Fw: [MUSolidarity] Fwd: roberston/falwell: god gave US 'what wedeserve'

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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: [MUSolidarity] Fwd: roberston/falwell: god gave US 'what we
deserve'


> sad, sick, frightening...
>
> >
> >God Gave U.S. 'What We Deserve,' Falwell Says
> >
> >
> >By John F. Harris
> >Washington Post Staff Writer
> >Friday, September 14, 2001; Page C03
> >
> >
> >
> >Television evangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, two of the most
> >prominent voices of the religious right, said liberal civil liberties
> >groups, feminists, homosexuals and abortion rights supporters bear
partial
> >responsibility for Tuesday's terrorist attacks because their actions have
> >turned God's anger against America.
> >
> >"God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to
give
> >us probably what we deserve," said Falwell, appearing yesterday on the
> >Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club," hosted by Robertson.
> >
> >"Jerry, that's my feeling," Robertson responded. "I think we've just seen
> >the antechamber to terror. We haven't even begun to see what they can do
to
> >the major population."
> >
> >Falwell said the American Civil Liberties Union has "got to take a lot of
> >blame for this," again winning Robertson's agreement: "Well, yes."
> >
> >Then Falwell broadened his blast to include the federal courts and others
> >who he said were "throwing God out of the public square." He added: "The
> >abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not
be
> >mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make
God
> >mad. I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the
> >feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make
> >that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way --
all
> >of them who have tried to secularize America -- I point the finger in
their
> >face and say, 'You helped this happen.' " People for the American Way
> >transcribed the broadcast and denounced the comments as running directly
> >counter to President Bush's call for national unity. Ralph G. Neas, the
> >liberal group's president, called the remarks "absolutely inappropriate
and
> >irresponsible."
> >
> >Robertson and others on the religious right gave critical backing to Bush
> >last year when he was battling for the GOP presidential nomination. A
White
> >House official called the remarks "inappropriate" and added, "The
president
> >does not share those views."
> >
> >Falwell was unrepentant, saying in an interview that he was "making a
> >theological statement, not a legal statement."
> >
> >"I put all the blame legally and morally on the actions of the
terrorist,"
> >he said. But he said America's "secular and anti-Christian environment
left
> >us open to our Lord's [decision] not to protect. When a nation deserts
God
> >and expels God from the culture . . . the result is not good."
> >
> >Robertson was not available for comment, a spokeswoman said. But she
> >released a statement echoing the remarks he made on his show. An ACLU
> >spokeswoman said the group "will not dignify the Falwell-Robertson
remarks
> >with a comment."
> >
> >
> >© 2001 The Washington Post Company
> >
>
>
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