http://dir.salon.com/topics/jerry_falwell/?source=rss&aim=jerry_falwell en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Gene Lyons Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/17/clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/17/clinton/index.html?source=rss Anybody shocked by nasty GOP attacks on Obama must have forgotten what happened to the last Democratic president By Walter Shapiro Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/29/mccain_2000/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/29/mccain_2000/index.html?source=rss The maverick of days past might be deadlocked with Obama now if he hadn't let the Republican right hijack the Straight Talk Express. By Lou Dubose Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss The Pygmalion strategist from Texas built up the Republican Party by exploiting the religious right -- and now his handiwork is crumbling. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/05/21/gingrich_liberty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/05/21/gingrich_liberty/index.html?source=rss Days after the death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, Newt Gingrich delivered a commencement address at Falwell's Liberty University. Read it here. By Alan Wolfe Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/15/jerryfalwell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/15/jerryfalwell/index.html?source=rss Jerry Falwell spent a career demonizing others. Upon his death, what else could he expect in return? By Mark Benjamin Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/20/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/20/mccain/index.html?source=rss As John McCain eyes the White House in '08, he is at war with himself over Bush's escalation in Iraq. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/18/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/18/mccain/index.html?source=rss Hitching his political wagon to Bush has hurt the senator's chances to become president. But as his political colleagues can attest, it's the Republican front-runner's volatile temper that may derail his Straight Talk Express for good. By Joe Conason Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/05/12/mccain_and_right/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/05/12/mccain_and_right/index.html?source=rss Will John McCain abandon his principled opposition to a federal ban on gay marriage to suck up to the religious right? By Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/03/28/other/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/03/28/other/index.html?source=rss News that doesn't involve shuffling Card. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/03/23/bush_terror/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/03/23/bush_terror/index.html?source=rss By pandering to Christian zealots, Bush has come close to establishing a national religious party. But reality is crashing in. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/09/justice_sunday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/09/justice_sunday/index.html?source=rss At a black church in Philadelphia, Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece joined Jerry Falwell and Rick Santorum to denounce critics of Samuel Alito. By Joe Conason Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/01/06/hypocrites/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/01/06/hypocrites/index.html?source=rss Jack Abramoff and his deeply religious right-wing cronies express their "biblical worldview" by swindling Indian tribes and bribing legislators. Verily, mysterious are the ways of the Lord. By T.G. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/08/29/funerals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/08/29/funerals/index.html?source=rss In protests at two soldiers' funerals, members of a Kansas church say God is punishing U.S. troops because their country tolerates homosexuality. By Frances Kissling Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/08/12/religious_progressives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/08/12/religious_progressives/index.html?source=rss Democratic guru Jim Wallis's strategy to woo "values voters" compromises on abortion in unacceptable ways. By Elizabeth Spiers Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/27/billy_graham_crusade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/27/billy_graham_crusade/index.html?source=rss Billy Graham's last crusade, at Shea Stadium, was a lot tamer than the fire-breathing revivals of my youth -- but the crowd was a lot more interesting. By Mark Follman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/03/30/schiavo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/03/30/schiavo/index.html?source=rss Invoking bin Laden, Nazism and beheading by chainsaw, right-wingers pulled out all the stops to make their case for "saving" Terri Schiavo. By Amy Reiter Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/09/25/tammy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/09/25/tammy/index.html?source=rss The famous ex-preacher's wife talks about her new self-help book, kicking Ativan, forgiving Jerry Falwell, and why she's a gay icon. By Max Blumenthal Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/04/15/in_touch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/04/15/in_touch/index.html?source=rss Conservative fundamentalists with close ties to President Bush are planning a new missionary push in Iraq -- and they might already be converting U.S. troops to their cause. By Sheerly Avni Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/03/31/home_front_mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/03/31/home_front_mon/index.html?source=rss High times at the surplus store, bunkers for sale, and behind the scenes at a media whorehouse. By Louise Witt Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/03/christian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/03/christian/index.html?source=rss With its allies now controlling Congress and the White House, the religious right launches a crusade to cleanse America of sin. The first battlefield: Women's bodies. By Dan McGraw Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/2002/09/28/praying/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/2002/09/28/praying/index.html?source=rss Listen up, jocks: God doesn't care if you score a touchdown. So do your praying in private, not in the end zone. By Robert Scheer Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2001/09/26/feminists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2001/09/26/feminists/index.html?source=rss Instead of blaming them for the attacks on the U.S., right-wingers ought to thank women's groups for raising alarms about the Taliban early and often. By Steve Burgess Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/06/19/lastwords/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/06/19/lastwords/index.html?source=rss An odd rumination on the final remarks of the world's luminaries, coupled with a spirited defense of the much-maligned sandwich invented by Elvis' recently deceased cook. By Joe Conason Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/cona/2000/02/29/right/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/cona/2000/02/29/right/index.html?source=rss John McCain's decision to attack the leaders of the religious right is refreshing because Republican leaders have too long been cowed into submission by these bigots. By Amy Reiter Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/01/31/np0131/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/01/31/np0131/index.html?source=rss Naked Philippine actress: "I was the fifth Teletubby"; Dean Cain's steely resolve; Posh Spice on spin/bladder control; and Monica opens her big mouth again!