I think he was a good man who tried to honestly do his best and follow the Savior to the best of the light he had received.

I think the things he built will continue. After a health scare two years ago, he prepared Liberty University and his baptist church to function without him by putting his two sons in charge of them.

I wish them all well.

Of course, he probably believed that all of us Mormons are going to go to the place reserved for people who don't accept Jesus Christ. That's fine.

He followed Christ to the best of his ability, and did his best to walk the talk. IMHO.

My MIL just lost her favorite speaker.  He helped her quit drinking more than 20 years ago... For that alone, he was okay in my book...

I'll just bet my dad and brother are already working on their "door approach" with him though..."

25-30 years ago my in laws were seriously killing themselves with booze.  They were functioning alcoholics. They both had jobs... But they spent so much money on the next drink it was obscene according to hubby who kept them from being homeless more than once.

Really sad part was that FIL was a very high paid exec, so the fact that they had very little really when I met them, just seemed like such a shame... Once FIL quit drinking it was amazing how much money they discovered they had. They are quite well off today, having sold the home they lived in for 15 years that really grew in equity, and buying a small house they paid cash for a few months later in another part of the country. Their health is not good because of those drinking years... Still, I doubt they would even be alive today if MIL hadn't prayed with Jerry and been saved. I don't say that in a mocking way. She has been faithful to her beliefs since THAT day of conversion, she made a complete turn around, and we are very grateful for that blessing.

FIL had already stopped drinking with the help of his doctor a few years earlier. But MIL was a 4th generation drinker. Hubby and I believe she had a much more serious problem. So, that really was a miracle, brought about I am sure by her faith. My prayers are with Dr. Falwell's family and MIL. I suspect she is hurting too, but when I called she didn't answer the phone.

I didn't always agree with him and I know he didn't think much of Mormons but I think he did a lot of good with the light he had. He was very good at organizing and supporting politicians who also supported good morals and laws that I also agreed with.

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ftr, Hoss, I agree with you. I just wish I could say that sorta stuff in a knee-jerk situation... instead of what I did say.

--Ray

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I come off much better after a 24 hour time delay.  But it sure makes communictation slow.

most people have a few people that love them, and people that love those people, and people that love those other people... we are never as alone as we think we are.

I appreciate your sentiments polly on this particular story. I don't know a lot about the southern baptists save what i hear in the press which is very negative. I think many in the press simply don't understand after all the villification they've done to him how others will care.

--Ray

Don't know who will take his place, but here's a link to some nice words from Michael Medved about the guy... and why conservatives should remember him respectfully...

http://michaelmedved.townhall.com/blog/g/5bb03ff1-79ab-4346-ba54-22689fcaef7b

--Ray