 In July 1984 during a TV debate in Sacramento, California, Falwell denied calling the homosexual-friendly Metropolitan Community Churches "brute beasts" and "a vile and Satanic system" that will "one day be utterly annihilated and there will be a celebration in heaven".When Sloan insisted he had a tape, Falwell promised $5,000 if he could produce it.Sloan did, Falwell refused to pay, and Sloan successfully sued.