In the US, Liberty University will pay $US14 million – the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act
United States AP Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $US14 million fine for the Christian school’s failure to disclose information about crimes on its campus and for its treatment of sexual assault survivors, the US Department of Education announced Tuesday. The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that […]
“Not the real Jesus”: How ‘The Chosen’ star Jonathan Roumie became a poster child for Christian causes
KATHRYN POST and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report…
Lifestory: Nightbirde, who shared music, message of hope on ‘America’s Got Talent’, dies at 31
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports that the singer, a Liberty University graduate who moved many viewers with her faith in the face of a terminal cancer diagnosis, withdrew from ‘America’s Got Talent’ as her health declined…
In the US, Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell, Jr, seeking millions in damages
Richmond, Virginia, USAP Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking tens of millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year. The complaint, filed Thursday in Lynchburg Circuit Court, alleges Falwell crafted a “well-resourced exit strategy” from his role as president and chancellor in the […]
Charlie Kirk out at Liberty University’s Falkirk Center
RNS Liberty University has declined to renew the contract for conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the think tank he founded along with Jerry Falwell, Jr. Kirk has also revealed that he will be pivoting to a new faith-rooted initiative. Kirk’s departure, first reported by The New York Times, came more than a month after the evangelical […]
In the US, student-led petition calls for Liberty University to close Falkirk Center, its political think tank
Los Angeles, USRNS A new petition from a group calling itself Liberty United Against Falkirk is calling for Liberty University to shut down the Falkirk Center, a conservative political thinktank at the evangelical Christian school in Lynchburg, Virginia. The petition reportedly had been signed by more than 400 Liberty students and recent graduates as of Tuesday, according to […]
Jerry Falwell, Jr, drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University
RNS Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr, has dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the school he once led defamed him after he resigned this summer in the wake of a sex scandal. According to the News & Advance, Falwell’s lawyers informed the Lynchburg Circuit Court on Wednesday that he will not pursue […]
In the US, Liberty University deletes John Piper convocation videos after Trump criticism
RNS Liberty University removed videos of evangelical author and speaker John Piper from its website after the well-known pastor wrote a blog post that was seen as critical of President Donald Trump. According to Christianity Today, Piper and Southern Baptist Convention President JD Greear recorded a video conversation with David Nasser, Liberty’s senior vice president for spiritual development, […]
In the US, Falwell sues Liberty, saying school damaged his reputation
Richmond, VirginiaAP Jerry Falwell, Jr, has sued Liberty University, alleging the evangelical school founded by his late pastor father damaged his reputation in a series of public statements that followed his resignation as president and chancellor in August amid a series of scandals. The lawsuit filed in Lynchburg Circuit Court on Wednesday includes claims of defamation and […]
Liberty University announces investigation into Falwell’s tenure
Richmond, Virginia, USAP Liberty University is opening an independent investigation into Jerry Falwell, Jr’s, tenure as president, a wide-ranging inquiry that will include financial, real estate and legal matters, the evangelical school’s board announced Monday. In a statement, the board said it had retained an outside firm to investigate “all facets” of the school’s operations […]