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Jerry Falwell:

• Backlash feared over slams at Islam | Tensions between evangelical Christians and Muslims, on a low boil for years, could overheat with the string of recent comments attacking the prophet Muhammad, experts warn, with possible ramifications for President Bush and the war on terrorism (Newhouse/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Falwell's fatal words | Not only was Mr. Falwell's statements foolish and hurtful, but his apology was incredible. But Mr. Falwell is not a bad man. (Tony Blankley, The Washington Times)
  
  
• Falwell's comments seem un-Christian | Christianity, as I know it, represents peace, love, forgiveness, charity, inclusiveness, struggle for the good of mankind as a whole, and hope (G. Jefferson Price III, The Baltimore Sun)
  
  
• Falwell's contempt | Fundamentalist leaders like Jerry Falwell are a threat to democracy not because of their claims of exclusive truth but because they attempt to ignite religious wars (Qamar-ul Huda, The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Rev. Jerry Falwell trips over his own tongue | "To call the holy man of millions a 'terrorist' on national television was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a swift move." (Elizabeth Schuett, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Think before speaking | Jerry Falwell has an obligation to consider the consequences of his words (Editorial, The Orlando Sentinel)
  
  
• Falwell's follies | When the Rev. speaks, s*** happens (Bill Berkowitz, WorkingForChange.com)
  
  
• Silence is golden, Mr. Falwell | The world is troubled enough without the likes of Mr. Falwell launching a culture war (Editorial, The Hartford [Conn.] Courant)
  
  
• Falwell tries to peddle hatred as comparative theology | His latest proclamation that the Prophet Muhammad was a terrorist devoted to violence was calculated to win the televangelist global publicity and the praise and tithes of those who share his narrow, bigoted views (Editorial, Houston Chronicle)
  
  
• Beware Christ's zealots as they fan the flames | Like it or not, religion is again a dangerous factor in global affairs (Chris McGillion, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Politics and law:

• Romney: Religion should not be campaign issue | He declines to reconcile his financial support of Brigham Young University, which bans homosexual conduct, with his opposition to discrimination against gays and lesbians (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Gambling line already crossed | So says the Republican nominee for Maryland governor (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Christian political flier draws ire of some | A flier promoting Christian candidates that was distributed outside a prayer breakfast hosted Wednesday by Mayor Ed Estes Jr. has prompted debate over whether religion should be mixed with politics in city campaigns (North County Times, Escondido, Calif.)
  
  
• Day loyalists call Manning a 'sore loser' | MPs respond to anti-Day comments in Manning memoir (The National Post, Canada)
  
  
• Democrats may fear loss of party faithful | Bush's faith-based initiative changing political landscape? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Pakistanis accept rise in power of religious parties with mix of hesitance and triumph | Business owners worry that recent gains by religious parties will be bad for business. (Associated Press)
  
  
• Faith confusion in Canada | An immigration judge in Montreal—by definition a secular official—questioned the validity of a convert's baptism and decided that she was not really a Christian and must be deported to Iran, where she may well be imprisoned or even executed (Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI)
  
  

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October (Web-only) 2002, Vol. 46