Petition from Former Athletes and Alums Calls on Falwell to Retract Blackface/KKK Mask Tweet
Today, thirty-five African-American pastors, alums, and former athletes from Liberty University started a Change.org petition calling on Jerry Falwell, Jr. to change his ways, delete his racist blackface/KKK mask tweet, and apologize (see this post describing the mask). Apparently, anyone can sign it and it is addressed to Falwell. The petition acknowledges that the Board…
Read MoreLiberty University Student Sickened by Jerry Falwell’s Blackface/KKK Mask (UPDATED)
Two days ago I wrote about Jerry Falwell’s facemask design using a blackface and KKK photo. An online professor resigned over it. Now, a student at Liberty University has written Falwell an open letter of protest. Rather than comment extensively, I will post his tweet here: I (Micah Trostle) wrote this letter to my school…
Read MoreLiberty University Adjunct Professor Resigns Over Jerry Falwell’s Blackface & KKK Mask
In normal times, this story would rock the evangelical world. As things stand, it barely registered. However, examining the situation, it is incredible that Jerry Falwell is still president at Liberty University. On May 27, Falwell tweeted: Just so folks outside Virginia unfamiliar with the pic on the mask understand: it is from the personal…
Read MoreBryan Loritts Joins Darrell Scott as an Alum of Diploma Mill
Evangelical preacher Bryan Loritts has joined Trump endorsing mega pastor Darrell Scott as a prominent alum of diploma mill St. Thomas Christian University. Julie Roys has the story on Lorritts; I wrote about Scott’s honorary doctorate in 2017. Roys traveled the same road I did in 2017 and found much the same thing. The school…
Read MoreEric Metaxas Uncritically Features Anti-Vaccine Proponent
Eric Metaxas has been in the hot seat lately due to his race baiting tweet in response to Joe Biden (see this post for that story). However, there is something else that in times past would relegate Metaxas to the fringe. On his radio show last week, he gave 36 minutes to Kent Heckenlively, the…
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