[56] In 1995 Citizens for Honest Government interviewed Arkansas state troopers Roger Perry and Larry Patterson regarding the murder conspiracy about Vincent Foster. [79] In a televised interview with 60 Minutes, Falwell called Muhammad a "terrorist", to which he added: "I concluded from reading Muslim and non-Muslim writers that Muhammad was a violent man, a man of war." [94] After accusations of anti-Semitism Falwell apologized and explained he was simply expressing the theological tenet that the Antichrist and Christ share many attributes. [citation needed], Falwell found the Vietnam War problematic because he felt it was being fought with "limited political objectives", when it should have been an all out war against the North. Towns. In July 1984 during a TV debate in Sacramento, California, Falwell denied calling the homosexual-friendly Metropolitan Community Churches "brute beasts" and "a vile and Satanic system" that will "one day be utterly annihilated and there will be a celebration in heaven". He is interred at a spot on the Liberty University campus near the Carter Glass Mansion and Falwell's office. He was a writer and actor, known for Old Time Gospel Hour (1956), The Grim Reaper (1976) and LateLine (1998). 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[64] At the forum, Falwell told homosexuals in attendance, "I don't agree with your lifestyle, I will never agree with your lifestyle, but I love you" and added, "Anything that leaves the impression that we hate the sinner, we want to change that. Jerry Falwell, Sr., died late Thursday at the age of 82. "[49], In the 1980s Falwell said sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa would result in what, he felt, would be a worse situation, such as a Soviet-backed revolution. Jerry Falwell married the former Macel Pate on April 12, 1958.The couple had sons Jerry Jr. (a lawyer, now chancellor of Liberty University) and Jonathan (senior pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church) and a daughter Jeannie (a surgeon).Falwell and his wife had a close relationship, and she supported him throughout his career. Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC) is a Southern Baptist megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia, located on the campus of Liberty University- which it founded and is closely affiliated with. Jerry Falwell Dies at 73 after collapsing", "Liberty University's Falwell taking leave of absence", "Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns from Liberty University. Jerry Falwell Net Worth. The theory was discredited, but the recording sold more than 150,000 copies. Son, Jonathan Falwell, is senior pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. Flynt then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which unanimously held that the First Amendment prevents public figures from recovering damages for emotional distress caused by parodies. [43] They also criticized him for remarking that "Jews can make more money accidentally than you can on purpose. [102] He had been interviewed on May 8, one week before his death; in the interview he revealed that he had asked God for at least 20 more years in order to accomplish his vision for the university he founded. Falwell set out in his Christian ministry as a fundamentalist, having attended a conservative Bible college and following strict standards of ecclesiastical and personal separatism; he was thus known and respected in Independent Fundamental Baptist circles, being praised in Christian fundamentalist publications such as The Sword of the Lord. [39] About Martin Luther King he said: "I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. James Farmer, and others, who are known to have left-wing associations."[40]. He joined the Board of Trustees of the university in 2000. Falwell had founded one of these schools in Lynchburg, though he and other white evangelicals insisted that their schools were Christian academies, not segregation academies. Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr. was born on June 17, 1962, in Lynchburg, Virginia, the United States to Jerry Falwell Sr. and Macel Falwell. 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