Falwellian Rhetoric
May 14, 2017
“He bombed people who were persecuting Christians,” University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. excitedly proclaimed while heaping praise on President Trump during Liberty University’s commencement ceremony yesterday.
Does is seem strange for a minister, a “man of God,” to praise a politician for murdering strangers in a foreign land (including women and children) with ten-thousand-pound bombs? Is “Go Forth, and Murder Those Who Would Persecute Us” in the Christian Bible?
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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