God what an insufferable asshole Fred Phelps is. I know Falwell had his detractors and I wasn’t particularly fond of him, but I will be absolutely ecstatic when Phelps kicks it. What a miserable excuse for a human being.
I’m unaware of any incident with a hooker. Are you thinking of Jim Bakker or Jimmy Swaggart?
I’m not saying Falwell wasn’t a douchebag of the highest order and prone to plenty of underhanded stuff (detailed in his Wikipedia entry), but if he ever went against the principles he taught, he was good enough at it never to get caught.
I’m not familiar with Falwell and hookers. You may be thinking of Swaggart. (If Falwell used them they’d probably have been more of the $500/hour massage variety.)
I’ll third it in that I lived in Lynchburg for four years while I was getting my undergrad. The school I went to had a kind of unfriendly rivalry with Liberty U, so I think if there had been any incident with hookers I would have heard about it.
My first thought upon hearing of his demise was “Thank goodness we don’t have to listen to him during the next presidential election.”
Thanks for the URL, **GIGObuster ** – I was able to send the WBC a message under the heading of “Thoughtful dialogue” (their words) and so I’ll see if I get a reply.
We won’t have to wait long to find out – the debate’s tonight.
Jerry Falwell is dead.
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Are you using the “dubious” smiley to suggest you don’t believe it?!
I take no joy in anyone’s death, however I am happy for Mr. Falwell in that he will finally get to talk to God in person.
And in Phelps’ case, I won’t even say that I feel bad for his family and “friends.”
God has just remembered He has dinner plans and suggested that perhaps next week would be a really good time. Except, bummer, He has a new plague for lesbians that’s going into Beta Testing next week (feathers and lava- all you need to know), and then the week after he’s going to be in Charleston for a preliminary long overdue earthquake test… then He’s going to be keynote speaker at Bob Jones U.'s graduation… then it’s off for some long overdue R&R in Provincetown… then His daughter-in-law is throwing a surprise anniversary party for Jesus…
Well the point is, God and Jerry will do lunch sometime.
It will be only the second time in my life I’ve actually raised a glass of good bourbon to celebrate the death of a human being. I plan to get absolutely shit-faced.
It’s punishment from god for not sufficiently handling The Gays. According to Falwell, everything is punishment from god.
I think it would be a nice gesture to pour a bottle of a nice champagne on his grave. I volunteer to do it, if someone gives me the champagne.
I’ll just filter it through my kidneys first… 
You know, I googled it before I posted, evidently, I’m not the only one to make the error. However, in the interest of disliking him honestly. He was never caught with a $15 hooker. It was indeed Swaggert (why isn’t HE dead yet?) that was caught. Repeat, Jerry Falwell was never caught with a hooker.
I’m still dancin’ though. Serves him right for having Phelps picket him. The apple never falls far from the tree.
Chili Peppers didn’t specifically say this about Falwell, but it fits.
*To anyone who’s listenin’
You’re not born into sin
The guilt they try and give you
Puke it in the nearest bin
Missionary maddness
Sweep up culture with a broom
Trashing ancient ways
Is par for the course
It’s fucking rude *
And man is She pissed!
He was a part of my childhood. He was not a part I’ll miss.
I won’t say he didn’t have an influence on me–after hearing of his death I donated some money to the local Gay-Straight Alliance.