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Emphasis below is mine. File under "ah, so this is MY fault." Screw that. Screw their need to blame causing them to turn on fellow Americans. I'm sure the terrorists are laughing their asses off from wherever they are now to see this. Screw them for daring to claim to follow or have anything to do with the Prince of Peace, and making those who truly do look bad.
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Partial transcript of comments from the Thursday, September 13,
2001 edition of the "700 Club":
JERRY FALWELL: And I agree totally with you that the Lord has
protected us so wonderfully these 225 years. And since 1812, this
is the first time that we've been attacked on our soil and by far
the worst results. And I fear, as Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary
of Defense, said yesterday, that this is only the beginning. And
with biological warfare available to these monsters -- the
Husseins, the Bin Ladens, the Arafats - what we saw on Tuesday, as
terrible as it is, could be miniscule if, in fact -- if, in fact --
God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America
to give us probably what we deserve.
PAT ROBERTSON: Jerry, that's my feeling. 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.
JERRY FALWELL: The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this.
PAT ROBERTSON: Well, yes.
JERRY FALWELL: And, I know that I'll hear from them for this.
But, throwing God out successfully with the help of the federal
court system, throwing God out of the public square, out of the
schools. 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."
PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I totally concur, and the problem is we
have adopted that agenda at the highest levels of our government.
And so we're responsible as a free society for what the top people
do. And, the top people, of course, is the court system.
JERRY FALWELL: Pat, did you notice yesterday the ACLU, and all
the Christ-haters, People For the American Way, NOW, etc. were
totally disregarded by the Democrats and the Republicans in both
houses of Congress as they went out on the steps and called out on
to God in prayer and sang "God Bless America" and said "let the
ACLU be hanged"? In other words, when the nation is on its knees,
the only normal and natural and spiritual thing to do is what we
ought to be doing all the time -- calling upon God.
PAT ROBERTSON: Amen.
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I feel I should clarify that I don't in any way believe that sort of thinking is typical of Christians. I imagine many of them are as horrified to hear this as I am. It just takes a couple of creeps to make the rest look bad, and I recognize that they don't speak for the majority.
Falwell made a rather half-assed apology, but I get the feeling that his heart wasn't really in it. It's obvious that he saw how bad this was going to make him look, and probably feared the contributions might not roll in as fast. That would be instant karma in action, IMHO.
I sent the quotes out to some friends. Responses are heartening.
Bob forwarded it- "Got this from a friend today...God must love Falwell and Pat Robertson a lot. The worst part is, there was a time in my life when I would have admired them both for speaking out against the "Evils" in the world. In the words of VILLAGER #3 in Monty Python's search for the holy grail: "I got better".
Danny said "Wow! These supposed spiritual leaders are incredibly irresponsible and lack the compassion that they're supposed to preach. I understand that these remarks aren't typical of christians, but I am deeply offended. It's not the first time these (insert your favorite explitives here) have done so, but I hope it's the last. Perhaps it's time for their followers to revolt."
And, of course, Gene said "I didn't know you were a lesbian! Cool! Can I watch? :-)"
*****
Partial transcript of comments from the Thursday, September 13,
2001 edition of the "700 Club":
JERRY FALWELL: And I agree totally with you that the Lord has
protected us so wonderfully these 225 years. And since 1812, this
is the first time that we've been attacked on our soil and by far
the worst results. And I fear, as Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary
of Defense, said yesterday, that this is only the beginning. And
with biological warfare available to these monsters -- the
Husseins, the Bin Ladens, the Arafats - what we saw on Tuesday, as
terrible as it is, could be miniscule if, in fact -- if, in fact --
God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America
to give us probably what we deserve.
PAT ROBERTSON: Jerry, that's my feeling. 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.
JERRY FALWELL: The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this.
PAT ROBERTSON: Well, yes.
JERRY FALWELL: And, I know that I'll hear from them for this.
But, throwing God out successfully with the help of the federal
court system, throwing God out of the public square, out of the
schools. 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."
PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I totally concur, and the problem is we
have adopted that agenda at the highest levels of our government.
And so we're responsible as a free society for what the top people
do. And, the top people, of course, is the court system.
JERRY FALWELL: Pat, did you notice yesterday the ACLU, and all
the Christ-haters, People For the American Way, NOW, etc. were
totally disregarded by the Democrats and the Republicans in both
houses of Congress as they went out on the steps and called out on
to God in prayer and sang "God Bless America" and said "let the
ACLU be hanged"? In other words, when the nation is on its knees,
the only normal and natural and spiritual thing to do is what we
ought to be doing all the time -- calling upon God.
PAT ROBERTSON: Amen.
*****
I feel I should clarify that I don't in any way believe that sort of thinking is typical of Christians. I imagine many of them are as horrified to hear this as I am. It just takes a couple of creeps to make the rest look bad, and I recognize that they don't speak for the majority.
Falwell made a rather half-assed apology, but I get the feeling that his heart wasn't really in it. It's obvious that he saw how bad this was going to make him look, and probably feared the contributions might not roll in as fast. That would be instant karma in action, IMHO.
I sent the quotes out to some friends. Responses are heartening.
Bob forwarded it- "Got this from a friend today...God must love Falwell and Pat Robertson a lot. The worst part is, there was a time in my life when I would have admired them both for speaking out against the "Evils" in the world. In the words of VILLAGER #3 in Monty Python's search for the holy grail: "I got better".
Danny said "Wow! These supposed spiritual leaders are incredibly irresponsible and lack the compassion that they're supposed to preach. I understand that these remarks aren't typical of christians, but I am deeply offended. It's not the first time these (insert your favorite explitives here) have done so, but I hope it's the last. Perhaps it's time for their followers to revolt."
And, of course, Gene said "I didn't know you were a lesbian! Cool! Can I watch? :-)"
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that attitude makes me spit
Date: Sep. 14th, 2001 10:23 am (UTC)From:I hate it when I see people I love resorting to violence over stupid shit, too.
Gee...
Date: Sep. 14th, 2001 11:19 am (UTC)From:It amazes me that Falwell has done so much crud, yet still has the power to sway minds :::Sighing:::
Pat Robertson sounds like a dratted puppet.
:::Hugs::: now where did I put that powedered Insta-Karma? :::rummaging:::