Jerry Falwell was no Mother Teresa [View All]

[mudesi]

If the head of the Ku Klux Klan died, would it be OK for people on DU to celebrate or should we show "respect" for the fact that a fellow human being is dead? What is the statute of limitations for when we can express relief, and even joy, that one of the most hateful and bigoted people on this planet -- responsible for the deaths of many due to followers of his "teachings" -- has met his end?

See this man?
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His name is Eric Rudolph. He is responsible for killing and injuring people in the name of God. He, and people like him, are the direct product of Mr. Falwell's evangelizing hatred.

We don't have to refrain from expressing the true emotions we all feel right now at the passing of Mr. Falwell. We don't have to be "better than that", because we are already better by default.