Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Jerry Falwell, RIP
I was never the biggest Jerry Falwell fan, I'll admit. I had many a theological bone to pick with Rev. Falwell, and I thought he could be a tad bombastic at times. However, Falwell had deeply held convictions, and he wasn't afraid to say what was on his mind. I admire the hell out of anyone who's like that - whether they're members of the "religious right" or not.
The one and only time I talked about Jerry Falwell on this Web site deserves repeating, if only to stand as a counterweight to some of the disgusting things that are being said about the man on left-wing blogs. (You'll have to seek 'em out yourself. I refuse to post links to such mean-spirited drivel.) Here's what I said 'bout Falwell several months ago:
The Rev. Jerry Falwell has been on the receiving end of Bishop John Shelby Spong's I'm-smarter-than-everyone barbs for many years. In one of his latest smarmy "Q & A" e-mails, Spong disses Falwell once again. You see, Falwell is deserving of scorn because he "once called Nelson Mandela a communist." I don't know how much time Spong has spent examining Nelson Mandela's political career, especially before he became a walking saint; but to deny Nelson Mandela's communist sympathies is the worst kind of historical revisionism.
Spong's refusal to tackle Mandela's past with a grain of truth is par for the course: Information Spong can use to bolster his arguments is eagerly bandied about; information that counters his ridiculous claims is attacked or dismissed outright. The ties between the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party are well known and irrefutable. It's high time that Spong and other leftists accept this fact:
I'm of the opinion that Spong should check out Mandela's How to Be a Good Communist and apologize to Jerry Falwell. That'd be the first of many apologies he needs to dole out to individuals who've found themselves in his half-witted crosshairs over the years.
The one and only time I talked about Jerry Falwell on this Web site deserves repeating, if only to stand as a counterweight to some of the disgusting things that are being said about the man on left-wing blogs. (You'll have to seek 'em out yourself. I refuse to post links to such mean-spirited drivel.) Here's what I said 'bout Falwell several months ago:
The Rev. Jerry Falwell has been on the receiving end of Bishop John Shelby Spong's I'm-smarter-than-everyone barbs for many years. In one of his latest smarmy "Q & A" e-mails, Spong disses Falwell once again. You see, Falwell is deserving of scorn because he "once called Nelson Mandela a communist." I don't know how much time Spong has spent examining Nelson Mandela's political career, especially before he became a walking saint; but to deny Nelson Mandela's communist sympathies is the worst kind of historical revisionism.
Spong's refusal to tackle Mandela's past with a grain of truth is par for the course: Information Spong can use to bolster his arguments is eagerly bandied about; information that counters his ridiculous claims is attacked or dismissed outright. The ties between the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party are well known and irrefutable. It's high time that Spong and other leftists accept this fact:
I'm of the opinion that Spong should check out Mandela's How to Be a Good Communist and apologize to Jerry Falwell. That'd be the first of many apologies he needs to dole out to individuals who've found themselves in his half-witted crosshairs over the years.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Wednesday, May 16, 2007 
