tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post3076881129082122093..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: J. Falwell, R.I.P.Hunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-29412148592298425552007-05-18T16:11:00.000-04:002007-05-18T16:11:00.000-04:00Put a cross on anything and they'll look to nail y...Put a cross on anything and they'll look to nail you to it.<BR/><BR/>Interesting story. I for one won't miss Falwell as the media's go-to guy to explain Christian theology, but this flawed man did a very good thing in standing up to the modernists, for whom the perfect society is only one more anthropological survey and a law away.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-73491045866496412002007-05-18T04:34:00.000-04:002007-05-18T04:34:00.000-04:00My Dad, who passed away 15 months ago, considered ...My Dad, who passed away 15 months ago, considered Jerry Falwell a decent man.<BR/><BR/>My Dad was Salesmanager of a NYC firm that had its main factory in Lynchburg. When Falwell first came to prominence I had asked Dad if he'd run across him. He had. He'd spoken with him a few times.<BR/><BR/>Some background.<BR/>Dad was a hard nosed businessman a proud atheist, and with rare exceptions, tended to vote Democratic despite his mostly conservative nature in everything else. He also was an exceptional judge of character, which served him well throughout his life. <BR/><BR/>Dad thought of Falwell as okay because, unlike others he had to deal with, Falwell never tried to pull any stunts to wangle donations from him even though a good number of factory workers were of his church. Now, maybe the business owner paid over something (he was not stingy and he didn't like trouble). But if Dad had caught wind of anything fishy -- and there wasn't much that he ever missed, as his much slower son often marveled -- he would not have told me that for a clergyman, Falwell was alright.<BR/><BR/>I'm telling you, for my Dad to say that was high praise indeed. <BR/><BR/>The Left is simply unhinged. <BR/><BR/>Surprised?Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.com