Rev. Jerry Falwell: Vision and Vigor

Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority as a means of educating and mobilizing Christian citizens about moral issues such as abortion. He was successful beyond all expectations.

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Posted by Al Mohler Jr. on May 15, 2007 1:53 PM

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Jerry Falwell was emblematic of the reactionarism that swept America in the late 1970s through very recently. They say that progress often occurs with two steps forward, then one step back. Falwell was instrumental in our latest step back. On a personal level, it's unfortunate when people die. On a historical level, I hope we can now get back to taking steps forward.

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