Jerry Falwell Jr. Quotes
Jesus said, 'Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's,' and part of that was to go to war, protecting whatever nation was under control of the king. I wouldn't agree with any interpretation of Scripture that was used to say that a man or a woman shouldn't protect their families.
Falwell, Jerry, Jr. Interview. The Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2015.
This text, generally considered the most important of all the Hindu works is believed to be the guidance given by Lord Krishna, the most important of the God figures, to has friend and devotee Arjuna. It originally was an episode of the enormous Mahabharata, the history of the ancient world written originally in Sanskrit. The date is approximate and different scholars have dated it from 500 BC to 50 BC. The Bhagavad Gita is generally regarded as the most concise description of Hindu philosophy. For some religions, fighting and war is not only permissible but can be a religious duty. Islam has the same notion. Christianity in contrast has had more of a theological struggle with war as a duty and even had to develop the concept of a “just war” to make fighting morally permissible. But this compunction, also shared with Buddhists and Bhai for example, is by no means universal. When religious Muslims fought religious Hindus as they have for over 1000 years, it is particularly difficult even today to make peace as so many on both sides see the battle as a religious duty.
This is one of the passages of the Bible that Christian Kings cited in expecting obedience. Most of the monarchs took this passage to mean that God had selected and appointed them to rule.
The founder was Charles E. Coughlin, 1891-1979, a demagogic Catholic Priest who drafted the principles and invited others to join him. Hundreds of thousands did in this organization which began in idealism, and ended in scandal and hate mongering, so much so that Father Coughlin was ordered off the radio and out of politics by the Catholic Church. The National Union in 1936 had morphed into the Union Party which ran Presidential candidates in the 1936 election. In this principle there were two purposes: First to have the wealthy sacrifice something in time of war. Historically wealth could keep a man from the draft if he so wanted. Second, when the company went to war the argument went it was the rich who could profit who had more political influence and could make the war. This way, they would pay a high price and might oppose war. Many of Coughlin’s followers were pro-German and wanted to keep the country out of the European war.
Manava Dharma Shastra. This text is a part of the Hindu Holy Texts. Hindus believe that Manu was a prophet whose text is revealed or inspired.
Also known as Ferdinand II or Aragon. We have provided an extensive quotation from the letter. In retrospect, it is incredulous today that Ferdinand would make such demands or even would believe that the Indians would understand the terms or their consequences, the threats. Even the promises that are made were ignored because of the Indian’s “intransigence.”
The Confession was a statement of doctrine to which the Swiss Anabaptists adopted.
This passage from Mormon scripture justifies self defense and certain righteous war. It is also used by some Christians to argue that Mormons are not Christians because they do not accept Christ’s directive to “turn the other cheek”.
They wanted him to pay rent, but most of all, they were concerned that he was bringing an alien religion to a Muslim land and that was blasphemous under Sharia, Islamic Law. They attacked the Guru whose army defended him successfully and sent the Muslims running back to the hills
The Manual was found by the Manchester (England) Metropolitan Police during a search of an Al Qaida member's home. In Islam there is virtually no difference between religion and civil life.
The politicians, theologians, and common people of the day believed that if a comet were sighted, death of important people (magnates) or war was sure to follow. With all the deaths and wars, they tended to follow any event, but Albertus Magnus was one of the few men who dared to challenge the conventional wisdom of the Church, the philosophers, and the politicians of the day. He was one of the theologians of history who were also good scientists and this quotations illustrates that not all clerics and theologians of the era were of a like mind despite the authoritarianism of the church.
Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr. is an American attorney, former academic administrator, and prominent member of the Evangelical Christian community. Starting with his 2007 appointment upon his father's death, Falwell served as the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia until resigning amidst controversy in August 2020.
