Jerry Falwell on Y2K and Goats

In September 1998, Jerry Falwell delivered a series of sermons about the impending social collapse soon to be delivered to a wicked nation by the “Millennium Bug” — that is, the disaster that never disastered, Y2K.

In the sermons, Falwell likens the Tower of Babel to Y2K, and prophesizes that “God may use Y2K to crush us and prepare us for revival.” And oh, yeah, he talks about goats too.

<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=fPoItVbNels">http://youtube.com/watch?v=fPoItVbNels</a>

5 comments

  1. Boing Boing’s avatar

    Jerry Fallwell talks about his first time.

    Link to larger JPEG (1222 x 1608) of the historic parody ad for Campari liquor that once appeared in Hustler magazine. In the fake-interview text, Falwell recalls having lost his virginity to his own mother in a goat-filled outhouse. Wikipedia link to…

  2. DaveX’s avatar

    Forgive me for not growing up on a farm.. but what exactly is a billy goat BEST at? Being gruff? Eating tin cans? Head-butting things? A little help here!

  3. William Gaot’s avatar

    A Billy goat is best at is being the husband to all of the nanny goats.

  4. Boing Boing’s avatar

    Jerry Falwell talks about his first time.

    Link to larger JPEG (1222 x 1608) of the historic parody ad for Campari liquor that once appeared in Hustler magazine. In the fake-interview text, Falwell recalls having lost his virginity to his own mother in a goat-filled outhouse. Wikipedia link to…

  5. Sample Reality’s avatar

    Speaking up for Jerry Falwell

    Last week I posted a video clip of Jerry Falwell in 1998 delivering a sermon about the potential apocalypse of Y2K. In the clip, Falwell tosses off a weird aside about how he used to teach billy goats to "do…

Comments are now closed.