Rev. Jerry Falwell Dead

blacknapkins

dkst0426 wrote:

You do realize that Landover Baptist is a satire site, right?

Of course, I do.

Byrnzie

RainDog wrote:

I won't celebrate his death anymore than I celebrated the deaths of Saddam, Milosevic, or Reagan.

I'd just like to point out here in case there's any confusion: I don't support capital punishment. Saddam was hung by the neck from a rope, whereas Falwell died of natural causes. I wasn't calling for Falwell to be killed prior to his death. But now that he's dead I will celebrate his demise because I regard him as a bad, and dangerous human being.

macgyver06

Fallwell did not die of natural causes...greed and obesity are not natural.

blacknapkins

I waited until today to go here, to see what other fans of the man who made me aware of Rev. Falwell had to say. In the true spirit of Frank's legacy, they didn't let me down:

http://www.zappa.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11823

Rushlimbo

It felt a little warmer outside this morning -- I believe it is from Falwell's soul burning in hell.

josevolution

i can't believe that there is 2 threads on this dead guy enough allready he is gone, and there are another 50 guys just like him somewhere doing the same shit ........

jeffbr

Rushlimbo wrote:

It felt a little warmer outside this morning -- I believe it is from Falwell's soul burning in hell.

Shit. Now he's harming the environment, too.

gue_barium

zstillings wrote:

And this is a fine response. Except the fact that it is hypocritical to sit here and condemn him for his hate while doing the exact same thing time and time again around this board. You are not guilty of this but many on this board are.

Love and Hate aren't opposites, Love and Indifference are.

We hate Falwell, we love the human race, but we don't preach that Hate is Indifference.

dkst0426

Upon hearing of his death, Flynt released the following statement to Access Hollywood:

"The Reverend Jerry Falwell and I were arch enemies for fifteen years. We became involved in a lawsuit concerning First Amendment rights and Hustler magazine. Without question, this was my most important battle – the l988 Hustler Magazine, Inc., v. Jerry Falwell case, where after millions of dollars and much deliberation, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in my favor.

My mother always told me that no matter how much you dislike a person, when you meet them face to face you will find characteristics about them that you like. Jerry Falwell was a perfect example of that. I hated everything he stood for, but after meeting him in person, years after the trial, Jerry Falwell and I became good friends. He would visit me in

California and we would debate together on college campuses. I always appreciated his sincerity even though I knew what he was selling and he knew what I was selling.

The most important result of our relationship was the landmark decision from the Supreme Court that made parody protected speech, and the fact that much of what we see on television and hear on the radio today is a direct result of my having won that now famous case which Falwell played such an important role in."

Ironic. Larry Flynt's showing more class and grace than most.

gue_barium

dkst0426 wrote:

Ironic. Larry Flynt's showing more class and grace than most.

Very graceful. Hat's off to Flynt. And his battles with Falwell.

YourBuddy

Though i feel bad for his families loss I am happy that he is dead.

The man was a true disease on society

gue_barium

dkst0426 wrote:

Ironic. Larry Flynt's showing more class and grace than most.

Kind of ironic, too.

Falwell, had Larry FLynt died last week, what would he have said about his rival?

Hmmmm.

surferdude

Not celebrating someone's death does not obligate you to celebrate their life nor is it tacit approval of their life.

gue_barium

surferdude wrote:

Not celebrating someone's death does not obligate you to celebrate their life nor is it tacit approval of their life.

Who said it was?

surferdude

gue_barium wrote:

Who said it was?

It seems like some people in this thread feel that if they're not celebrating Falwell's death that thye are approving of the man. I can't think of any other reason behind such classless behavior.

gue_barium

surferdude wrote:

It seems like some people in this thread feel that if they're not celebrating Falwell's death that thye are approving of the man. I can't think of any other reason behind such classless behavior.

On the level that I know the posters here, I doubt very strongly the word "celebrate" joins "jerry falwell's death" in any truly cohesive fashion.

Celebrations are for much more personal reasons.

Uncle Leo

surferdude wrote:

Not celebrating someone's death does not obligate you to celebrate their life nor is it tacit approval of their life.

Perhaps, but I view someone's death as a time to reflect. Therefore, criticizing someone that has died is not tacit celebration of their death.

I'll take a lot of shots at him and I think he was scum. But only those that actually said things like "I'm glad he's dead" (and there certainly were some) should probably be taking the criticism from anyone that is not overly sensitive.

(Not looking at you, I have not read the last few pages of this).

surferdude

gue_barium wrote:

On the level that I know the posters here, I doubt very strongly the word "celebrate" joins "jerry falwell's death" in any truly cohesive fashion.

Celebrations are for much more personal reasons.

Post #2 in this thread;
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Im gonna go light one up to celebrate this beautiful day. Fuck you falwell... Today i hope there is a hell." I think it was used pretty cohesively. I don't see how anyone can condone or be rationalize this, it's becoming what you profess to be against.

gue_barium

surferdude wrote:

Post #2 in this thread;
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Im gonna go light one up to celebrate this beautiful day. Fuck you falwell... Today i hope there is a hell." I think it was used pretty cohesively. I don't see how anyone can condone or be rationalize this, it's becoming what you profess to be against.

Well, he/she had personal reasons to celebrate, obvioulsy.

gue_barium

gue_barium wrote:

Well, he/she had personal reasons to celebrate, obvioulsy.

Q: Really?

A: well, I think it was a shmuck just getting his kicks. No big deal.