Jerry Falwell facts for kids
This article is about Jerry Falwell, Sr. For the article about his son, see Jerry Falwell, Jr.
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Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr.
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| Born | August 11, 1933 |
| Died | May 15, 2007 (aged 73) Lynchburg, Virginia,
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| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Protestant Christian Evangelist |
| Years active | 1971-2007 |
Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian pastor and televangelist. He was the pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Liberty University in 1971 and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979. Fallwell was a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Falwell greeting President Gerald Ford in 1976
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Falwell with President George H. W. Bush in 1991
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Falwell rides the water slide at Heritage USA
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Falwell at an "I Love America" rally in 1980
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Jerry Falwell in Tallahassee, Florida
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