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May 20, 2007
Quickie Link: Falwell Was GOP's Prophet of Intolerance
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By vanrozenheim
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(USA) - By the time of his death last week, Jerry Falwell had become a caricature, a victim of his egomania and verbal excesses. The organization he founded in 1979, the Moral Majority, had long since disbanded and his name had become associated with right-wing dogma. He will be remembered as much for his ridiculous pronouncements - such as blaming gays and feminists, among others, for the 9/11 attacks - as for anything else. Nevertheless, his influence on American politics has, sadly, been profound. He and his fellow theocrats have created a climate of intolerance for diversity, distrust of science and disrespect for the wall of separation between church and state.
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