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D. James Kennedy Dead

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From Yahoo and AP:
The Rev. D. James Kennedy, a pioneering megachurch pastor who became one of the nation's most prominent Christian broadcasters and a key figure in the rise of the religious right, died Wednesday, a church spokesman said. He was 76.
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Kennedy was notable in that he was one of the moving forces behind the Alabama Ten Commandments debacle. Further, he held the dubious distinction of being able to utter in a single sermon more absurdities, idiocies, bigotries and non sequiturs than any other televangelist. If you had to take a sip of beer every time he said something stupid, you'd pass out before reaching the end of the sermon.
 
One more liar for jesus dead. Nothing exciting about that, there are always more.
 
Well, that's one less enemy of freedom... I'm not glad he's dead, exactly, but I'm glad that he can't do any more damage to America. And, yes, I know that there are more than a few people ready to take his place.
 
Isn't this the dip that DOK keeps quoting as a history expert and infallible researcher of stuff proving stuff that is actually known to be wrong? Well, now he's with dog (or just decaying/dusting).
 
Although I am disinclined to speak ill of the dead, this man spoke ill of me during his life. Not personally, but he tried to denigrate many of the most important moral principles I hold dear.

All in the name of the Almighty.

He seemed to take it as given that his audience was a collection of idiots. His messages assumed that his listeners had no critical thinking skills whatsoever, and he often proffered "teachings" that urged his flock to take out their brains and flush them down the crapper.

Especially nauseating were his views on evolution. Evolution was basically a great big conspiracy, a massive fruadulent plot to keep people from God. Scientists KNEW evolution wasn't true, he said; they ADMITTED that they had just made it all up. Talk about stupidity on parade.

So D. James Kennedy is dead, and it's sad to say, but it's more likely true than not: the world is better off without him.
 
Brown said:
Although I am disinclined to speak ill of the dead, this man spoke ill of me during his life. Not personally, but he tried to denigrate many of the most important moral principles I hold dear.

All in the name of the Almighty.

He seemed to take it as given that his audience was a collection of idiots. His messages assumed that his listeners had no critical thinking skills whatsoever, and he often proffered "teachings" that urged his flock to take out their brains and flush them down the crapper.

Especially nauseating were his views on evolution. Evolution was basically a great big conspiracy, a massive fruadulent plot to keep people from God. Scientists KNEW evolution wasn't true, he said; they ADMITTED that they had just made it all up. Talk about stupidity on parade.

So D. James Kennedy is dead, and it's sad to say, but it's more likely true than not: the world is better off without him.
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and DUC will miss him and his.............misstatements.
 
I just watched the Coral Hour. I had no idea the true limitless power I wield as a atheist! TREMBLE CHRISTIANS, I AM COMING FOR YOUR CHILDREN AS I CAME FOR JAMES KENNEDY. Or not, but if he could still record episodes, he'd probably say it.
 
I don't mind speaking ill of the dead - they're dead, that's the time to do it, as far as I'm concerned. He was a sack. So long, sack!
 
When I worked in Christian radio, it was considered a real coup to get Kennedy's program on your station. The man was profitable. He embodied that time honored declaration that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of his audience.

So, now he's gone. True enough, there will be plenty to take his place, but take heart in the knowledge that there are some of us who recognized the greater evil that Kennedy represented, and with that recognition, we left. Ultimately, it comes down to individuals deciding for themselves that they will not hate.
 
I caught a few minutes of the Coral Ridge Hour this morning. I have very rarely listened to this program as he wasn't one of my favorite speakers but there was an interesting program about atheism titled, The Consequences of Atheism. The link to today's broadcast is on the homepage. I also saw his book advertised, "Skeptics Answered." Has anyone read it?

http://www.coralridge.org

Here's the link to his book (also on CD and audio cassette):

http://www.coralridge.org/CRMResCtrsearch.asp?sc=ProductDescription&search=skeptics+answered
 
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