And this from the BBC mentions his remarks calling prophet Mohamed a "terrorist" Enough on the subject for now. ########################## Controversial Rev Al Sharpton said he was deeply saddened and was praying for the Falwell family. He said although he often disagreed with the reverend, they had a cordial relationship. The BBC's Vanessa Heaney in Washington says Rev Falwell was a controversial figure who offended many. But his alliance with Republicans in the 1980s was a key help in the elections of Ronald Reagan as president and many political leaders have since continued to seek his support. Among them is Senator John McCain - a Republican contender for US president - who described him as "a man of distinguished accomplishment who devoted his life to serving his faith and country". Rev Falwell was a strong opponent of abortion, homosexuality and many other issues that conflicted with his fundamentalist Christian beliefs. His statements on feminism and race issues often outraged liberals. In 2002, he sparked anger across the Muslim world by calling the Prophet Muhammad a "terrorist". He later apologised. Shortly after the 11 September 2001 attacks, he said that gays, atheists, civil-rights activists and legal abortions in the US had angered God and "helped this happen". In 1999, he denounced the BBC TV children's show The Teletubbies, because he believed one character, Tinky Winky, was homosexual. Source: - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6659457.stm