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LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell made plans for his succession, grooming his two sons to preserve the evangelical empire he built. But he took to his grave the outspoken style on moral issues that vaulted him into the national limelight.
Falwell was a charismatic preacher who pioneered use of the airwaves to build a megachurch and university -- and organize conservative Christians into a political force in the 1980s. With his death of heart problems at age 73 on May 15, his two sons took on public roles -- Jonathan, 41, as the pastor of the 21,000-member Thomas Road Baptist Church and Jerry Jr., 45, as chancellor of Liberty University.
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With his death of heart problems at age 73 on May 15, his two sons took on public roles -- Jonathan, 41, as the pastor of the 21,000-member Thomas Road Baptist Church and Jerry Jr., 45, as chancellor of Liberty University.
Let's hope his sons aren't as ignorant as Jerry was. I still recall his stupid comments about how New York suffered 9/11 because of homosexuals and abortionists.
PUHLEEZE!
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