an
> insecure desire for control. Falwell has done a great disservice to
> Christianity, God and our country. There is nothing of faith in his words.
> I have always been offended and disturbed by Falwell's presumption, this
> goes over the top. Our pastor denounced this in the strongest possible
> terms at church this morning -- and I am sure that the same thing happened
> in the vast majority of churches in America today.
Falwell has been doing disservices to everyone for years, this is just
the ugliest one I know of so far. I haven't taken him seriously for a
number of years now, personally. This just gives me more reason to
dislike what he does in the name of Christianity -- one in a line of
uncharitable deeds.
> To those of you who question Christianity, to those who would regard Falwell
> as a Christian leader, please let me make it as clear as possible that he
> does not speak for the vast majority of Christians, whatever their political
> beliefs. I do not believe that he speaks for God. And, I have to add,
> shame on Fox for putting him on television during this crisis. As I flipped
> channels these last few days, I was startled to see him there.
Well, Robertson has ties to Fox. You know the Fox Family Channel? It
wasn't originally owned by Fox; before Fox acquired it, it was owned by
Robertson.
And Falwell has ties to Robertson, hence Falwell ends up on Fox. One
more reason not to like Fox's news group.
> I *pray* that the religious right, however one might define it, abandons him
> as a leader, so that the media doesn't even consider his point of view worth
> repeating.
There will be some who will be loyal to him no matter what, but I'm
hoping that they become a smaller and smaller group. I don't tend to
spend much time with people who consider him to be a leader, though,
having become thoroughly disgusted with him when I was in high school
and not given any reason to respect him again.
Julia
