Emphasis Preaching Journal

One of the most influential Christian clergymen in the United States, (Rev. Jerry Falwell) called the most influential Christian clergymen in the Union of South Africa (Bishop Desmond Tutu) a "phony." Falwell later attempted to qualify his remark and even to make a gesture in the direction of apology. But the damage had already been done. The world had already witnessed the unseemly specter of one Christian leader impugning the integrity and character of another. Not just disagreeing. But questioning the very sincerity of the other.