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.”
Rev Jerry Falwell
September 14, 2001
I don’t usually rejoice in, you know, people dying, but I opened a bottle of wine to celebrate the world’s net gain in kindness, reason and humanity that resulted from Falwell’s expiration. The only drawback for me is not believing there’s a hell for him to be eternally consigned to.