Jerry Falwell, in a surprising bid to get into the Lord's good graces before Tammy Faye, took a dirt nap earlier today.
Driven into politics by the Roe v. Wade ruling which established the right to an abortion, Falwell founded the Moral Majority six years later in 1979. Soon after, Reagan won the presidential nomination and the Republicans gained control of the Senate, paving the way for almost a quarter century wave of right wing religious politics.
The Religious Right still leads fervent condemnation of homosexuality, abortion and pornography — issues that kick ass in my book, yet made Falwell perhaps the most recognizable and controversial figure on the evangelical right. He once told an evangelical conference that the Antichrist was a male Jew who was probably already alive. Falwell later apologized for the remark but not for holding the belief. Also, his National Liberty Journal warned parents that Tinky Winky, the children's TV character, was a gay role model and morally damaging to children.
Whenever I see one of these self-rightious bigots get x'ed out I feel like celebrating. I don't care if you believe a trans-sexual Sasquash from Jupiter is a divine creature, but carrying that pride and disgusting smugness that these Christian zealots have is intolerable. If only their followers were really 100% behind them...
According to reports he was "was discovered without a pulse ", likely the result of a heart condition. It's nice to know the good reverend died alone -- that's what "discovered" means ("without a pulse" is the part about being dead).
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