Lilith Name `Dangerous,' Falwell Newspaper Says; Editor Cites Tour Title's Demonic Links

The Washington Post | June 20, 1999| | Copyright

First it went after one of the Teletubbies, accusing it of being a gay role model. Now the conservative Christian newspaper that the Rev. Jerry Falwell publishes is taking on the Lilith Fair female concert tour, saying its name has links to a demonic culture.

An article in the June edition of Falwell's National Liberty Journal, based in Lynchburg, Va., warns parents that the name "Lilith" has alarming associations with a pagan figure from ancient Hebrew folklore that consorted with demons and had evil offspring. A musical event under such a name is no place for children, the piece implies.

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