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My gosh. Can you believe these two paragraphs by Howard Fineman about the monster that was Jerry Falwell?

His viciousness was well-documented: he said the anti-Christ was a Jew—and was probably alive now. He said 9/11 was the fault of the sin of gays and lesbians. He was always the guy from across the tracks. Democrats were ungodly. The list went on and on and on.

Even so, and in spite of all of that, there was something oddly innocent about him. He craved acceptance, which he never quite got outside of the world he created for himself and his flock. Like all stirring preachers, he seemed to yearn for God's acceptance as much as those he preached to. He helped lead America in these last decades, but I wish I felt more certain that we had made it to a Better Place.

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