R.I.P., Evel Knievel

An appreciation of the man who was a mix of Elvis and Captain America.

By Steve Tuttle | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Nov 30, 2007 | Updated: 11:08  p.m. ET Nov 30, 2007

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  • Posted By: absalom @ 12/22/2007 10:07:32 PM

    And 2 tours in Iraq is irrelevent. If you've been there twice and still haven't gotten it figured out, that in itself shows your level of self deception. Do your homework, friend! The founding fathers were anything BUT Christians. Secular humanists would be a more relevant term. Wow, it blows my mind to see the warped version of reality some people see the world through.

  • Posted By: absalom @ 12/22/2007 10:03:15 PM

    Ya, so the "storybooks" say. (I'm referring to the bible and all other religious texts) Unfortunately for the world, people take them as truth and start wars, racial cleansing, and all other sorts of repression due to their "storybook". A thousand years from now, people will look back on Christianity, Islam, etc the way we look at Thor, Zues, and Venus. Its a shame so many people here and now don't have the foresight to recognize that. Oh, btw, statistically, Christianity is on the rise, not fall, so you can attribute the problems of today to that, not common sense and rational rejection of the magical being/God theory. Look at secular countries like Sweden versus religious states like Iran and tell me religious control is good? And don't bring up China as a secular state, because their form of communism IS their religion.

  • Posted By: littlered01sharon @ 12/01/2007 12:33:20 PM

    On April 1,2007 Evel Knievel gave his testimony and was baptized on the Hour of Power . Because Evel
    Knievel's testimony he led 500 people to Christ through water baptizim including his former biking partner
    this article mentions. Because of Evel's faith in Jesus Christ he changed from Evel Knievel to his name being Robert Evel Knievel. The old ways he used to have were no more and the Christ in him lives forever .

    • Posted By: mfenwick @ 12/02/2007 10:27:44 AM

      Why are you using this website as a podium for your idiotic religious nonsense? Nobody wants to read about your warmongering god. You christians are as bad as those damn jews and muslims. You claim to worship the Prince of Peace but then vote for a warmongering president.. You want peace on YOUR terms and you believe your god is the only god and your way is the only way. All religion including patriotism should be abolished. Religion is at the heart of all wars. Wars are fought to settle the question whose god is more powerful, ours or theirs?

      • Posted By: NICURN @ 12/03/2007 10:21:39 PM

        To mfenwick: Well , we can all figure out from your remarks that you are neither a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim. You don't believe in "religous beliefs" which can only leads me to one conclusion. Perhaps you should descend back under the rock from which you crawled out from and perhaps burn your flag as well.

        • Posted By: rmw06 @ 12/09/2007 10:06:35 PM

          Dear angry, liberal, atheist

          I'm so sorry you have so much anger and hate in your heart. I hope one day you'll see that the very freedom you're using to air your opinion came from a government and country that was founded on the Bible and faith in Jesus Christ. Our founding fathers had the wisdom to acknowledge God in their decisions and endeavors. As a result, we have prospered more in the last 230 years than any country in history. This age of free thinking and new ageism will be our nation's downfall if we don't, as a nation, turn back to the faith of our forefathers. Jesus IS the ONLY source of peace. I'm just so glad God made a way by sending Him, for us undeserving, rebellious sinners to not have to go to Hell forever. Warmongering president? Yes, he's made mistakes but going into Iraq wasn't. Evil has to be dealt with, and Saddam Hussein was a PROVEN terrorist, a PROVEN genocidist, and a PROVEN hater of freedom and democracy. Religion is not the cause of all wars, friend, SIN and EVIL (greed, lust for power, racial hatred, etc.) are. I have a little room to have an opinion on this one because I spent two tours (2 years) in Iraq as a soldier and would go back again. Freedom costs.

        • Posted By: rmw06 @ 12/09/2007 9:40:09 PM

          Dear angry liberal atheist, I'm so sorry you have so much hate and unrest in your heart. I hope one day you'll come to see that the very freedom you use to air your opinion was given to you by a government and a country that was founded on the Bible and faith in Jesus Christ. Our founding fathers were wise to acknowledge God their decisions. Peace IS only found in one place, Jesus Christ. The false wisdom and free thinking of this age will be the downfall of this country if we don't humble ourselves and return, as a country, to the faith of our forefathers. Look at Israel's history and see what happened to them when they worshipped idols over God. God is God, the only god, and I'm just so glad He made a way, by sending His son, for us undeserving, worthless sinners to not burn in Hell forever. Warmongering president? He's human and he makes mistakes, but going into Iraq wasn't a mistake. Evil has to be dealt with, and Saddam Hussein was a PROVEN terrorist, a PROVEN genocidist, and a PROVEN hater of freedom and democracy. Religion is not the cause of all wars, friend, SIN and EVIL (ie greed, lust for power, racial hatred, etc.) are. Only through the truth of Jesus can we see this.

      • Posted By: NICURN @ 12/03/2007 10:21:11 PM

        To mfenwick: Well , we can all figure out from your remarks that you are neither a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim. You don't believe in "religous beliefs" which can only leads me to one conclusion. Perhaps you should descend back under the rock from which you crawled out from and perhaps burn your flag as well.

  • Posted By: Oli B @ 12/01/2007 8:43:27 PM

    I remember when I was about 12 yrs old, all the boy's in the neighborhood , making ramps out of anything we could find in our parents garages, jumping over garbage can's, listening to rock music, and of course developing those first crushes!! weekends watching the real!! guy on Tv, was fantastic!!!! I will keep those memories with me for alway's!!!

  • Posted By: wbarley @ 12/01/2007 1:33:56 PM

    I don't think you had to be a boy to appreciate Evel Knievel. He's an icon of my childhood and I'm sad that his light faded away and went out. He''ll be a legend forever for all kids of the 70's.

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