Liberty University
Why Jerry Falwell Jr.’s social media ‘yacht’ posts were problematic for Liberty University
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 15, 2020
(RNS) — For leaders of religious institutions, social media can be another way to share their public messages and a peek into their private lives. But it also can be dangerous, as Falwell has discovered.
Jerry Falwell Jr. needs to go, say Liberty University alumni and Christian pastors
By Yonat Shimron — August 14, 2020
(RNS) — The behavior of Liberty University's leader is inexcusable in a president of a Christian university, church pastors and alumni say.
To save Liberty University’s soul, its board must reject Jerry Falwell’s vision
By Marybeth Davis Baggett — August 10, 2020
(RNS) — Liberty University's business success under Jerry Falwell Jr. has distracted the school from its mission.
Jerry Falwell Jr. taking indefinite leave of absence from Liberty University amid calls to step down
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — August 7, 2020
(RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr. is taking an ‘indefinite leave of absence’ from his role at Liberty University.
Despite a culture ‘entrenched in fear,’ LGBTQ students find ways to thrive at Liberty University
By Jack Jenkins — June 29, 2020
(RNS) — The school publicly opposes LGBTQ relationships, yet students at Liberty have created a small but vibrant LGBTQ community.
Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo
By Associated Press and Kathryn Post — June 9, 2020
(AP) — ‘I understand that by tweeting an image to remind all of the governor’s racist past I actually refreshed the trauma that image had caused,’ said Falwell.
Why I resigned from Liberty University: Because Black Lives Matter
By Christopher A. House — June 2, 2020
(RNS) — Liberty’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., used anti-Black images in a public spat with the governor of Virginia, at the expense of Black people.
Black Liberty U. alums rebuke Falwell after blackface tweet
By Elana Schor and Sarah Rankin — June 1, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three dozen black alumni of Liberty University denounced school President Jerry Falwell Jr. on Monday, suggesting he step down after he mocked Virginia’s mask-wearing requirement by invoking the blackface scandal that engulfed the state’s governor last year. In a letter to Falwell, shared with The Associated Press, 35 faith leaders […]
Liberty professor resigns after Falwell’s ‘Governor Blackface’ tweet
By Kathryn Post — May 29, 2020
(RNS) — The professor, Christopher House, said that Falwell’s tweets ‘undermine my very presence in the online classroom, because those images were created to perpetuate the presumed incompetence of black folks in any classroom.’
Singer Charles Billingsley, COVID-19 survivor, on worship in the hardest times
By Adelle M. Banks — May 1, 2020
(RNS) — The worship songwriter said ‘for several weeks there, every time I'd try to sing, I would cough.’
Student files class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over pandemic response
By Jack Jenkins — April 14, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Liberty University is, in a very real sense, profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic,’ the complaint reads.
In move likely aimed at Liberty, on-campus teaching halted
By Sarah Rankin — March 30, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The evangelical college has faced intense criticism over its decision to welcome students back to campus last week after the end of their spring break.
Dear Liberty University board: Please stop Jerry Falwell Jr. before it’s too late
By Marybeth Davis Baggett — March 22, 2020
(RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr. plans to reopen Liberty University to students, faculty and staff. It's time to stop him from making a terrible mistake.
Liberty University’s Falwell throws support behind ‘Vexit’
By Jack Jenkins — January 28, 2020
(RNS) — 'We have a rare opportunity to make history in our time,' Jerry Falwell Jr. said.
Liberty University’s debate between religious liberals and conservatives hits a snag
By Jack Jenkins — January 28, 2020
(RNS) — 'I think it’s telling that Falwell Jr. wants to talk about the dangers of social Christianity without talking to us,' said the Rev. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
