Jerry Falwell Jr. Spills the Beans on Downfall of Liberty University
A forthcoming book about evangelicals by Tim Alberta - the acupuncturist-like reporter whose magazine profile doomed CNN's Chris Licht - includes detailed on-the-record allegations of drift and grift at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell.
Why it matters: The university in Lynchburg, Virginia - founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr., and formerly called Liberty Baptist College - once was an icon of New Right political power. It remains a popular backdrop for Republican presidential candidates.
Alberta's book, "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory," is out Dec. 5.
- Jerry Falwell Jr. - the founder's son, who once was Liberty's president and now has sued the university - tells Alberta the current regime is "choosing piety over competence": "It's exactly what my dad didn't want to see happen.".................................
Jerry Jr. repeatedly attacks his younger brother, Liberty Chancellor Jonathan Falwell, who's also the senior pastor at their dad's Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg.
- "I should have fired everybody in the top leadership the day I walked in - from vice presidents on down - and hired everyone new," Jerry Jr. tells Alberta........................