I remember, in 1979, when Falwell formed the Moral Majority — Moral Majority surely being one of the most profound misnomers in modern American politics. Falwell was a hate monger. I doubt Reagan would have been elected if he had not embraced the hate and division that Falwell spewed in the name of Christianity. I suspect that Falwell drew as many people to his version of Christianity as he drove away. That is his legacy. The Christians I know don’t discuss their beliefs publicly to this day because they do not want to be pigeon-holed as a right wing Christian. And that is Falwell’s legacy, too.

Falwell publicly stated after 9/11 that gays and feminists caused 9/11 — along with a laundry list of everyone and every group he hated. I’ve never caused a death and I don’t know anyone who has. I guess that’s the difference between Falwell and me and the people I know.

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