‘If He Were Here, It Would Be Different’

This is like Ava Braun writing a book that Adolph was really a nice guy. Foulwell was scum and his wife is no better and those who supported him are even worse.

it is so disappointing that a christian woman and one of great importance in the christian faith shd have such a stand - vote for mccain just for the simple reason that he is a republican. as a cristian i am ashamed of all these people and have no respect for them. mccain does not stand for anything that christ stands for. he is a liberal republican. shame on mrs falwell and his sons for endorsing mccain just because he is a republican. shame on the others like john hagee. this goes beyond being republicans - they are all racists. The Good Lord will judge us all one day

After watching the Documentary, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", I believe that Mr. Falwell was a very mean spirited man. It appears he was the one that started the rumours saying that Jim baker was making sexual advances towards men in his congregation> Believe that Jim Baker was guilty of being greedy, but Jerry Falwell set him up with Jessica Hahn. Oh well guess it will all come out at the Fianl Judgement.

Yikes. So much damaged caused by one man and his followers, and they still think the country's ills are caused by those bad paganists, abortionists, feminists, gays and lesbians. And sheI'll vote for McCain, for sure. God, save me from your followers.



No wonder

Must you really post comments like that, Woman Walks Far? For the record, I am indifferent, and even against certain religions, especially ones that suppress and prosecute those who don't believe or worship thier gods such as Islam, Judaism and, worst of all, Christianity. I know this world is going to Hell in a handbasket, but that dosen't mean that you have to automatically blame us "ungodly freaks." Don't be so close minded! Think for yourself and for those around you. And, instead of blaming others, perhaps you can help others! By the way, this is a teen who is yelling at you, and if your an adult, I thought you of all people should be more mature than I!

The comments made over the years about Mr. Falwell bring mixed emotions by many. I lived in the Lynchburg area for several years and became familar with his grand empire. I also became familar with his past and his families past. One should never throw rocks when they come from their own river banks. His family had a very sorid past. This was not fictional but from family's that grew up around the Falwells. Religous freedoms should mean just that, that all people are free to worship their religions without ridicule and suffrage from others. Yes Macel loved her husband and bore his children those are things that we can appreciate in couples. Does that mean I would run out and buy her book? No it just means I respect her loss and grievances. Does his passing justify all of the unfair and hateful comments he made while living? No it does not. Do not hide behind the face of your religion to cast your stones. Hate is just as sinful as any other sin . It is one's refusal to learn of other's cultures and beliefs that leads to such horrible statements and misunderstandings. This is a large wonderous world, and so full of diversity , should not we respect it more by trying to accept others for what they believe and learn something from it? Stop fighting your battles in the name of religion . If you choose to wage war do so against things that will really matter such as proverty, starvation, dieases. It matters not who started it or how , what matters is finding an answer for the problems that are so privolant in our societies. Raise arms against homelessness and raise your eyes towards a better tommorow.

Keep your religious crap out of politics! Separation of church and state means just that. Why don't you bible thumpers accept the Constitution? Are religious freaks exempt from the law of the land? Pharisees were the perfect example of religion in politics and you know what your Jesus thought about them!!!

I met Reverand Falwell at Regent University in Virginia Beach in 1986...he was a very nice men, very friendly, and I enjoyed our conversation. We miss him.

I was not nor will I be a supporter of the religious right but folks, come on, this is his wife and the mother of his children and you folks are attacking her for the love she had for her husband and being alone. They asked her how she felt and it seems to me she shared her thoughts with us. Be respectful of her. That is what God taught us to do and instinctively b/c its the right thing to do. Why are you being so disrespectful to this lady? Again, I do not know her nor do I now or have I ever supported the Moral Majority or his kind of Christianity. You are acting worse than the man you are mad with. There are respectful ways to disagree and when ones mind is small and shallow it comes out with comments like yours.
DL

Hmm, intriguing (?) responses to the man so far (far more about him than about the book itself, though that doesn't actually surprise me too much.) Seems that if we look at what he did in public in the best possible light, he could've reworded just about everything he said so as not to sound hateful. HOWEVER, at the same time, it seems that a good majority of the nastier comments overshoot the actual level of his hatred and selfishness, basing them on tidbits of short quotes, hearsay, etc.. I will admit that I'm proud of people who stood up to at least share their good experiences of him; being a man, I'm sure he did at least SOMETHING right in his lifetime (seen or unseen by the public eye.) To Macel, if you see these comments, my condolences over the loss, and God bless.

Moving right along then - about the comments regarding religion:
*politics and relgion should NOT be intertwined (a.k.a. from history, the inquisition), so I suspect that people have a good point about his politicking in his church church.
*On the other hand, going to other comments I've seen regarding "There is no God" -- prove that one. It won't happen, at least if you are being honest with yourself and everyone else. I'd like to point out that you can discount the use of the literal "creation story" in Genesis, which seems to be a heavy focus here; ironically, even the Bible itself does that in the chapters immediately following the first version of how it goes (see Genesis chapters 1 - 5, fun reading - notice that the order of creation is completely different the second time through!!) The POINT is that God created the earth based on some order which makes sense to support life, not the order in which God created the earth. Furthermore, the creation of the world isn't what Christianity is all about anyways - Christianity is about love, humility, patience, kindness, everything which Christ taught about and died to bring about in a greater quantity than was already here. It is a sad commentary that Christian leaders make a mess of showing this, but hey, let's face it, we're all human, even in the public arena. If Falwell indeed totally blew it in his ministry, at least he made an effort to have a ministry - especially, it seems, in the years before becoming a giant.
*Finally, regarding the gay community, abortion, etc.:
The Bible, if you read it carefully, definitely condemns these activities; it is the nature of God to judge them. And frankly, I'd say they should be illegal for the simple fact that they are counterproductive to the human population!! :-) On the other hand many people make a good point; it is HIS perrogative, not ours, to make the judgment calls on individuals and their souls themselves. As humans, all we need to do, according to the Christian faith, is walk humbly with our God, love others, and tell them about him. Leave the law and judgment to him. That is it.
I think I've said my piece. Shalom to all.

Jerry F. might have been a better example of a man of God in his earlier years but some of his statments made later were horrible. Dispite that I know he's in heaven because he trusted Jesus for his salvation. That is all it takes dispite what mistakes are made before or after. The Liberal Media loves to exploit Christians who are less then perfect. (which we all are) Macel should use her money to stop writing books like every Tom Dick and Harry out there and spread the gospel, and feed the poor.
More about proof that God exists:
http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html

I don't know what a "religious right" person is, nor do I know much about Jerry Falwell, though, I did hear some of his thoughts of things during his later years, but did not listen much. Our society, this wonderful country I love, will no longer be here nor stand because all the ways of darkness it choses to follow. But many of us who love God, believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, and are filled with the Holy Spirit, know the days are being shortened for our sake. We our comforted by knowing, "every knee shall bend, and every tongue will confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord." Satan will be the first to fall down and the first to confess before all his followers, I'm so grateful I know the truth! God be praised! Those of you who read this and hate me for it, your Satan rejoices, and you are to pitted and prayed for. A soul is a terrible thing to loose, but greater the loss is to live in eternity in darkness, where, "there will be nashing of teeth", the pain will be so great.