Jerry Falwell (1933-2007)
In his own words:
"My heart was burning to serve Christ. I knew nothing would ever be the same again."On how he became a born-again Christian.
"Is it ethically correct? Is it biblically correct? Is it morally correct?"His three-question test on why stem cell research was wrong.
"Labour unions should study and read the Bible instead of asking for more money. When people get right with God, they are better workers."On the union movement
"I hope to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we don't have public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them."On the education system
"[God] is a Republican. "[Jesus] was the First American."Falwell's statements on his beliefs.
"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.'"On who was to blame for the 911 attacks.
"AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals."On his opinions about AIDS and how it decimated the gay community
"I shudder to think where the country would be right now if the religious right had not evolved."On the influence of the movement he started.
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