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"God used him to cause a spiritual awakening in America," said Mahito Oi, a 32-year-old graduate student and native of Japan studying counseling. "I want to do the same thing Jerry did, in Japan."

Michael Tait, a former Liberty student and famous Christian singer with the now-disbanded dc Talk, attended the funeral and called Falwell a second father who inspired him.

Tait, who is African American, said he realizes Falwell years ago preached against the civil-rights movement but believes he had a sincere change of heart.

"I'll speak well of him till the day I die," Tait said, adding that his former band's first concert took place in the backyard of Falwell's home.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA052307.3A.falwell.2d43c4f.html

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Meanwhile Robert Byrd throws around the N-word on NATIONAL TELEVISION, but somehow no racism is ever imputed to him, no one ever questions Byrd’s “change of heart.”