15
May
2007

Falwell May Be Gone, But the Religious Right Is Far From Dead0

Lots of thumbsucking today and tonight about the death of Jerry Falwell and what it might portend. I don’t think it portends very much of significance. Along with his health, Falwell’s stock had been declining for years. Repellent but by no means stupid, Falwell had been reduced to making ever-more-outrageous statements in order to break the media barrier. What I hope we won’t do is conclude that the original group of Christian Right leaders–Falwell, Robertson, Kennedy, et al–represented the high water mark of their movement, and that things will get better as each of these elders receives his just reward beyond the grave. Read the rest of this entry »

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