Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell was a famous fundamentalist Southern Baptist preacher who founded Liberty University and the right-wing Christian political organization Moral Majority. He was also extremely anti-LGBTQ and called the AIDS epidemic divine punishment for the existence of LGBTQ Americans in society. He died in 2007.

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Jerry Falwell compared same-sex marriage to slavery

07/14/04 7:43 PM EDT
On CNN, Falwell declared Foley scandal “minuscule in comparison” to having “lived through Bill Clinton”; no follow-up from Zahn

11/03/06 9:30 PM EST
Jerry Falwell and Kevin Jennings: Another WorldNetDaily attack fizzles

12/29/09 5:25 PM EST

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Falwell: "[T]here's some great and godly men and women in the Congress, but for every one of them, there's a Hillary Clinton ... [and] a Nancy Pelosi"

11/06/06 12:20 PM EST
Falwell: "[C]ashless society," “one-world government” will happen near Rapture

08/28/06 6:46 PM EDT
Falwell on the “moral pervert[s]” in Hollywood: "[Y]ou almost got to be a homosexual to be recognized in the entertainment industry anymore"

06/27/06 1:06 PM EDT
Falwell dismissed scientific evidence on global warming, evangelical efforts to address issue

03/14/06 12:38 PM EST
Falwell attacked Lynn as “about as reverend as an oak tree”; guest host Asman asked permission to “repeat it at some point”

12/02/05 6:06 PM EST
Falwell wrongly labeled 9 th Circuit Court “the most overturned of all the appellate courts”

11/09/05 6:13 PM EST
Falwell, Gordon Robertson repeat false information on judicial nominations

04/28/05 1:01 PM EDT
Falwell denied that many evangelicals opposed Iraq war

02/15/05 5:45 PM EST
Falwell wrong on 9th Circuit “eggheads” who he claimed “get their rulings overturned almost every time”

12/21/04 7:07 PM EST
Self-proclaimed “missionary to the media” Falwell made 12th media appearance since election

12/06/04 10:42 AM EST
On Meet the Press, Falwell lied about post-9-11 remarks and divorce rate

11/29/04 4:36 PM EST
Falwell called NOW “the National Order of Witches”

11/23/04 3:27 PM EST

Featured

Jerry Falwell compared same-sex marriage to slavery

On CNN, Falwell declared Foley scandal “minuscule in comparison” to having “lived through Bill Clinton”; no follow-up from Zahn

Jerry Falwell and Kevin Jennings: Another WorldNetDaily attack fizzles

The Latest

Falwell: "[T]here's some great and godly men and women in the Congress, but for every one of them, there's a Hillary Clinton ... [and] a Nancy Pelosi"

Falwell: "[C]ashless society," “one-world government” will happen near Rapture

Falwell on the “moral pervert[s]” in Hollywood: "[Y]ou almost got to be a homosexual to be recognized in the entertainment industry anymore"

Falwell dismissed scientific evidence on global warming, evangelical efforts to address issue

Falwell attacked Lynn as “about as reverend as an oak tree”; guest host Asman asked permission to “repeat it at some point”

Falwell wrongly labeled 9 th Circuit Court “the most overturned of all the appellate courts”

Falwell, Gordon Robertson repeat false information on judicial nominations

Falwell denied that many evangelicals opposed Iraq war

Falwell wrong on 9th Circuit “eggheads” who he claimed “get their rulings overturned almost every time”

Self-proclaimed “missionary to the media” Falwell made 12th media appearance since election

On Meet the Press, Falwell lied about post-9-11 remarks and divorce rate

Falwell called NOW “the National Order of Witches”