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Jerry Falwell Wins Dispute Over Fallwell.com

setzman writes "According to this article from CNN, conservative minister Jerry Falwell has succeeded in shutting down a web site run by a gay activist on the domain fallwell.com. The judge said it was 'nearly identical' to the registered trademark 'Jerry Falwell' name and was likely to be confusing to Web surfers." (This was a Federal case, held in the 4th Circuit Court.)

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  2. Falwell by MarsDefenseMinister · · Score: -1, Troll

    sucks.

    Not offtopic. (it's about Falwell)
    Not flamebait. (no replies are necessary)
    Not a troll. (also no replies requested)
    Not informative. (you already knew that)
    Not insightful. (a blind man could see that)
    Not interesting. (Lots of people suck. Some more than Falwell.)
    I guess that statement just stands alone just the way it is. Use the over/under rated mods as you see fit.

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  3. Sad news ... Jerry Falwell, dead at 72 by paiute · · Score: 0, Troll

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - televangelist Jerry Falwell was found dead in his Alabama home this morning. Apparently he was found impaled on a Sybian fitted with a 14 inch black dong. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his theology, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

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  4. Bad Call, Your Honor! by sciop101 · · Score: -1, Troll
    (IMHO) The ruling is anti-free speech.

    Jerry Falwell is a religious zealot thinly disguised as an ultra-conservative Christian.

    www.fallwell.com is confusing to people who profess spelling as creative exercise.

    9th circuit court would have allowed www.fallwell.com

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  5. Re:There are Gay & Lesbian Christians! by bluekanoodle · · Score: 0, Troll
    I know I'm sticking my neck out for a flame here, but the Bible is quite clear about how God feels about homesexuality. Now you can be Gay, but choose to abstain from that lifestyle and be a Christian, but if you are practicing gay sex, or even straight, practicing sex out of marriage, you are sinning. Just because somebody calls themselves a Christian doesn't mean they are. I'm not talking about just gay & Lesbians either, but anyone who profess's the Bible with their lips, and sins with their hearts. Does that mean there is no hope for you? No, just that, if you really want to call yourself a Christian, you need to renounce your ways. Now if you don't believe in God, or Jesus Christ, don't start flaming me about how stupid the religion is, or how science is always right, I don't care. I'm speaking to those who claim christianity, yet don't practice it in their lives. How is it that if a Christian speaks out against what they see as sin, they are accused of intolerance and bigotry, when in reality those who attack them are showing intolerance and bigotry to the Christians beliefs? In regards to why the gay and lesbian can't exercise their "free speech rights" against Jerry Falwell, they can. They just can do it by trying to lure people into their site by taking advantage of His name and reputation. Think of it like a business, I spend years building my autoshop up until its a household name, all of sudden the a competitor starts up across the street and names his business 1 letter diferent then mine. I get most my business from referalls, so all my new customers get confused and don't know which autoshop to go to.

    In this case, Falwell.com does operate in the same realm of 'business" It's purpose is to counter Jerry Falwell ,and can be very misleading. Should I be able to open a new search engine and call it gogle.com?

  6. Re:A good ruling by operagost · · Score: 1, Troll
    No it's not. Please cite a quote from Falwell where he says those things.

    Here's what he's really said - he belives homosexuality is wrong behavior and he has criticized the Disney corporation for "Gay Day", not for their open employment policies. He also has claimed that God may be allowing terrorists to attack America because of our evil works. His beliefs harmonize with the Bible, so if you think the Bible is all hooey then that's fine, but don't claim he just has these ideas because OMG HES A B1G07!!!!!11

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  7. Can't tell.. by mantera · · Score: -1, Troll



    Which of them do I dislike more; christian preachers or gay activists?

    It's a tough decision; christian preachers don't wanna stop telling me about Jesus and how he'd "save" me while they siphon the money of the disabled who wish for a miracle to make them "walk again", and gay activist don't seem to wanna stop disgusting me with their "pride" in flabby, pasty, acned, hairy and badly tanned bondage asses on their marches in the middle of my friggin' afternoon.

    I'd say to hell with both.

  8. Re:Anti-Slashdot? by CRCulver · · Score: -1, Troll

    Actually, there is a site dedicated to exposing the crimes of Slashdot's editors and working for a more fair moderation system: Anti-Slash.org. Check it out.

  9. THE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Amen brother a victory for the lord!

    Put the vile homosexuals in their place with the evil satanic communists and the racist islamic bags of rags!

    SMITE THE HOMOS