Jerry Falwell Jr. lobs attacks that will 'will rock' Liberty U 'to its core': reporter

[TheBlackAdder]

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Source: Axios

Axios reports that journalist Tim Alberta is coming out with a new book in which Falwell Jr. candidly admits that his late father, Jerry Falwell, Sr., founded the university solely to be an institutional arm of the Republican Party and not to be a Christian university aimed at spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In fact, Falwell Jr. is slamming his brother, current Liberty Chancellor Jonathan Falwell, for trying to actually run it like a legitimate Christian educational institution rather than a front for training hardcore culture warriors.

As if that weren't enough, Falwell Jr. said his brother was blowing it by surrounding himself with too many honest people.


Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/jerry-falwell-jr-2666333522/

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Here is the direct Axios link, which is a little harder to paste a summary excerpt.

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/american-evangelicals-republican-candidates-liberty-university

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Wow, that excerpt could have been written by Borowitz. . . . nt

[FakeNoose]

2. This is a book that I want to read - not that I'm a fan of Falwell's

... but he's been hinting for a long time - ever since he resigned in disgrace - that all is not well at the Liberty University.

Jerry Falwell Jr. is no saint, but he had been slowly walking away from the institution for a long time. He's not a religious man and he has soured on the politics of that place. This all happened even before the rumors about the pool boy and Falwell's wife (now ex-wife). Well anyway the book by Tim Alberta should make interesting reading.



Edit to add: the Axios description of the book is far better than the RawStory version.

[hibbing]

3. Where does the pool boy fit into all this?

That's the important question, or am I thinking of another televangelist nutjob?
Peace

[twodogsbarking]

4. Ah, religion. I knew I was right.

[gibraltar72]

5. Damn I'd like to see some thing earth shattering

I didn't already know.

[mpcamb]

6. Disgruntled fired employee tells all! Who can resist?

[IronLionZion]

7. Dude likes to watch his wife play with the pool boy, as God intended

and is deeply appalled by "a legitimate Christian educational institution" and "honest people". That's too much for him to handle.

Dude is an irredeemable pervert just like his hero Donald

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell_Jr.#Personal_life

[Blue Owl]

8. Surprise, surprise....

[dalton99a]

9. Jr. discovered that hookers and blow are more fun than Jesus

[Cherokee100]

10. This could

This could/would apply to all the mega churches. They are all a scam, after money and power.

[oldsoftie]

11. I'm just here for the comments.......... nt

[progressoid]

12. I'm Shocked! Shocked, I tells ya.

[barbaraann]

13. List of notable Liberty graduates. Tons of sports figures, ONE science notable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Liberty_University_people

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