Tag: Liberty University
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Falwell sues Liberty after receiving $10.5 million
Jerry Falwell, Jr, the disgraced former president of Liberty University, the largest Christian university in America, is suing the school for defamation. In his court filings, Falwell also cites a non-disparagement clause in his contract. Falwell’s lawsuit talks of Liberty’s “abdication of its legal, contractual, and moral obligations not to defame him.” The lawsuit also…
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Liberty to have independent investigation in wake of Falwell resignation
This week, Liberty University announced an “independent inquiry” into the university’s former president. I remember will Bill Hybels resigned from Willow Creek, a megachurch in suburban Chicago in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. I remember earlier this summer when Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California announced an independent investigation into there former pastor in…
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Falwell Jr. on leave after inappropriate Instagram photo
The largest Christian university in the world should not be led by a person who’s controversial because of his antics. It’s one thing to be controversial due to conviction or controversial due to moral stances which cut against the grain of society. But Jerry Falwell, Jr’s controversies largely stem from his antics. This week, Falwell…
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Pastors seek apology from Jerry Falwell for racially insensitive Tweet
Alumni are speaking up about a recent Tweet shared by Liberty University president Jerry Falwell, Jr. In the photo, Falwell shows a picture of a custom printed medical face mask which features the controversial photo of current Virginia governor Ralph Northam who appeared in a racially insensitive photo in his medical school yearbook which featured…
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Bill Maher doesn’t know what he’s talking about: says Liberty isn’t a real university for teaching creationism
On last week’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Maher ended the show by launching a diatribe against Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Liberty University, the Christian liberal arts university, at which Romney delivered a commencement speech earlier this month. In Maher’s remarks (video above), the commentator repeatedly states that Liberty isn’t a…
Josh Benner 