Read more Jerry Falwell stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1941/jerry-falwell.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:45:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68203/university-ski-slope-aims-to-bring-people-to-christ.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia’s Liberty University presented its new synthetic ski slope—the first in North America—this weekend with extreme performances from pro skiers and snowboarders. The chancellor of the Christian university, Jerry Falwell, showed off his own moves after paying tribute to his dad, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, who wanted...http://www.newser.com/story/68203/university-ski-slope-aims-to-bring-people-to-christ.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 9:59:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59878/falwells-liberty-u-quashes-campus-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJerry Falwell’s conservative Christian Liberty University has suspended the student Democratic Club for supporting candidates “directly contrary to the mission” of the school, the Lynchburg News Advance reports. Virginia Democrats are up in arms. “I urge the leadership of Liberty University to reverse this attack on the liberty of its...http://www.newser.com/story/59878/falwells-liberty-u-quashes-campus-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 16:15:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58444/us-youth-may-yet-return-to-religion-despite-the-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYoung Americans would likely become more religious if faith were disentangled from the polarizing practices of evangelical conservatives, Michael Gerson writes in the Washington Post . That’s a good thing, because research for an upcoming book found that religious Americans give more time and money—to secular and religious causes alike....http://www.newser.com/story/58444/us-youth-may-yet-return-to-religion-despite-the-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 13:45:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56865/secular-kid-goes-undercover-at-falwells-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKevin Roose spent spring break in Florida last year, but instead of boozing with the rest of the college students, he proselytized them. It was all part of the Brown University student’s undercover semester at Jerry Falwell-founded Liberty University, where he “had to follow their 46-page code of conduct: no...http://www.newser.com/story/56865/secular-kid-goes-undercover-at-falwells-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 13:18:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26350/a-double-standard-for-white-preachers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile Jeremiah Wright is hammered from all sides for his left-wing rhetoric, Washington Post writer EJ Dionne Jr. wonders why the same degree of backlash fails to surface over extreme statements from right-wing white preachers. Among many examples: Pat Robertson and the late Jerry Falwell famously linked feminists and gays...http://www.newser.com/story/26350/a-double-standard-for-white-preachers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 May 2008 14:11:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23328/mccain-keeps-his-god-to-himself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is notably reserved about his religious faith. He rarely refers to God on campaign stops, in marked contrast to the two presidents who preceded him and, in a role reversal, to his Democratic opponents. His reticence is a throwback to the days when religion was kept out of...http://www.newser.com/story/23328/mccain-keeps-his-god-to-himself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 14:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22054/huckabee-lay-off-obama-pastor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama got some unexpected help yesterday from Mike Huckabee, of all people. The former candidate called Obama’s speech “historic” and said it wasn’t fair to hold candidates accountable for everything the people near them say, ABC News reports. Huckabee, once a pastor himself, said he understood how Wright could...http://www.newser.com/story/22054/huckabee-lay-off-obama-pastor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Mar 2008 8:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14300/wh-told-to-reveal-visitor-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWho stops by the White House or Dick Cheney's place is a matter of public record, a district court judge ruled today, blocking the Bush administration's attempts to keep visitor logs sealed. Liberal watchdogs had argued the information is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, while President Bush had...http://www.newser.com/story/14300/wh-told-to-reveal-visitor-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Dec 2007 19:36:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8650/blackwater-ceo-thick-as-thieves-with-bush-christian-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CEO of embattled Blackwater USA has deep ties to the GOP and the religious right, beginning with a college internship in the first Bush White House. Erik Prince’s security firm's federal contracts have grown from under $1 million in 2001 to over $1 billion today, and he's made personal...http://www.newser.com/story/8650/blackwater-ceo-thick-as-thieves-with-bush-christian-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Oct 2007 14:20:00 CDT