Idiotic statement by Falwell Jr. dooms Liberty to FCS forever
Up until yesterday, Jerry Falwell, Jr. was different from his dad. He was much more polished, calculated his words before speaking, and was able to propel Liberty University to expansion, recognition and success beyond his dad's vision. Yesterday, years of undoing stupid past actions (Tellie Tubbies, Twin Tower remarks and more) were brought before the forefront in a Convocation offending a whole race of people seen and read my millions.
The latest, in Convocation Jr. blamed Muslims for the terrorism movement and worse, challenged any terrorist to come to the LU campus. To emphasis his point, Jr. reached around to his rear pants pocket implying he had a pistol implying he would shoot any Muslin terrorist who came on campus. To add to the insanity, he encouraged all students to get a gun and take a carry and conceal permit and bragged that there were classes at LU for that. What a dumb, stupfd, ignorant, non-justified statement to make. Up to today, Jr. had impressed me with his coolness and how he had positioned the school to one day achieve FBS. Those visions are gone forever.
No school or conference would want to be associated with a wild west, shoot'em up, conceal-n-carry, Muslim (or any race) hate university, hiding behind religious values that are only used to further it's mission and agenda being void of the higher values of peace and acceptance. Jr's speech got the kool-aid drinking flock to cheer like a comedian uses his punch line for a laugh.
This is despicable. The likely hundreds if not thousands of times that I, and many others both supporters of the school and past admirers of the university, have been punked. We've been duped.
Congrats Jerry, Jr. You just pigeon holed all the good will you have done, all the expansion of facilities, all the improvements, all the FCOA payments, Snow-Flex, hockey rink, indoor FB training facility, baseball, softball, track improvements, all the positive things you've done, into a doomed destiny in the FCS. You've alienated a whole race of people with your macho John Wayne impression, seen and read my millions and on tv and online.
I had to write this post. If I remain silent then that is an endorsement. I will not be a part of any group that espouses hate. How I participate from here on out I'm still contemplating as many thoughts swirl in my head. One word best sums this up. Disgusting.
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2015 09:20 AM by NewTimes.)
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