Falwell
Proper noun
Meaning
Falwell (plural Falwells)
A surname.
Examples
A high-profile sex scandal drove Jerry Falwell Jr. from his job as President of evangelical Christian college Liberty University.
AIDS has also been portrayed by some fundamentalist sects such as Fred Phelps and Jerry Falwell as a punishment by God against homosexuals.
After his death, his sons succeeded him at his two positions; Jerry Falwell, Jr., took over as Chancellor of Liberty University while Jonathan Falwell became the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church.
At a Liberty University convocation in November 2018, Jerry Falwell Jr. gestures while speaking, as his wife, Becki, listens.
Falwell echoes Trump’s talking points on the coronavirus, which he often calls the “flu.”
David Cloud's Way of Life Literature also criticizes Falwell for associations with Catholics, Pentecostals and liberal Christians, tracing his alleged "apostasy" back to his role in the political Religious Right.