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among my group of friends and associates any time you mention baptist preachers.... of any affliation ... jerry falwell is the one they think of...... for most he;s probably the only baptist name they know.....Likely the most consequential figure ever from among the independent Baptists.
Jerry Falwell was a visionary and at the forefront in many areas.
He began the LU School of Life Long Learning, one of the first online options for higher education. In the beginning they mailed VHS tapes to the students.
In my opinion when it’s all said and done he will have a greater impact on the Kingdom than most of his peers because of the growth and continuing legacy of Liberty University.
And I know he was a flawed human as are those who lead Liberty.
When he came out with that, I wondered if he thought he didn't have anything better to do with his time.Jerry Falwell occasionally said dumb things. Remember the whole thing about the Teletubbies? But he was never embroiled in any serious personal scandals, unlike many of his televangelist contemporaries.
Pity his son didn't learn the lesson.