publication operated by Rev. Jerry Falwell is warning its readers than a music fair highlighted by some of the industry's top female performers is named for a demon who "refused to be subservient to Adam" in the Biblical account of human origins. A "Parent's Alert" column in the latest issue of Falwell's National Liberty Journal admonishes, "Many young people no doubt attend the Lilith Fair concerts not knowing the demonic legend of the mystical woman whose name the series manifests."

   Last year, more than 800,000 people attended the Lilith Fair tour concerts. The new Fair begins July 8 and will feature such hit acts as Queen Latifah, The Dixie Chicks, and Sheryl Crow. Following word of Falwell's warning, concert publicist Ambrosia Healey told reporters that the event took its name from "the character's original aspect, a woman seeking equality and independence."

   The Journal article is signed by Senior Editor J.M. Smith. It tells how "Lilith claimed equality with Adam because, as her legend commands, she was created from the earth." Lilith was later exiled from Paradise "because she refused to be subservient to Adam," and then realizing her fate, "pronounced the Ineffable Name and flew away into the air..." according to tales. Pagan legends say that Lilith "dwelled with the demons of earth," but was then found by God's angels who ordered her to return to Adam and obey him. "When she refused, Lilith witnessed the execution of 100 of her children each day, causing her to go mad with anguish."

   The article continues that that the various stories about Lilith have "been concocted in order to create a politically-correct image of equality."

   "This, sadly, is more important to Lilith admirers, than the holy promise of eternal life provided by God," warns the Falwell sheet. The Journal also denounces Lilith proponents for mixing "the truth of the Bible with dark occultic teachings," and blending "images of sex into the sacred spiritual relationship that God cultivated for man." Paintings and other renderings of Lilith supposedly depict her "in lewd poses, often times kissing a female demonic figure."

   "Christian parents'" are urged to "consider" the Lilith legend if youngsters take an interest in the concerts. National Liberty Journals adds that while the Lilith Fair donates money to breast cancer research, "It also supports Planned Parenthood and dispenses condoms at all concerts..."

   The Falwell newspaper recently warned about the popular "Teletubbies" characters as subversive homosexual role models.

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