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| Articles about Jerry Falwell |
| Rev. Jerry Falwell Laid to Rest | | 2007-05-26 09:34:10 | | Thousands Turn Out for Falwell FuneralBy SUE LINDSEYThe Associated PressTuesday, May 22, 2007; 2:35 PMLYNCHBURG, Va. -- Thousands of mourners attended the funeral Tuesday of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, the folksy evangelist who built the Moral Majority into a conservative Christian empire that influenced national politics.The funeral returns Falwell to his roots _ the Thomas Road Baptist Church, where he started as a young preacher in 1956 with just 35 parishioners in an old abandoned soda bottling plant.Today, his son Jonathan Falwell leads Thomas Road Baptist, and the sanctuary seats 6,000.More than an hour before the service, crowds were being directed to overflow seating in Liberty University's 10,000-seat basketball arena and its football stadium. About 300 police and other personnel were helping manage the crowd, Lynchburg Police Chief Charles W. Bennett Jr. said.More than 33,000 people had viewed Falwell's body over four days as it lay in repose."He was a champion of the fundamen | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
| | In Memoriam, Jerry Falwell | | 2007-05-18 12:39:00 | | AnthemIt's not Bethlehem on an assI do. It's not the eyeupon the sparrowI know.The long history of man and godfrom castle keep to carpet bombis not my battle hymn.My eyes have not seen the glory.Saycan you seethe way the prophetjerks like a marionette.No strings attached.First published in My Will and Testament Is on the Desk (FootHills Publishing)
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| | Rev. Jerry Falwell Dies | | 2007-05-15 21:05:00 | | Reverend Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority, Liberty University, and a Christian conservative leader, has died after being found unconscious this morning.Falwell has been in the middle of a variety of controversies in recent years. Days after the September 11th attacks, Falwell said that abortion activists, gays, and the ACLU were partly responsible. In 1999, he became a symbol of the crusade against the Teletubbies after an article in the National Liberty Journal suggested the character Tinky Winky was homosexual. John McCain once called Falwell an "agent of intolerance," though he has recently backed away from the comments.The increased political power and influence of the religious right is due in large part to the leadership of men like Falwell and Pat Robertson.Falwell was 73 years old.More on Falwell's political influence. | | By: Political Realm | | |
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| | Jerry Falwell Dead at Age 73 | | 2007-05-15 20:46:27 | | Television Evangelist Falwell Dies at 73By SUE LINDSEYThe Associated PressTuesday, May 15, 2007; 2:21 PM LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. He was 73.Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive late Tuesday morning and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. moreNo matter what your opinion of Falwell is you have to admit he changed the political landscape of America.
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