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Jerry Laymon Falwell Sr. [a] (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) [3] was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist. [4] . He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Starting with his 2007 appointment upon the death of his father, televangelist and conservative activist Jerry Falwell Sr., Falwell served as the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, until resigning in August 2020 amidst a sex scandal. [2] [3] [4] [5] Early life and education.
May 11, 2024 · Jerry Falwell (born August 11, 1933, Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.—died May 15, 2007, Lynchburg) was an American religious leader, televangelist, and founder of the Moral Majority, a political organization for the promotion of conservative social values.
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Aug 26, 2020 · The former Liberty University president faced a series of controversies involving his affair with a younger man, his ties to Trump and Cohen, and his financial misconduct. Learn how the scandal unfolded and what it reveals about the evangelical leader and his institution.
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Nov 29, 2023 · Reverend Jerry Falwell was a leading force behind in the political rise of the religious right in the 1980s and the founder of the Moral Majority, a fundamentalist Christian political...
Oct 30, 2022 · It started when 20-year-old Giancarlo Granda met then-President of Liberty University Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki. Now, some of what happened next is disputed by the Falwells, but the...
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May 16, 2007 · The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the fundamentalist preacher who transformed American politics by rallying the religious right into an electoral force and helping Ronald Reagan into the presidency, died...
