dong20
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Each of us will do what we feel is right by our own morals. I am feeling a great need to rebuke this man as the heretic and ungodly man he was, and to bring to light why no man's words should ever substitute your own careful study. This is just a worthless person, not a saint or god himself. Calling himself a Christian certainly didn't make it so.
Yes, we must each do what feels right personally. I wasn't very familiar with Falwell though I was aware of him, his brand of vile extremism just doesn't seem to thrive here, well not Christian extremism anyway. Though for sure it exists.
For me, it's not about respect for the dead, certainly not in this case. It seems to me that those who deserve contempt should receive it when they're alive so they can feel it's sting, when they're dead it's pointless, wasted effort, venting anger and frustration on someone who is dead just seems futile, I mean what's the point? He's dead, his problems are over, or depending on one's take - perhaps they're just beginning:saevil:. He can't hear you, he doesn't care. Still, if it works for you what does it matter.
It's beyond high time Christians stop using the Bible and Jesus to justify war, judgement, and hatred. Enough already. If you can't even manage the most basic truth of your religion, shut the fuck up.
Well, of course it is but consider this; His die hard followers will not care, and those who already agree with your sentiments will continue to do so. It's those between, the majority undecideds if you will, they're the one's that matter they can be influenced. As you say; to advocate the moral high road, one must follow it. So in that sense, stomping on the freshly dug grave of a man they may feel has something to say to them likely won't go far toward engendering in them a sense of 'Christian' warmth, compassion and tolerance. It may be cathartic but it's quite possibly somewhat self defeating.
I know you don't profess to be a Christian but your rage targets them. If one considers the best tenets of Christianity, compassion, tolerance etc as virtues which I'm sure you do, consider following your own advice given in your last sentence; it may burn to bite one's tongue, but in terms of changing opinion sometimes it's simply more practical.