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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Mark Walker Tells Jerry Falwell Jr. To Resign Over 'Appalling' Behavior
Liberty University head Jerry Falwell Jr., one of the nations leading evangelical Christian voices, is facing pressure to step down after he shared ― and then quickly deleted ― an open-pants photo on social media.
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), a member of the universitys advisory board, said Falwell needs to resign:
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The photo shared by Falwell showed him with his pants open, his arms around a woman with her shorts open and a glass of what he called black water in his hands. The images were taken at a party on a yacht themed to the Trailer Park Boys TV show, which is known for its off-color humor centered around sex, drugs, alcohol and foul language. Many people enjoy the show, but given those themes, Liberty University students would likely be disciplined for watching it, according to the schools honor code.
Falwell shared the image on Instagram, then deleted it after receiving some negative attention ― but screenshots were preserved:
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/jerry-falwell-resign-pressure-094807691.html
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Seriously working on how to make the college safe for students to come back.
Falwell is a multimillionaire who wants to live like a billionaire-- yachts in the Mediterranean, wild parties paid for by rich donors to the university.
And his students are so restricted and treated with disrespect.
malaise
(269,534 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,508 posts)Skittles
(153,448 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,137 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)Journeyman
(15,056 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,631 posts)Theyre all fake Christians.
Silent3
(15,480 posts)...paid for by donations to a supposedly "holy" cause that's the most offensive thing to me.
Then the hypocrisy of clearly not living by code of conduct he preaches (as if that was a big surprise).
Whatever he may or may not have done with a consenting adult is none of my concern.
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