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Well this is interesting… 
https://twitter.com/RichChumney/status/1291838001765646338
https://twitter.com/RichChumney/status/1291838001765646338
2. Just remembered to check for articles about what’s going on at Liberty University.
"The university’s one-sentence announcement gave no reason for Falwell’s departure, …" https://twitter.com/newsadvance/status/1291842576509796357
"The university’s one-sentence announcement gave no reason for Falwell’s departure, …" https://twitter.com/newsadvance/status/1291842576509796357
3. “… but the move comes two days after Falwell apologized for posting — and quickly deleting — a photo on Instagram showing him with his pants partially unzipped and his arm around a woman with her pants also partially unzipped."
4. What?
"In an interview Wednesday with radio station WLNI, Falwell said the photo was taken during a costume party while on vacation and the woman standing next to him was his wife’s assistant. He said he had apologized to “everyone.”"
"In an interview Wednesday with radio station WLNI, Falwell said the photo was taken during a costume party while on vacation and the woman standing next to him was his wife’s assistant. He said he had apologized to “everyone.”"
5. “…she's pregnant so she couldn’t get her pants up and so I was like tryin’ to like—I had on a pair of jeans that I haven’t worn in a long time so I couldn’t get mine zipped either and so I just put my belly out like hers and it was just umm…" https://twitter.com/WLNIRadio/status/1291859700200255488
6. “...she is my wife’s assistant and she is a sweetheart and I should never have put it up and embarrassed her because umm—anyway, I’ve apologized to everybody and I promised my kids I’m gonna to try to be better—I’m gonna to try to be a good boy from here on out."
7. “Long story short, it was uhh just in good fun.”
8. The News & Advance article goes on to list a series of controversies that Falwell has been the center of over the past year including a class-action lawsuit because he invited students back to campus after spring break. https://newsadvance.com/news/local/liberty-university-asks-court-to-toss-out-class-action-suit-demanding-refunds/article_2ea452a1-58dd-539e-bebb-673949759abb.html
9. More recently a tweet from Falwell resulted in accusations of racism and "several prominent Black student-athletes and faculty members to leave the school and provided fuel for riotous activity in downtown Lynchburg." https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/06/01/protest-in-lynchburg-turns-violent-windows-property-destroyed/
10. This is not the first time Falwell has been in the media for questionable photos. Last September, Politico published two articles with photos showing Falwell and family partying at a Miami Beach nightclub called Wall.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/09/jerry-falwell-liberty-university-loans-227914 https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/10/jerry-falwell-nightclub-photos-miami-228054
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/09/jerry-falwell-liberty-university-loans-227914 https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/10/jerry-falwell-nightclub-photos-miami-228054
11. “If the person in the picture is me, it was likely photo-shopped,” Falwell said.”
The first article was a long investigative piece looking into "a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world.” It’s worth a read.
The first article was a long investigative piece looking into "a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world.” It’s worth a read.
12. Back in May 2018, Buzzfeed had reported on a lawsuit involving a business partnership with a pool attendant Falwell and his wife had met in Miami Beach. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/aramroston/jerry-falwell-jr-michael-cohen-pool-attendant-lawsuit
13. Falwell’s leave of absence is indefinite and there are no details on whether the leave is paid or unpaid and who is replacing him in the interim.
14. Update:
Liberty University’s Board of Trustees has released a statement although there are no answers to questions above.
https://archive.vn/Cpbec https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1291935691140546560
Liberty University’s Board of Trustees has released a statement although there are no answers to questions above.
https://archive.vn/Cpbec https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1291935691140546560
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“Unfortunately, with this success and the burdens of leading a large and growing organization comes substantial pressure."
“Unfortunately, with this success and the burdens of leading a large and growing organization comes substantial pressure."
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"To support Jerry through this period, we ask that our entire community lift him up in prayer so he may be able to fulfill God’s purpose for him and for Liberty University."
"To support Jerry through this period, we ask that our entire community lift him up in prayer so he may be able to fulfill God’s purpose for him and for Liberty University."
