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Jerry Falwell in critical condition

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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
If you can't think of anything nice to post about someone...
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true.

It's just the way the OP phrased it that's hilarious😱


The fact is that the man achieved popularity to such a point that he became a household name. For better or for worse, he was able to take his ideas and make a big impact on a large part of the country and perhaps the world.

We can learn from him, whether his actions and intentions were good and/or bad.
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Lets get two things straight.

1: Jerry never provided any positive messages to the people. He was a terrible human being.

2: There is no need for bad examples for one to be a good person. I for one do not need to see bad human beings to put myself in perspective. I like to think that I was raised well, and I also understand what it is to be kind without the need for a negative example. That's like saying we need good and bad. That's simply not true, although it does happen in reality at the fault of the individual, not because "thats the way it is".

Anyway, I'm not directing this AT you, just to you.

/rant
 
Originally posted by: manowar821
1: Jerry never provided any positive messages to the people. He was a terrible human being.
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"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them."
 
Originally posted by: alien42
per wiki:

"In the 1980s Jerry Falwell was an outspoken supporter of the Apartheid regime in South Africa. When president PW Botha was elected President by the White South African minority, Reverend Falwell went to South Africa and made statements supporting the government there and urging American Christians to buy Krugerrands, a coin issued by the South African Government[4]. He drew the ire of many when he called Nobel Peace Prize winner and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu a phony. He later apologized for that remark and claimed that he had misspoken"

if i believed in hell i would say he was going to burn there
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okay. I did not know that.

horrible horrible man:|
 
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Vic
I hope they recite Matthew 7 at his funeral.
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Matty 7

Kinda long...basically, it says that God will tell him "Get out."
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Hopefully God will take the form of a very angry Samuel Jackson when he does it....
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Maybe he'll work in a Snakes on a Planes reference too..... but I know I would make sure I had Jackson's jerry curl from Pulp Fiction also 😛
 
Originally posted by: Ryan
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Vic
I hope they recite Matthew 7 at his funeral.
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Matty 7

Kinda long...basically, it says that God will tell him "Get out."
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Hopefully God will take the form of a very angry Samuel Jackson when he does it....
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Maybe he'll work in a Snakes on a Planes reference too..... but I know I would make sure I had Jackson's jerry curl from Pulp Fiction also 😛
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Hopefully GoD isn't on the DoD network and can post it on Youtube...
 
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Vic
Whoa wierd, did anyone else just see a post by mosh get deleted?
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yea, there one second gone the next
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Strange...


Anyway, I will show some couth and offer my sincere condolences to his family and friends. I do mean that. But that's it.


edit: it said something like, a man died, please show some couth.
 
Originally posted by: manowar821
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
If you can't think of anything nice to post about someone...
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true.

It's just the way the OP phrased it that's hilarious😱


The fact is that the man achieved popularity to such a point that he became a household name. For better or for worse, he was able to take his ideas and make a big impact on a large part of the country and perhaps the world.

We can learn from him, whether his actions and intentions were good and/or bad.
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Lets get two things straight.

1: Jerry never provided any positive messages to the people. He was a terrible human being.

2: There is no need for bad examples for one to be a good person. I for one do not need to see bad human beings to put myself in perspective. I like to think that I was raised well, and I also understand what it is to be kind without the need for a negative example. That's like saying we need good and bad. That's simply not true, although it does happen in reality at the fault of the individual, not because "thats the way it is".

Anyway, I'm not directing this AT you, just to you.

/rant
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I also like to think that I was raised well as well, and still find that knowledge and intelligence are two things which always need to go together. Our intelligence is indeed capable, but realistically, our wisdom and experience is a necessity for "good" to thrive.

We live in an imperfect world with imperfect people (myself included by all means), and while ideally we don't need a control of bad to dictate what is good, in the real world we do.

The man had great influence, and it would be in our best interests to learn from it.....to learn why as a people, we let him gain such influence.


That said, most people can figure it out in a few seconds😱

 
Originally posted by: LLKOOLJ
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Vic
Whoa wierd, did anyone else just see a post by mosh get deleted?
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yea, there one second gone the next
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Well? What did it say?
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something about us having more couth
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Yeah he was lecturing us about bad mouthing that son of a bitch.
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i'm a she, and i dunno, just thought some of the stuff was poor taste being the guy just died. not that i agree with what the guy has done throughout his life.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Vic
Whoa wierd, did anyone else just see a post by mosh get deleted?
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yea, there one second gone the next
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Hmm....
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yeh, i saw and i saved it.

http://pixjet.net//view.php?img=7d2460a566f189bd99e48e3ed2b08948

not sure why it would be deleted.
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Weird, why would that be deleted?

Forum glitch?
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yeh, that's gotta be it. 😛
 
You know what... We're all going to hell, now that we're openly judging the man.

::sigh:: oh well, lucky I'm an atheist! 😛
 
Isn't he the guy who was in an uproar because he thought that Tinky Winky was gay? Furthermore, he accused the Teletubbies of furthering the homosexual agenda and tried to get the show banned in the U.S.

That is about the only thing I remember him for. What a legacy.
 
I really don't see the point of holding back criticism because he's changed status from "living" to "dead".

Then again, I tend to feel that we'd benefit from having a real-life organization of Speaker(s) of the Dead.
 
Originally posted by: manowar821
You know what... We're all going to hell, now that we're openly judging the man.

::sigh:: oh well, lucky I'm an atheist! 😛
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Whats the difference between judging someone and voicing our opinion?
 
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