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Jerry Falwell Jr.

Jerry Falwell Jr. is apparently a Christian again

John Fea   |  February 5, 2022

Last month Vanity Fair ran a piece on Jerry Falwell in which the disgraced president of Liberty University said that he was not “a religious person.” See our coverage of that article here. Falwell Jr. has now told the Washington...

Jerry Falwell says Liberty University is shaming him

John Fea   |  June 5, 2021

As you may recall, Liberty University is suing its former president Jerry Falwell Jr. Now Falwell is asking a Virginia court to dismiss the lawsuit because he believes his former employer is merely trying to shame him. Here is the...

Is Jonathan Falwell the future of Liberty University?

John Fea   |  June 2, 2021

After Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned in disgrace as president of Liberty University, rumors circulated that either Mike Pence or Mike Huckabee might replace him. But the frontrunner in the race for the next president of Liberty is Jonathan Falwell, Jerry...

Jerry Falwell Jr. is throwing a graduation party for Liberty University seniors

John Fea   |  April 30, 2021

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...

Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million

John Fea   |  April 16, 2021

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?”

John Fea   |  February 6, 2021

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

John Fea   |  December 21, 2020

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

John Fea   |  December 14, 2020

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

John Fea   |  December 10, 2020

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?

John Fea   |  November 27, 2020

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

John Fea   |  November 3, 2020

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

John Fea   |  October 29, 2020

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

John Fea   |  October 25, 2020

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…

John Fea   |  October 21, 2020

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

John Fea   |  October 19, 2020

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

John Fea   |  October 17, 2020

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*

John Fea   |  September 22, 2020

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?

John Fea   |  September 14, 2020

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

John Fea   |  September 11, 2020

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!

John Fea   |  September 9, 2020

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...

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