**okay so Falwell is dead. I didn’t even know who he was till today and i heard something about his opinions towards Islam. Googled it…and this is what i found. From reading this..and many other articles..i’ve realized..he was nothing more than a racist and sexist man disguised as a minister.
what are your opinions.
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Jerry Falwell calls Islam’s Prophet a “Terrorist”
Pat Robertson: “Islam preaches violence”
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell says “I think Muhammad was a terrorist” in an interview to be broadcast Sunday on the CBS program “60 Minutes.”
The conservative Baptist minister tells correspondent Bob Simon he has concluded from reading Muslim and non-Muslim writers that Islam’s prophet “was a – a violent man, a man of war.”
“Jesus set the example for love, as did Moses,” Falwell says. “I think Muhammad set an opposite example.”
CBS released a partial transcript of the interview Thursday. Falwell’s comments occur in a segment about American conservative Christians’ political support for Israel.
Falwell stood by his opinion in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. He said Simon asked directly whether Falwell considered Muhammad a terrorist and he tried to reply honestly. The minister said he would never state his opinion in a sermon or book.
“I’ve said often and many places that most Muslims are people of peace and want peace and tranquility for their families and abhor terrorism,” Falwell said. “Islam, like most faiths, has a fringe of radicals who carry on bloodshed wherever they are. They do not represent Islam.”
Other conservative Protestant clergy have made sharply critical remarks about Islam and Muhammad in the past year. They include Franklin Graham, Billy Graham’s son and successor, TV evangelist Pat Robertson and leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention.
In response to Falwell’s remarks, Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relation in Washington, said: “Anybody is free to be a bigot if they want to. What really concerns us is the lack of reaction by mainstream religious and political leaders, who say nothing when these bigots voice these attacks.”
Hooper noted that Falwell and Robertson will speak at next week’s Christian Coalition convention in Washington alongside House Majority Whip Tom DeLay and other politicians.
“How can these elected representatives legitimize this kind of hate speech by appearing on the same platform with Islamophobes and Muslim-bashers?” Hooper asked.
Falwell was widely criticized last year after he said on Robertson’s TV show that pagans, abortionists, feminists, homosexuals and civil liberties groups had secularized the nation and helped the September 11 attacks happen. Falwell later apologized.
yes he's dead..i really dont care..and why leave it?
i mean with all the hate he's spread he's bound to be remembered.
I dont know why people are so sad over it..i didnt even know who he was.
C'mon guys, before we go and make the devil out of him he is exactly like our preachers.
spreading hate and misinformation about other religions is part of all religions. so just because we are on the other side doesn't mean we are the sane or the pious ones.
He was a low life, third class bigot disguised as a preacher. I dont care what religion he belonged to but to call Prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h) a terrorist or for that matter any other prophet or holy person shows his narrowmindedness and bigotry. I am sure he has found the truth now in his grave but its too late Falwell, so burn baby burn.
C'mon guys, before we go and make the devil out of him he is exactly like our preachers.
spreading hate and misinformation about other religions is part of all religions. so just because we are on the other side doesn't mean we are the sane or the pious ones.
Our preachers dont call other prophets or holy personalities Terrorists. Our religion teaches us to respect their beliefs. Our preachers are no saints and they do go at each other but thats another subject to be discussed.
C'mon guys, before we go and make the devil out of him he is exactly like our preachers.
spreading hate and misinformation about other religions is part of all religions. so just because we are on the other side doesn't mean we are the sane or the pious ones.
there are plenty of threads discussing the idiocy of lame mullahs. calling this jackass a jackass does not mean we are saying that the idiot variety of mullahs are pious.
he is exactly like 'some' of our psycho preachersnot all. vast majority of muslim or christian preachers are decent ppl who dont spew the type of crap he did or psycho mullahs liek lal masjid lamer do.
C'mon guys, before we go and make the devil out of him he is exactly like our preachers.
spreading hate and misinformation about other religions is part of all religions. so just because we are on the other side doesn't mean we are the sane or the pious ones.
What kind of hate are our preachers spreading Danny boy? Got an example? maybe I can clear some misconceptions...
Disrespecting the holy personalities of others' faiths and calling them names is nothing more than pure 100% hate...If that's what our preachers are doing, perhaps you can link us to something like that...
oh mr 666 club himself :)
hey and who is that joker who wants ppl to put their hands on the T screen as he puts his hands up to pray with him.
sheesh who falls for this .. evagelical preachers are just funny.
hah, yah ive seen those, dont know their names. but whatever works for them and their believers.
C'mon guys, before we go and make the devil out of him he is exactly like our preachers.
spreading hate and misinformation about other religions is part of all religions. so just because we are on the other side doesn't mean we are the sane or the pious ones.
its fine with me whatever they preach to their followers as long as they keep away from US politics or try to influence national policy or international policy of bush and other administrations. they can preach whatever the hell they want and believe whatever they want
^ Politics?
Okay guys..this guys whole idea was to bring Catholics into Politics. He believed that politics didn't have enough Catholics since people were angry with what happened in the 60's and 70's. Let's not forget we wouldn't have god'ol Regan if it wern't for Falwell. Religion and politics have always intertwined..and they always will. Despite the fact that he was a racist and sexist freak..he was very powerful.
Jerry Falwell was more of a politician "divider" than a minister. All of his moves, from Regan adminstration to founding "Liberty University" was about politics. Do not know as a minister, but he DID the job for Republicans. As a smart politician, he used his speeches to divide the public on issues such as sex, homosexuality and abortion. This helped Republicans to form a strategy of "conservatisim", which was used to capture White House and Congress.
