Jerry Falwell: Former Muslim Becomes Dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary

NewsMax ^ | 2/12/05 | Jerry Falwell

[k2blader]

Bump!

God works in mysterious and beautiful ways. :-)

[USF]

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[xm177e2]

He's got to watch his neck.

I mean that quite literally, and not as a threat from me!

[wagglebee]

I'm not generally a huge fan of Falwell, but this is a great example of Christ's Love.

[DoughtyOne]

I believe that Falwell is genuine. I have not always agreed with him, but I have never suspected his devotion to Christianity. He is not Jim Baker. He is not Jimmy Swagert. He is a decent man who is not perfect. He is therefore going to make mistakes.

The double standard the media tries to pin on folks like Falwell, is that they demand that he be perfect and trash him if he isn't. Then they act as if a guy like Bill Clinton were perfect, and dismiss any bad thing that he does.

Christians do not claim to be perfect. The MSM continually points out with glee, when they aren't. This reveals the MSM for what it is, clueless. Even worse, it is devious and seeks to destroy that which is righteous. Lucky for them, that leaves them wide berth to do what they do without risk of being judged by their peers.

[Gritty]

Remarkable story.

Christianity changes lives. Even Muslim ones. It is really their only hope for true freedom.

[jude24]

He does mean well, I will grant him that, but Falwell has done more to discredit evangelical Christianity than anyone since Bakker or Swagert - his feet go into his mouth far too frequently.

He's too eager to speak out in the media.

But for the grace of God, though, there would go I.

[wagglebee]

I've met Falwell on several occasions, and in person he is a very pleasant man. I agree that he is definitely not the hypocrite that the MSM portrays him to be. My problem with him has been about some anti-Semitic anti-Catholic statements he has made in the past. However, he has aploogized for these and that is good enough for me.

Falwell has been a powerful voice for Christianity and conservativism in the past twenty plus years and nobody can deny that.

[Cicero]

Falwell has always struck me as decent but naive. If you are going to speak with the press you have to be as wise as a serpent.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Big ole dittos, DoughtyOne.

[k2blader]

Falwell has always struck me as decent but naive

Nah, it's just called being honest and godly.

[TomSmedley]

Jerry Falwell -- my family attended a CCM concert at Liberty U a few years ago. At one point, the Rev. walked on stage in his business suit. the band handed him a (large) tee shirt. as the crowd chanted "JERRY! JERRY!" he pulled on the shirt, over his suit, and danced a few steps. the love he had for his kids, and that they had for him, was tangible.

I once had the privelege of hearing Emir Caner speak. the man is the real deal.

[richmwill]

I laugh when people claim that Christians "all claim to be perfect". Maybe some do, but a true Christian should realize that he/she is not perfect. I am not perfect. Never have claimed to be. There has only been one person who has walked on this Earth who can be called "Perfect".

[Al Simmons]

Falwell has been one of the staunchest supporters of Israel since I first heard of him in the 1980 timeframe. He has been hosed by the MSM over several out of context quotes.

[wagglebee]

I know he has. He did, however, once call Satan a "male Jew."

[Al Simmons]

"I laugh when people claim that Christians "all claim to be perfect". Maybe some do, but a true Christian should realize that he/she is not perfect. I am not perfect. Never have claimed to be. There has only been one person who has walked on this Earth who can be called "Perfect"."

You obviously don't know my (ex) wife. If the Lord Himself appeared to her, she would be chiding him within a half hour about "not being a true Christian." The mere possibility that she has EVER done anything wrong does not exist in her mind. If you suggest otherwise, you might get yourself a knuckle sandwich (literally). Yet she looks like quite the pretty, petite, super-capable and super-smart chick to those who have never met "Mrs. Hyde." And oh yes - she has cornered the market on 'fruit inspection' (in the Biblical sense).

Forgive the sarcasm. Your post hit a raw nerve.

[k2blader]

I think it was the Antichrist, not Satan.

[Al Simmons]

I" know he has. He did, however, once call Satan a "male Jew.""

I believe he was saying that he believed that the antichrist was alive today, and was a "male Jew". Quite a different meaning from the one you might glean from the one above. But he could have put it a bit more delicately.

[justche]

I was a "Jerry's kid" in the late 80's. I only lasted two years at the college. I found the culture shock of strict California non-denominational parents, was nothing like being in a strict Southern, Baptisty environment....anyway even though my stay there wasn't long, I pesonally think that Falwell is a man of GREAT integrity and sincerity. Misquotes and twisting of words by the media we all distrust shouldn't lessen anyone's opinion of him. I learned more in the two years of Bible and Poli Sci classes at Liberty that shaped my eventual beliefs, more than any and all the other classes (School, church, work, life etc.) could ever or did teach.