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ProtestantismJerry Falwell dead
» Migisi - Jerry's kids build bombs .Bomb Plot Thwarted at Falwell's Funeral - Student Arrested With Homemade Bombs, Three Other Suspects Sought http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=320154... . (snippets) (Photo caption): "Virginia authorities arrested Liberty University [Falwell's college] student Mark D. Uhl after officials discovered several homemade bombs in the trunk of his car. (AP Photo/Hand Out)" . "A small group of protesters [Fred Phelps??] gathered near the funeral services to criticize the man who mobilized Christian evangelicals and made them a major force in American politics -- often by playing on social prejudices. . "A group of students from Falwell's Liberty University staged a counterprotest. . "And Campbell County authorities arrested a Liberty University student for having several homemade bombs in his car. . "The student, 19-year-old Mark D. Uhl of Amissville, Va., reportedly told authorities that he was making the bombs to stop protesters from disrupting the funeral service. The devices were made of a combination of gasoline and detergent, a law enforcement official told ABC News' Pierre Thomas. They were "slow burn," according to the official, and would not have been very destructive." (end) . . Yeah, 'slow burn'... like napalm. What's in the water in Virginia? -- posted by Migisi
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