Jerry Falwell

Jerry Lamon Falwell (born on August 11, 1933) is an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, founder of the Moral Majority & Liberty University, and a prominent Conservative activist. His parents were Carey and Helen Falwell, and he has a fraternal twin brother, Gene Falwell.

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August 11 - 1933 - Baptist - Televangelist - Moral Majority - Liberty University - Conservative

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He has been married to the former Macel Pate since April 12, 1958, and has two sons (one, Jerry Jr., is a lawyer and the other, Jonathan, a pastor) and one daughter (Jeannie, who is a surgeon).

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April 12 - 1958 - Lawyer - Pastor - Surgeon

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One of the most controversial figures in modern American Christianity, Falwell has long associated himself with 'Bible-believing, independent, local-church oriented, Baptist fundamentalism' and leads services at Thomas Road Baptist Church. However, he changed affiliations from the fundamentalist-leaning Baptist Bible Fellowship International to the Southern Baptist Convention, which, although mainly conservative, is not considered a fundamentalist-leaning denomination.

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Thomas Road Baptist Church - Baptist Bible Fellowship International - Southern Baptist Convention

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