He claims that the event on his 500-acre farm is going to be the “real Liberty graduation.” Here is Emily McFarland Miller and Jack Jenkins at Religion News Service: Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., who left the school […]
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Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million
I can’t keep up with all these Liberty University stories. Last week disgraced former president Jerry Falwell Jr. was touting the COVID-19 vaccine and catching a lacrosse game on campus. Earlier this week Liberty fired Trey Falwell, Falwell Jr.’s son. […]
Has the Liberty University Falkirk Center removed Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka as “fellows?”
It looks as if both founders of the Falkirk Center at Liberty University are no longer associated with the culture-war “think tank” they created. The University got rid of president Jerry Falwell Jr. last year. Now Charlie Kirk has gone […]
Message to court evangelical Charlie Kirk: Land can’t vote
I logged on to Twitter today and found Charlie Kirk trending. Kirk is the court evangelical who co-founded (with Jerry Falwell Jr.) Liberty University’s Falkirk Center. In the last six weeks, the Falkirk Center has established itself as the leading […]
Liberty University’s Falkirk Center has “pumped millions” of dollars into the promotion of Donald Trump
In September 2020, I wrote a piece at Religion News Service titled, “Reforming Liberty University in the post-Falwell era should begin with the Falkirk Center.” Earlier today, I pointed out that the Falkirk Center is now leading efforts to change […]
Liberty University’s Falkirk Center celebrates one year of divisive, culture war politics
After Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned in disgrace as president of Liberty University, I wrote a piece at Religion News Service titled “Reforming Liberty University in the post-Falwell era should begin with the Falkirk Center.” Here is a taste of that […]
What happened to the Trump youth vote? Is court evangelical and Liberty University spokesperson Charlie Kirk to blame?
As Gabby Orr at Politico writes, “Nobody involved in Donald Trump’s reelection thought the president would win the youth vote in 2020. But they didn’t think it would be this bad.” Orr interviewed more than 20 people from the Trump […]
Liberty University removes John Piper’s convocation address from all its social media sites
On October 21, 2020, evangelical pastor John Piper spoke to students at Liberty University. The following day he published a piece condemning Donald Trump (without mentioning his name). In that piece he said he was “baffled” that so many Christians […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. is suing Liberty University for damaging his reputation
I don’t think it was Liberty that damaged his reputation. Here is a taste of Justine Coleman’s piece at The Hill: Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. filed a lawsuit against the school on Wednesday, accusing it of damaging his reputation after […]
A former Liberty University faculty member weighs-in on her former school in the post-Falwell Jr. era
Last week we posted on Bob Moser’s Rolling Stone piece on Liberty University. Read that post here. Mary Beth Baggett was one of the former Liberty University professors Moser interviewed for the piece. This year she joined the faculty of […]
When the culture-war wing of your Christian university is named after a disgraced president and an internet troll…
How long will the administration of Liberty University allow its culture warrior wing, aka the Falkirk Center, to exist? The Falkirk Center is named for two pro-Trump culture warriors: Jerry Falwell Jr. and Charlie Kirk. We now know that Jerry […]
*Rolling Stone* on Liberty University in the age of Trump
Check out Bob Moser’s comprehensive piece at Rolling Stone on Liberty University and its disgraced president former president Jerry Falwell Jr. Those who have followed this story won’t find much that is new in the piece, but it is the […]
The court evangelicals and hotel Trump
Over at The Washington Post, Sarah Pulliam Bailey reveals all the court evangelicals who have stayed at the $650 a night Trump hotel in Washington D.C. Here is a taste: Jerry Falwell Jr., former president of Liberty University, said he […]
Falwell Jr. wrap-up at *The Washington Post*
While I was on a short blogging vacation, The Washington Post published an informative overview of the fall of Jerry Falwell Jr. at Liberty University. Here is a taste of Michael Miller’s and Sarah Pulliam Bailey’s piece: For 2½ years, […]
Where is Jeh Johnson’s speech on the Liberty University website?
On Friday, former Obama cabinet member Jeh Johnson spoke at Liberty University. Though he did not mention Donald Trump, his speech on leadership could only be interpreted as a criticism of the president. If you want a sense of what […]
Jeh Johnson speaks at Liberty University
Jeh Johnson was Barack Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security. Today he spoke to Liberty students about character and leadership. Though he didn’t mention Donald Trump, much of this speech was about Donald Trump (and perhaps Jerry Falwell Jr.) During the […]
Slacktivist is on fire today!
Fred Clark, aka Slacktivist, packed a lot of stuff in a post today titled “Some say he was an outlaw.” Here are some highlights: On the difference between Jerry Falwell Sr. and Jerry Falwell Jr.: “But look a little deeper […]
Reforming Liberty University in the post-Falwell era should begin with the Falkirk Center
Here is a taste of my piece today at Religion News Service: On Aug. 26, hundreds of students, wearing masks and properly distanced, gathered in Liberty University’s Williams Stadium for Campus Community, a weekly event that campus pastor David Nasser […]
Michael Cohen links the “killing” of racy photos to Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Trump endorsement in 2016
Here is Aram Roston at Reuters: In his book released today, Michael Cohen, the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by American evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr to […]
Was Liberty University a school or Jerry Falwell Jr.’s personal business?
Aram Roston and Joshua Schneyer of Reuters are uncovering things. Here is a taste of their recent piece: Falwell, who took over as president of Liberty in 2007 after years as a lawyer handling its real estate interests, intertwined his […]