Falwell Dead: The Masses Rejoice

I was going to refrain from posting about the death of Christian/Republican icon Jerry Falwell. However, after doing a quick search of blogs to see what kind of reaction his demise has spurred, I was rather shocked at the number of bloggers who are, like me, not saddened by his departure. I was also interested to see how the news coverage on CNN was not watered down to downplay his divisive and hateful nature.

I am not ashamed to admit that my initial reaction when hearing he was dead was to shout 'Yeah!' and pump both of my fists into the air. I am obviously not alone in my reaction. If ever there was an individual who this earth did not need, it was Jerry Falwell. As Perry Ferrell states in a Jane's Addiction song (the title of which I cannot remember), "Some people need to die. That's just unconscious knowledge"







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