Did Jerry Falwell go to heaven?

But if there is a heaven and a hell, then wouldn't that mean that Christianity is correct, and therefore, all of Falwell's values correct as well?

What are you, dlowan?

goddam

kickycan wrote:

But if there is a heaven and a hell, then wouldn't that mean that Christianity is correct, and therefore, all of Falwell's values correct as well?

Much as many christians piss me off, no, I don't think christianity gels with Falwell's values.


I think they were the antithesis of core christian values.....you know, the golden rule and all.


Falwell epitomized the unfortunate coincidence of human propensity to mangle belief systems to suit our prejudices, and the massive problem of treating a huge, diverse, and, in many places, primitive and nasty, series of writings as though they are...as it were...the word of god.

The bible is a big, ancient, mulifarious rorschach.

Falwell looked into it and all that was there, for him, was a mirror for his own tragic frailties.

This happens an awful lot, I think....and can cause grievous and terrible harm.

dlowan wrote:

kickycan wrote:

But if there is a heaven and a hell, then wouldn't that mean that Christianity is correct, and therefore, all of Falwell's values correct as well?

Much as many christians piss me off, no, I don't think christianity gels with Falwell's values.


I think they were the antithesis of core christian values.....you know, the golden rule and all.


Falwell epitomized the unfortunate coincidence of human propensity to mangle belief systems to suit our prejudices, and the massive problem of treating a huge, diverse, and, in many places, primitive and nasty, series of writings as though they are...as it were...the word of god.

The bible is a big, ancient, mulifarious rorschach.

Falwell looked into it and all that was there, for him, was a mirror for his own tragic frailties.

This happens an awful lot, I think....and can cause grievous and terrible harm.

Good answer. Thank you. I wonder what Christians think about this. Seriously.

kickycan wrote:

dlowan wrote:

kickycan wrote:

But if there is a heaven and a hell, then wouldn't that mean that Christianity is correct, and therefore, all of Falwell's values correct as well?

Much as many christians piss me off, no, I don't think christianity gels with Falwell's values.


I think they were the antithesis of core christian values.....you know, the golden rule and all.


Falwell epitomized the unfortunate coincidence of human propensity to mangle belief systems to suit our prejudices, and the massive problem of treating a huge, diverse, and, in many places, primitive and nasty, series of writings as though they are...as it were...the word of god.

The bible is a big, ancient, mulifarious rorschach.

Falwell looked into it and all that was there, for him, was a mirror for his own tragic frailties.

This happens an awful lot, I think....and can cause grievous and terrible harm.

Good answer. Thank you. I wonder what Christians think about this. Seriously.

Christians disagree.

Naturally.

It's what we do best.

Ain't we, though!



With people like Falwell running around, we get a lot of practice.