reports out today alert us to the passing of jerry falwell.
Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mould the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. He was 73.
Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice-president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. "CPR efforts were unsuccessful," he said.
Godwin said he was not sure what caused the collapse, but he said Falwell "has a history of heart challenges."
i got a chance to hear the rev. falwell a number of years ago. i believe it was around the presidential campaign of 2002 cause i remember him being not so fond of al gore but saying that gw gave "the proper response." after his talk half the crowd stood up and cheered while the rest (myself included) sat there on their hands dumbfounded by what he had just shared as his ministry.
there is no denying that falwell is a polarizing figure. there is no denying that he excluded many people in his ministry. there is no denying that he put his foot in mouth many times. some may deny, but i won't, that he didn't know Christ. he followed a Christ that differed from me and sought a ministry that promoted things i don't promote. luckily for us all, God is bigger than falwell, i or you. we have lost a brother in Christ today
