CNN.com - Falwell apologizes to gays, feminists, lesbians - September 14, 2001
OK, work with me on this; follow the bouncing bumbler along: (1) Falwell [along with his little friend Robertson] says publicly and quite clearly that feminists, gays, lesbians, abortionists, and the ACLU are responsible for the WTC bombings. (2) I'm gathering that perhaps one or two more conservative Christians probably said to him, "Jerry, old bean, you went one step too far at the wrong time. Be a man, get out there, and apologize." (3) He calls CNN and says that, although the hijackers and terrorists were really the only ones who attacked, the ACLU and other organizations which secularized America caused God to lift his veil of protection from our country and thus rendered the country vulnerable. (4) But it's still the fault of the hijackers and terrorists.
Now ... walk with me back to that third step, OK? If the ACLU, gays and lesbians ('cause we're organized, you know; we've got an agenda), feminists and whoever else he mentioned before are, in his mind, responsible for God withdrawing His Protection, without which the hijackers and terrorists could not have done what they did ... how does that not ultimately devolve to "You are responsible for this horrible thing"?
THIS is an apology?
I'd hate to see another accusation, if that's an apology.
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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