Liberty University
Liberty University football team realizes Falwell’s winning vision, but at what cost?
By Jonathan Merritt — November 20, 2020
(RNS) — Liberty is one of three teams in the running for the NCAA's top tier playoffs.
Liberty University deletes John Piper convocation videos after Trump criticism
By Bob Smietana — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — In two convocation videos, evangelical author and speaker John Piper reminded Liberty University students to not waste their lives. Then he wrote a blog post that appeared to criticize Trump.
Jerry Falwell Jr. announces lawsuit against Liberty University over his ouster
By Bob Smietana — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — Falwell alleges that an individual supported by foes of President Donald Trump made false claims against him.
Report: Jerry Falwell injured in fall while drinking according to 911 call
By Bob Smietana — September 17, 2020
(RNS) — According to transcripts from a 911 call on August 30, Becki Falwell reported her husband had fallen down the stairs and was bleeding.
Reforming Liberty University in the post-Falwell era should begin with the Falkirk Center
By John Fea — September 9, 2020
(RNS) — For many of those connected to the school, the problems at Liberty run much deeper than a sex scandal.
What Jerry and Becki Falwell can learn from Jim and Tammy Bakker
By John Wigger — September 1, 2020
(RNS) — Both Jim Bakker and Jerry Falwell Jr. were entrepreneurs who drove the Christian nonprofits they ran to great heights only to be done-in by their personal failings.
Liberty announces investigation into Falwell’s tenure
By Elana Schor and Sarah Rankin — August 31, 2020
The investigation will look at legal, real estate, and financial matters.
Liberty University: Now is the time for an independent investigation
By Boz Tchividjian — August 31, 2020
(RNS) — The Liberty board of trustees should agree to an independent investigation, where the school has no control over the process or outcomes.
Shocked at Falwell claims? Christian websites reveal evangelicals’ adventurous sex culture.
By Kelsy Burke — August 31, 2020
(The Conversation) — Even sexual interests that appear to be off limits from an evangelical perspective, including gender-subversive acts like erotic cross-dressing, are acceptable if they are conducted within traditional marriages.
Jerry Falwell Jr.’s fall, Liberty University and the myth of the Moral Majority
By Anthea Butler — August 27, 2020
(RNS) — The evangelical movement has abandoned its claims of piety and morality — instead, becoming a voting bloc intent on holding on to political power.
Jerry Falwell Jr.’s come-to-Jesus moment
By David P. Gushee — August 26, 2020
(RNS) — Unlike his evangelist father, Jerry Falwell Jr. never seemed to care about the soul of Liberty University or his own. His resignation is a come-to-Jesus moment for him and other evangelicals.
The fall of Falwell: A timeline of the ups, downs and scandals of his Liberty University presidency
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — August 25, 2020
(RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s resignation is but the resolution of years of smaller scandals. Here's a look back at the controversies chronicling the rise and fall of his career as president of Liberty University.
Liberty University board accepts Jerry Falwell Jr.’s resignation
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 25, 2020
(RNS) — The board of Liberty University has accepted the resignation of its president, Jerry Falwell Jr., after a roller coaster day in which Falwell resigned, then withdrew his resignation, then resigned again late Monday night.
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns from Liberty University. Again.
By Yonat Shimron, Emily McFarlan Miller, and Jack Jenkins — August 24, 2020
(RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr., the embattled president of Liberty University and one of President Donald Trump's most vocal supporters, formally resigned from the evangelical Christian university founded by his father Monday evening after revoking a previous resignation earlier in the day.
To prevent the next Christian scandal, shrink the integrity gap
By Jeff Mattson and Terra Mattson — August 20, 2020
(RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s current crisis shows how leaders often choose to ignore the expanding distance between what they preach and how they live.
