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  2. Jerry Falwell - Wikipedia

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    Jerry Laymon Falwell Sr. [a] (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) [3] was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist. [4] He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia.

  3. Moral Majority - Wikipedia

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    During a 1979 meeting, they urged televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr. to found the Moral Majority (a phrase coined by Weyrich [3]). This was the period when the New Christian Right arose. [4] [5] Joining Falwell in the Moral Majority was Ed McAteer, who the same year, founded the Religious Roundtable in Memphis, Tennessee. [6]

  4. Christian right - Wikipedia

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    The birth of the New Christian right, however, is usually traced to a 1979 meeting where televangelist Jerry Falwell was urged to create a "Moral Majority" organization. [ 65 ] [ 80 ] In 1979, Weyrich was in a discussion with Falwell when he remarked that there was a "moral majority" of Americans ready to be called to political action. [ 79 ]

  5. Falwell Jr. quotes MLK in decision to resign: ‘Free at last’

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    It’s official: Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned. Falwell, 58, announced his resignation on Tuesday afternoon just a few hours after dismissing reports that he would ...

  6. The Old-Time Gospel Hour - Wikipedia

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    The Old-Time Gospel Hour was a ministry radio and television program broadcast from Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted by minister Jerry Falwell featuring the church's Sunday service. [1] Started in 1956 [ 2 ] by Jerry Falwell , The Old-Time Gospel Hour gained a national following on radio and television. [ 3 ]

  7. Elmer L. Towns - Wikipedia

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    Elmer Leon Towns (born October 21, 1932) is an American Christian academic, pastor and writer who co-founded Liberty University alongside Jerry Falwell in 1971. [1] He is a speaker on the principles of church growth, church leadership, Christian education, Sunday school, prayer and fasting.

  8. Jerry Falwell Jr. Was Reportedly Paid Millions To Leave ...

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    What to know about Jerry Falwell Jr. now. Hulu's documentary, 'God Forbid' investigates a sex scandal involving Jerry Falwell, his wife, and Giancarlo Granda. What to know about Jerry Falwell Jr. now.

  9. Paul Weyrich - Wikipedia

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    It also was one of the first organizations to tap into evangelical Christian churches as places to recruit and cultivate activists and support for social conservative causes. [15] In 1977, Weyrich co-founded Christian Voice with Robert Grant. Two years later, in 1979, he co-founded the Moral Majority with Jerry Falwell. [16]