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Brisk and confident, treated more like a ranking diplomat than a preacher, Jerry Falwell concluded an inspection tour of South Africa by spending not only six hours with Foreign Minister Roelof F. Botha but an hour with State President P.W. Botha. Upon his return to the U.S. last week, Falwell denounced the drive in Congress for economic sanctions against South Africa and urged "reinvestment" instead of divestment. Falwell opposes apartheid, but professed faith that Botha will dismantle the system eventually, if only everyone is patient. The alternative, he said, is either a more draconian white regime or a Soviet-aligned...
...heating up an issue that has engaged churches internationally for a quarter-century. A phalanx of Christian groups in and outside South Africa is demanding an immediate end to apartheid as immoral. Falwell's agreement with Botha and his soft-pedaling of the anguish faced by South Africa's blacks infuriated many commentators. In addition, says Evangelical Historian Richard Lovelace, Falwell's visit "detoured around the local Christian community," and, he concludes, "his reputation is bound to suffer...
...students who spilled over into three auditoriums to hear him, and to Oxford to debate Prime Minister David Lange of New Zealand about nuclear weapons. He dares Scientist Carl Sagan to debate creationism; Sagan has declined the challenge. He has a private session with South Africa's President P.W. Botha and sides publicly with his white government...
...Botha: A little vacation after this is blows over. I hear those center California beaches are looking mighty nice these days, if you know what mean...
...Botha: Okay, I'll keep listening to your guys. But could you promise me one thing...