16 Quotes & Sayings By Jerry Falwell

The Rev. Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) was the founder and pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, and president of the Moral Majority. His ministry was instrumental in the election of Ronald Reagan as president and the election of George W. Bush as governor of Texas Read more

He founded Moral Majority and Liberty University. His book "Moral Majority: Taking a Stand For God and Country" was an international bestseller and established him as a leading voice for conservative Christian causes. His TV program "The Old Fashioned Revival Hour" ran on CBS from 1966 to 1971, and his weekly radio show "The Jerry Falwell Show" ran from 1982 to 2007.

He also went by the name Joseph Manning.

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The Bible is a love story. Time and time again it illustrates how much God loves the world in spite of its sinful disobedience... The last book of the Bible, the Revelation of St John the Divine, creates a beautiful and yet terrifying picture of those last days when God will reveal Himself in judgment and in grace to all creation. Jerry Falwell
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When you have a godly husband, a godly wife, children who respect their parents and who are loved by their parents, who provide for those children their physical and spiritual and material needs, lovingly, you have the ideal unit. Jerry Falwell
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There's been a concerted effort to steal Christmas. Jerry Falwell
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Dad was always that way: who's the candidate that's best for this country? We can debate theology later - that was his famous line. I kind of feel like that's in my DNA. Jerry Falwell
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It's not our job to choose the best Sunday school teacher, like Jimmy Carter was. It's our job to choose who would defend and protect our nation, who would be the best president. Jerry Falwell
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We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle. Jerry Falwell
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God created the family to provide the maximum love and support and morality and example that one can imagine. Jerry Falwell
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The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country. Jerry Falwell
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It was funny that rank-and-file evangelicals were ahead of all the leadership. They saw for decades conservative Republicans had made promises to them on issues that were important to Christians and conservatives when they were running for office. But when they won, they didn't keep those promises. Jerry Falwell
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I chose to personally support Donald Trump for president early on and referred to him as America's blue-collar billionaire at the Republican National Convention because of his love for ordinary Americans and his kindness, generosity, and bold leadership qualities. Jerry Falwell
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I believe the United States is very sick financially and might not survive another four years of Obama-style leadership. Jerry Falwell
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Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God's law. Jerry Falwell
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If I were doing something that the Bible condemns, I have two choices. I can straighten up my act, or I can somehow distort and twist and change the meaning of the Bible. Jerry Falwell
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AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals. Jerry Falwell
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I admit my view of the world is colored by my legal and business experiences at Liberty. Jerry Falwell