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Jerry
Falwell
Profile of a racist, segregationist bigot
with a pension for the high life, using Jesus to fool millions into
funding one of the most egregious acts of greed and corruption in
history.
Monica
Goodling, star graduate of Falwell's Regent University, was clearly
"in over her head" as he stammered her way through testimony,
in the investigation into Justice department corruption. Even with
immunity, Goodling reminds us of a twelve year school girl posturing
in the principle's office, trying to avoid implicating the rest
of her popular click, for hazing other unpopular students. Dishonest
and inept would be putting kindly. Pathetic in her utter incompetence,
feckless partisan stooge is more accurate! One of Goodling's little
gems was "Caging Lists are some kind of telemarketing thing,
I think". Give me a break, she must think everyone is as stupid
as she and the rest of this Neo-con rabble seems to be. Racism,
segregationism, bigotry, greed and corruption would appear to be
their motto.
The
names on these "Caging Lists" were poor, homeless, minority
and even servicemen in Iraq that the RNC was targeting to deny voting
rights, just on the chance they might vote Democratic. What kind
of legacy will Regent University have after all the truth finally
is extracted from these sorry, lying, troglodyte lackeys? Not a
legacy worthy of my Jesus, the fearless champion of the least among
us. Praise be to God!
My
personal reflection on Falwell goes back to 1975, when I was a junior
high school student at Northwest Christian Academy, the private
school of Northwest Baptist Church in Miami and home church of Anita
Bryant. This Church was made famous for anti-gay crusading, including
an attempt to create a law that would legalize discrimination against
Gays. The Church/School forced me and other students to go door
to door collecting signatures on petitions to force this legislation
on the ballot.
Luckily,
the amendment failed, but the worldwide publicity did lure one particular
media hog by the name of Jerry Falwell. Falwell offered his services
as a guest evangelist for a revival. He required a hefty fee for
his services, which he extracted by means of the longest, most vitriolic
sermon I had ever been exposed to in my young life. He filled the
offering plates, and I was filled with fear and loathing. With my
soul poisoned with hate, I was scarred for years as I loathed and
shunned people I had never even met. Our school lost many good teachers
and students over this acrimony, while Falwell and others like him
got rich! Twenty years later, I was working in Washington and went
to visit the national archive on a day off. It happened to be Gay
pride week and they had a copy of the 1977 Northwest Baptist Church
newsletter entitled "Miami - Sodom and Gomorrah" as an example of
the bigotry of that time. That made me proud to know I was a part
of history documented in the National Archive for future generations
to see..
I
have since seen these bigots for what they are. I believe there
is no way these wealthy evangelists, too many to mention, could
ever really believe in the God of the New Testament. Even with just
a basic knowledge of the teachings of Christ, no true believer could
live in opulence at the expense of the poor, while promoting hatred,
when Jesus was so clearly against these things. They are all nothing
more than charlatans, exploiting the most degenerate aspects of
human frailty. They better hope there is no God, for their sins
are many and grievous.
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©2008 by A.D.1973. All rights reserved.
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