In the US, Liberty students, alumni split on Falwell’s scandalous exit
Richmond, Virginia and Hershey, Pennsylvania, USAP Some say he has sinned but should be forgiven. Others want an investigation. Jerry Falwell Jr.’s resignation as president of Liberty University following revelations of a sexual relationship between his wife and a business partner of the Falwell family has stirred conflicting emotions among those with close ties to […]
In the US, Jerry Falwell, Jr, says he’s resigned from Liberty University
Last update: 11.30am AEST, 27th August, 2020Richmond, Virginia, USAP Jerry Falwell, Jr, announced his resignation Tuesday as the head of Liberty University after a provocative photo and revelations of his wife’s extramarital affair roiled the evangelical school founded by his father. Falwell’s exit marks a precipitous fall from power for one of the country’s most […]
Updated: Liberty: Falwell agreed to resign, then reversed course
Richmond, Virginia, USAP Jerry Falwell, Jr’s, future at evangelical Liberty University amid a sex scandal was uncertain Monday, after the school said he had offered his resignation but then reversed course. Falwell agreed to “resign immediately as President of Liberty University today but then instructed his attorneys to not tender the letter for immediate resignation,” […]
Jerry Falwell, Jr, needs to go, say Liberty University alumni and Christian pastors
RNS In the week since Jerry Falwell, Jr, agreed to a leave of absence from Liberty University, Liberty alumni serving as Christian pastors have let it be known they would like that leave to be permanent. “I don’t think he needs to be president of Liberty,” said Dean Inserra, lead pastor of CityChurch in Tallahassee, […]
Liberty University names acting leader with Falwell on leave
Richmond, Virginia, USAP Liberty University in Virginia announced Monday that its board had chosen an interim president to lead the school days after Jerry Falwell, Jr, began an indefinite leave of absence after one of his posts on social media created an uproar. Jerry Prevo, who has served as chairman of the school’s board of […]
Liberty U’s Falwell takes leave after social media uproar
Richmond, Virginia, USAP Jerry Falwell, Jr, agreed Friday to take an indefinite leave of absence as the leader of Liberty University, one of the nation’s top evangelical Christian colleges, days after apologising for a social media post that caused an uproar even among fellow conservatives. The private university in Lynchburg, Virginia, gave no reason for […]
In the US, Falwell apologises for tweet that included racist photo
Richmond, Virginia, USAP Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr, apologised Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Governor Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page decades ago. “After listening to African American LU leaders and alumni over the past week and hearing their concerns, I understand that by tweeting an image […]
In the US, student files class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over pandemic response
RNS A student at Liberty University, an evangelical Christian school, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the school alleging that students were put at “severe physical risk” when the campus reopened in March despite the pandemic and accusing administrators of profiting from the health crisis by refusing to fully refund students. The lawsuit, which was filed […]
In the US, Liberty University’s Falwell throws support behind ‘Vexit’
RNS Jerry Falwell Jr, president of Liberty University, has voiced his support for efforts to allow counties in Virginia unhappy with the state’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to join West Virginia. Standing alongside West Virginia’s Governor Jim Justice in a roomful of whirring robotic factory machinery at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg, Falwell told […]
Congressmen accuse US Christian university, Liberty U, of restricting student free speech
Washington, DCRNS In a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, two Democratic congressmen are accusing Liberty University of enacting “extreme restrictions on student free speech” that go against a recent White House executive order designed to protect freedom of expression on college campuses. The lawmakers allege that DeVos’ department has failed to secure “free inquiry” […]