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The indefatigable Martin Marty reports that of the 14,720 lines written in his column “Sightings” since 1999, only 7 were devoted to the late fundamentalist politico Rev. Jerry Falwell. “Accuse us not of overdoing comment on [the religious] Right,” Marty wrote last week. “We resolved early on not to over-comment on over-done subjects that need no one to do any ‘sighting.’”
But we’ve been known to repeat ourselves when the cause was serious enough. Given the damage that political fundamentalism has done to American life, culture, morality, and, yes, religion, Falwell needed to be tracked and exposed at every turn. The fact that he and Marty pray to the same god makes the task more imperative, if anything. (The bloggers at Talk to Action have seen this and are acting on it.)
