Comments on: I’m not sad Falwell’s gone http://boyinthebands.com/archives/im-not-sad-falwells-gone/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:41:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mystical Seeker http://boyinthebands.com/archives/im-not-sad-falwells-gone/#comment-37733 Mystical Seeker Wed, 16 May 2007 17:03:47 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/im-not-sad-falwells-gone/#comment-37733 There is a tendency to rewrite history once someone dies. We saw this, for example, when Gerald Ford died--suddenly his pardon of Nixon, instead of being a travesty of justice, was hailed as a "healing" act. A lot of liberals are showing a lot more kindness towards Falwell than he ever showed towards his own objects of hatred. He needs to be held responsible for his acts, and dying doesn't absolve him of that. If he had repented of his past before he died, like George Wallace did, I would be more forgiving. There is a tendency to rewrite history once someone dies. We saw this, for example, when Gerald Ford died–suddenly his pardon of Nixon, instead of being a travesty of justice, was hailed as a “healing” act.

A lot of liberals are showing a lot more kindness towards Falwell than he ever showed towards his own objects of hatred. He needs to be held responsible for his acts, and dying doesn’t absolve him of that. If he had repented of his past before he died, like George Wallace did, I would be more forgiving.

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