Re: RAT Jerry Fallwell Explains it All

[Louni@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/01 10:23:23 AM Central Daylight Time, iketips@earthlink.net writes:


> >don't know whether to laugh or cry at that one
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> >Joel-  where did you find that published?
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> >mare
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> http://www.365gay.com/
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> A daily gay newspaper from Toronto


Here's another article about it...
Tim

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28620-2001Sep14.html

God Gave U.S. 'What We Deserve,' Falwell Says

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By John F. Harris
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 14, 2001; Page C03


Television evangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, two of the most
prominent voices of the religious right, said liberal civil liberties
groups, feminists, homosexuals and abortion rights supporters bear partial
responsibility for Tuesday's terrorist attacks because their actions have
turned God's anger against America.

"God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give
us probably what we deserve," said Falwell, appearing yesterday on the
Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club," hosted by Robertson.

"Jerry, that's my feeling," Robertson responded. "I think we've just seen
the antechamber to terror. We haven't even begun to see what they can do to
the major population."

Falwell said the American Civil Liberties Union has "got to take a lot of
blame for this," again winning Robertson's agreement: "Well, yes."

Then Falwell broadened his blast to include the federal courts and others
who he said were "throwing God out of the public square." He added: "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 gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make
that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way -- all
of them who have tried to secularize America -- I point the finger in their
face and say, 'You helped this happen.' "

People for the American Way transcribed the broadcast and denounced the
comments as running directly counter to President Bush's call for national
unity. Ralph G. Neas, the liberal group's president, called the remarks
"absolutely inappropriate and irresponsible."

Robertson and others on the religious right gave critical backing to Bush
last year when he was battling for the GOP presidential nomination. A White
House official called the remarks "inappropriate" and added, "The president
does not share those views."

Falwell was unrepentant, saying in an interview that he was "making a
theological statement, not a legal statement."

"I put all the blame legally and morally on the actions of the terrorist,"
he said. But he said America's "secular and anti-Christian environment left
us open to our Lord's [decision] not to protect. When a nation deserts God
and expels God from the culture . . . the result is not good."

Robertson was not available for comment, a spokeswoman said. But she
released a statement echoing the remarks he made on his show. An ACLU
spokeswoman said the group "will not dignify the Falwell-Robertson remarks
with a comment."



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