When I first heard the news of the passing of Dr. Falwell, my first thought was, “How long will it be before his first detractors begin to misrepresent him?”\u00a0 The answer came last night on Larry King Live. Approximately ten hours after he died, here’s how Mel White characterized Dr. Jerry Falwell on Larry King Live on Tuesday, May 15, 2007:<\/p>\n
For the gay community, we remember him as a person who gave us voice. He mobilized us. He became the face of homophobia<\/em><\/strong>. And we have to thank him, because a lot of gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgendered people have marched, taken their own steps toward getting justice because of Jerry Falwell.<\/p>\n
So I think he’ll be remembered by the gay community as the worst person<\/em><\/strong> in terms of misinformation about us, but as a great person for mobilizing us for — for justice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
White\u00a0characterizes Dr. Falwell as homophobic and ‘the worst person’ merely because Dr. Falwell stood uncompromisingly on the truth of scripture on moral issues.\u00a0 Webster’s defines a phobia<\/em> as an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation<\/em> .\u00a0 What the Bible says about homosexuality, and what Dr. Falwell proclaimed from the Bible about homosexuality, is not an exaggerated inexplicable and illogical fear<\/em>.\u00a0 It is merely unpalatable truth in a culture which has abandoned any notion of absolute truth outside of one’s own personal desires.<\/p>\n
Dr. Falwell preached hard truth to sinner’s like Mel White. But White’s own personal experience with Dr. Falwell betrays how he characterized Dr. Falwell on LKL. While he won’t admit it, it is very clear to those who knew Dr. Falwell that while he held firmly to principle, he was always loving and gracious in the advocacy of those principles.<\/p>\n
Christophobia got its face last night. It’s the face of a spiritually tormented man. Mel White spoke words of hate directed at the late Dr. Jerry Falwell a mere ten hours after he was dead. Such hate can only come from a heart overcome by fear of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christophobia drives Mel White and it drives all those who hurl hate at the messengers of Christ. Jesus said, “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you” (John 15:18). Mel White confirms the truth of Jesus’ words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When I first heard the news of the passing of Dr. Falwell, my first thought was, “How long will it be before his first detractors begin to misrepresent him?”\u00a0 The answer came last night on Larry King Live. Approximately ten … Continue reading