if man is five, then the devil is six
i’m not one to take pleasure in anyone else’s passing, but i can’t help but feel that the world will be just a little kinder without the likes of the reverend jerry falwell.
for the benefit of any uk readers, jerry falwell embodied everything that is intolerant, misogynist, and homophobic about the ultra-conservative religious right in the u.s.
some of his more memorable quotes:
“AIDS is not just God’s punishment for homosexuals; it is God’s punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.”
“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.” (re:the Sept. 11th attacks)
“I listen to feminists and all these radical gals – most of them are failures. They’ve blown it. Some of them have been married, but they married some Casper Milquetoast who asked permission to go to the bathroom. These women just need a man in the house. That’s all they need. Most of the feminists need a man to tell them what time of day it is and to lead them home. And they blew it and they’re mad at all men. Feminists hate men. They’re sexist. They hate men – that’s their problem.”
“I think Mohammed was a terrorist. I read enough by both Muslims and non-Muslims, (to decide) that he was a violent man, a man of war.”
oh, and let’s not forget, he was the person who first outed teletubby tinky winky, thus saving millions of little children from a life of tv-induced homosexuality! surely he’s going to heaven for that alone!
still, as full of hatred as he was, i can’t hate him – only pity.
pixies – monkey gone to heaven
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