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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.
Nov 1, 2022 · Hulu's documentary, 'God Forbid' investigates a sex scandal involving the Falwell family. What to know about the patriarch, Jerry Falwell Sr., and his death.
Sep 20, 2023 · (RNS) — The ongoing legal battle between Liberty University and Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken yet another twist, with the disgraced former president of the school alleging misconduct by its board...
May 15, 2007 · Dr. Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971 in Lynchburg, Virginia. The university is now one of the world's largest evangelical universities.
Aug 7, 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.
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...
Sep 9, 2019 · Long before his May 2007 death, the Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr.—the Baptist preacher who founded Liberty University and whose creation of the Moral Majority marked the emergence of white evangelical...
Aug 26, 2020 · Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president of Liberty University Tuesday amid an unfolding sex scandal. The scandal involves Falwell and his wife Becki’s relationship with a...
Aug 25, 2020 · May 2007 — Jerry Falwell Jr. takes over. Falwell becomes president and chancellor of Liberty University after his father, the Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr., dies at his desk.
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...