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  • May 2007

    • Falwell's Death Ends an Era

      Newsweek  |  May 16, 07 9:08 AM CDT

      Falwell's Death Ends an Era

      (Newser) - It's impossible to grasp the profound change in American political life in the last quarter-century without understanding Jerry Falwell and the movement he fostered, writes Newsweek 's Howard Fineman. Falwell, who died yesterday, created the Moral Majority, helped launch the Reagan Revolution, and dug the evangelical foundations—currently shifting—on which the modern Republican establishment stands. More »

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    • Televangelist Falwell Dead at 73

      CNN  |  May 15, 07 1:09 CDT

      Televangelist Falwell Dead at 73

      (Newser) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and mixed evangelism with conservative social criticism, died today after collapsing in his office at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. He was 73. A lightning rod for controversy, Falwell once called AIDS "the wrath of a just God against homosexuals" and claimed that God is a Republican. More »

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      obituary  • religion  • abortion  • homosexuality  • religious right  • feminism  • Jerry Falwell  • evangelism  • televangelist  • Liberty University  • Moral Majority

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