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Falwell

American  
[fawl-wel] / ˈfɔl wɛl /

noun

  1. Jerry L., 1933–2007, U.S. evangelist and political activist.


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Paul Weyrich, a Catholic and Republican politico, approached evangelical minister Jerry Falwell about creating a new political organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

And when she told me that this maternity home was on the campus of Liberty University and started by Jerry Falwell, alarm bells started to go off.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell are the most prominent examples.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Falwell was represented by many as representing “Christianity,” rather than just one particular subset of American Christians.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

An endowment of �500 was bequeathed to the Chapel by William Falwell, Esq., the interest of which is to be applied toward the support of the minister for the time being.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas