], it equates in our minds as someone 150 years ago saying I'm personally opposed to slavery, but if my neighbor wants to own one or two that's OK. We don't buy that." - Meaning and context.">
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CNN : Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (November 3, 2004)
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And the fact that John Kerry would not support a federal marriage amendment [prohibiting gay marriage], it equates in our minds as someone 150 years ago saying I'm personally opposed to slavery, but if my neighbor wants to own one or two that's OK. We don't buy that.

— Jerry Falwell

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And the fact that John Kerry would not support a federal marriage amendment [prohibiting gay marriage], it equates in our minds as someone 150 years ago saying I'm personally opposed to slavery, but if my neighbor wants to own one or two that's OK. We don't buy that." in the context of "CNN : Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (November 3, 2004)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jerry Falwell

About Jerry Falwell

Jerry Lamon Falwell (11 August 1933 – 15 May 2007) was an American pastor, Southern Baptist, televangelist, founder of the Moral Majority and Liberty University, and a prominent conservative activist.