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I reverted this page to put back the deleted "controversial quotes" section. I tend to agree (at least in a general way) with the (long previous) comment by Wesley below. That section may not be completely fair, but I think it would better improve it by putting it in context or adding other material to balance it out instead of just deleting it. --Patrickdavidson 07:24, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)
The remarks quoted are certainly worth recording, but there's more about Jerry Falwell that's worth recording as well. This reminds me of the initial Bob Jones University entry. Hope this one can be expanded as well. --Wesley
Would anyone object to moving the quotes to wikiquote and simply linking to it?
AdamJacobMuller T@lk Thu Dec 30 07:37:47 GMT 2004
Can someone provide a source for the following segment of the article:
"Jerry Falwell was a vocal supporter of racial segregation during the 1950s and 1960s."
Thanks.
LegCircus 14:47, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I have no personal allegiance with Falwell, and feel he is inconsequential and unrepresentative of evangelical Christianity at large, but his current Wiki entry is egregiously lopsided. I know the barbaric level of hatred most secularists harbor for this man, but come on--a list of his worst quotes at the end? If you're going to masquerade as a neutral contributor, at least balance this out a little bit; right now it's nothing but a showcase of his embarrassments, public and private, his most radical advocations, his shortcomings and failures, most alarming quotes and wild speculation, among other things.
I won't even attempt to correct this entry because I know my idle time is nowhere near that of this article's authors, but if you can absolutely not refrain from slandering him, at least make the libel presentably subtle.
This article lacks neutrality
I am no supporter of this man.
However, this article represents a bias against Rev. Falwell and other persons. I cite the other comments on this discussion, the tone and organisation of the article, and my following criticism for placing this article under NPOV dispute.
"He advocates that the United States abolish its public education system, replacing it with church-run schools, similar to the school voucher proposals by the Bush administration."
Mr. Falwell and the Southern Baptist's views on the public school system are very different from those of the Bush administration. This connection should not have been drawn. It is one thing to allow tax money to pay for other education venues; it is entirely another to abolish the public school system and place the education of children as the responsibility of churches.
This page lacked another source of information
To comment on the feeling of this article being bias, yes it is but it is hard to find any good things to say about him if one doesn't follow his show and believe in what he says. He has only come into the media spotlight when he has either said something controversial or sueing someone.
If you wish to ballance the article, add to it, other wise, while the article is bias it is fair because it speaks only of the truth.
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