Remembering Rev. Falwell, In His Own Words
Some Of The Late Moral Majority Founder's More Memorable Quotations
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Play CBS Video Video Jerry Falwell On Homosexuality Rev. Mel White was once a ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell before he came out of the closet. In a 1994 "60 Minutes" report, Falwell tells Morley Safer why he had a problem with White's admission.
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Video Notebook: Falwell's Legacy The Rev. Jerry Falwell died after collapsing in his office at Liberty University. Katie Couric discusses how the founder of the Moral Majority left a lasting mark on the American political landscape.
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Video Rev. Jerry Falwell Dead At 73 The Rev. Jerry Falwell was found unconscious in his Liberty University office late this morning. He was rushed to the hospital where CPR efforts were unsuccessful. Ramy Inocencio reports.
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Timeline A Preacher's Path A look at events in the life of the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
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Photo Essay Rev. Jerry Falwell Founder of the Moral Majority who turned the Christian right into a force in American politics.
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Who's Who Reflecting On Falwell Clergy, political figures and activists comment on the Rev. Jerry Falwell's passing.
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What is your ultimate opinion.
I see the more intellectual side of the religious right is expressing it's opinion.
I agree with you hundred percent.
I think you should show him some respect! Tell me how is he a jerk you morons.
This not to the people who likes him.
I think you should show him some respect! Tell me how is he a jerk you morons.
This not to the people who likes him.
He stood up for what was right and in God's Word and was passionate about that. I knew the man personally. I hope that Macel (his wife) and children have not read the comments of such ugly human beings.
I don't believe in heaven or hell, but if either one does exist I know which one he's in and he wasn't issued a harp or wings where he' at.
oh, and why is it so many of the religous are so quick to point out (nay...SCREAM out) all the evil ways of anyone who disagrees with their christian viewpoints. Yet, as soon as one of their own is discovered doing these very same things (stealing money, cheating, drugs, homosexuality, etc.etc.etc), they then cry out for sympathy and understanding; "but we are all humans; everyone makes mistakes"????
On an ironic note, Fred Phelps and the Westboro Church will reportedly be picketing Falwell's funeral.
Purveying bigotry cloaked in the message of christianity is a perfect example of this:
Religion without morality is pure evil.
Let%u2019s look at his legacy:
On Sept. 11: "The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the *** and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way%u2014all of them who have tried to secularize America%u2014I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.' "
On AIDS: "AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals."
On homosexuality: "I believe that all of us are born heterosexual, physically created with a plumbing that's heterosexual, and created with the instincts and desires that are basically, fundamentally, heterosexual. But I believe that we have the ability to experiment in every direction. Experimentation can lead to habitual practice, and then to a lifestyle. But I don't believe anyone begins a homosexual."
On Martin Luther King Jr.: "I must personally say that I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. James Farmer, and others, who are known to have left-wing associations."
On Martin Luther King Jr., four decades later: "You know, I supported Martin Luther King Jr., who did practice civil disobedience."
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