Video: Ted Kennedy Speaking at Jerry Falwell's College

Did you post this as evidence of Jerry Falwell's bridge building when he died? After all, Liberty invited Kennedy to speak.

Bravo for Dr. Falwell and Senator Kennedy!

May we take this example of reaching beyond our tribal, ideological communities to speak to and listen to one another. I know that I have been hesitant to post here because of increasing polarization. It is good to know that these two polarizing figures were able to be gracious to each other.

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Did you post this as evidence of Jerry Falwell's bridge building when he died? After all, Liberty invited Kennedy to speak.

That happened because Kennedy received an invitation to join Moral Majority. By mistake.

Great speech by Ted Kennedy. I admire his sense of humor in front of what was obviously not a friendly crowd.

Blue,

If you think about it for even a nanosecond, you'd realize your comment is demonstrably false.

Falwell was the head of Liberty U back in 1983. It was within his absolute discretion to invite whomever he wanted to speak at Liberty. He didn't have to invite Ted any more than the ACLU has to invite me to speak in front of them, even though I've received several invitations to join (by mistake, I'm guessing, since I guess I'm now a part of the evil religious right). Jerry invited Ted because Jerry was actually a very decent and open-minded man whose friendships spanned many political and religious divides.

Blue, I'm actually on your side in many ways. For years, I credulously accepted the MSM accounts of Falwell's character as though they were gospel because, quite frankly, the MSM was my functional gospel. At some point, however, I decided to investigate for myself who this man whom I'd eagerly hated at the request of his cultured despisers.

To my deep surprise (and even deeper shame) what I found was a man, not a caricature. What I found was a deeply intelligent person of integrity who genuinely made friends with those I assumed he hated. What I found was a someone who was so deeply committed to social justice, he didn't feel the need to call a press conference every time he passed out an alm to the poor.

I want you to do me a favor, Blue. I want you to actually read the article Nathan linked to. I want you to pretend that "judge not lest ye be judged" is a principle worth following. I want to to imagine that "love your enemies" is a principle that applies to all of us. Most importantly, I want you to think before you judge.

Then I want you to come back and post whatever you feel justified in posting about Jerry. I've got $20 riding on your response.

For what it's worth, buddy, I'm betting on your better nature.

Truth

"I . . . hope that . . in the months and years ahead, we will always respect the right of others to differ, that we will never lose sight of our own fallibility, that we will view ourselves with a sense of perspective and a sense of humor. After all, in the New Testament, even the Disciples had to be taught to look first to the beam in their own eyes, and only then to the mote in their neighbor's eyes."

We need to protect one another in Love, especially when we disagree. How to avoid impositions from any side and allow freedom of conscience to flourish on all sides of whatever issue? Lord, help us.

You want to try double or nothing?

That happened because Kennedy received an invitation to join Moral Majority. By mistake.

Great speech by Ted Kennedy. I admire his sense of humor in front of what was obviously not a friendly crowd.

Blue,

If you think about it for even a nanosecond, you'd realize your comment is demonstrably false.

Falwell was the head of Liberty U back in 1983. It was within his absolute discretion to invite whomever he wanted to speak at Liberty. He didn't have to invite Ted any more than the ACLU has to invite me to speak in front of them, even though I've received several invitations to join (by mistake, I'm guessing, since I guess I'm now a part of the evil religious right). Jerry invited Ted because Jerry was actually a very decent and open-minded man whose friendships spanned many political and religious divides.

Blue, I'm actually on your side in many ways. For years, I credulously accepted the MSM accounts of Falwell's character as though they were gospel because, quite frankly, the MSM was my functional gospel. At some point, however, I decided to investigate for myself who this man whom I'd eagerly hated at the request of his cultured despisers.

To my deep surprise (and even deeper shame) what I found was a man, not a caricature. What I found was a deeply intelligent person of integrity who genuinely made friends with those I assumed he hated. What I found was a someone who was so deeply committed to social justice, he didn't feel the need to call a press conference every time he passed out an alm to the poor.

I want you to do me a favor, Blue. I want you to actually read the article Nathan linked to. I want you to pretend that "judge not lest ye be judged" is a principle worth following. I want to to imagine that "love your enemies" is a principle that applies to all of us. Most importantly, I want you to think before you judge.

Then I want you to come back and post whatever you feel justified in posting about Jerry. I've got $20 riding on your response.

For what it's worth, buddy, I'm betting on your better nature.

Truth

Truth2Power,

I believe you owe me $20. Under the terms of our little agreement, anything would have sufficed. An ounce of mercy, a scintilla of compassion, even the slightest acknowledgment from Blue that a political enemy could actually be a decent, principled person or (and this was a long shot, I'll admit) that our faith demands us to give people the benefit of the doubt rather than rushing to judgment on second and third hand reports (or something to that effect).

Blue,

I knew you wouldnt let me down.

. . . and thanks for the onions! I'll send them to T2P so ha can make onion soup :- )

Truth,

You're on. I will ride this horse until you run out of money. With any luck, I'll be able to retire early.

So Kennedy gets invited BY Rev. Falwell, and Kennedy is the bridge builder? I guess this is bizarro world. But you're right, Edward Kennedy never regularly blasted anyone he opposed.

So Kennedy gets invited BY Rev. Falwell, and Kennedy is the bridge builder? I guess this is bizarro world. But you're right, Edward Kennedy never regularly blasted anyone he opposed.

My point that it wasn't completely out of the blue -- Kennedy actually sent back an application, which he received by mistake, to join Moral Majority, which is how he ended up being invited in the first place.