Jerry Falwell
At Liberty University, big goals — and big money — for football and other sports
By Dan Wolken — August 21, 2014
(RNS) "Athletics isn't our mission, but it has the potential to shine a light on our mission like nothing else ever can," says school president and chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr.
Gov. Bobby Jindal to keynote Liberty University’s commencement ceremony
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 16, 2014
(RNS) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Roman Catholic, will give the keynote at the evangelical university Jerry Falwell founded.
Jerry Falwell’s legacy: A thriving Liberty University
By Mary Beth Marklein — September 23, 2013
(RNS) Most private non-profit colleges have remained cautious with their budgets amid lingering economic uncertainty, but Liberty University is in the midst of a $400 million, four-year spending spree. Its endowment this year topped $1 billion. And its business strategy is earning praise from financial analysts.
Muslim views of the Apocalypse
By Daniel Burke — February 6, 2013
(RNS) Muslim and Christian views of the Apocalypse are remarkably similar, albeit with a different ending.
Religious labels matter less in 2012 campaign
By Bob Smietana — September 4, 2012
(RNS) There aren't any white Protestants on the presidential ballot this year -- a first in American history. It's a situation that probably would have baffled famous evangelicals such as the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. By Bob Smietana.
Mitt Romney heads to Liberty University to woo evangelicals
By Jackie Kucinich / USA Today — May 11, 2012
(RNS) Mitt Romney, who struggled to gain the support of evangelicals during the primaries, will deliver a commencement address Saturday at Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the country. By Jackie Kucinich.
Baptists open another front in the culture wars
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) — With theological and political conservatives fully in control, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination this week discharged another salvo in the culture wars, taking on the volatile issue of the family and drawing fire from moderates within the Baptist fold and liberals without. During their three-day meeting in the heart of […]
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