Americans United marches in Jerry Falwell's Lynchburg backyard.The Rev. Jerry Falwell This article is about Jerry Falwell, Sr. For the article about his son, see Jerry Falwell, Jr. Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. (August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007)[1] was an American fundamentalist Christian pastor and televangelist. and Americans United have tangled tan·gled adj. Complicated and difficult to unravel. See Synonyms at complex. Adj. 1. tangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes" untangled - not tangled 2. frequently over the years, and now AU is taking the fight to the Religious Right leader's own doorstep. The recently formed Lynchburg, Va., chapter of Americans United is on the march--literally--in Falwell's hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" . The group held its first public event, a First Amendment march and rally, Oct. 1 Marchers gathered at the Lynchburg Public Library and, hoisting an AU banner, marched to nearby Miller Park for a rally and speech by the Rev. Dick Weston-Jones of Lynchburg's First Unitarian Church
Prior to the march, Rick Howell, chapter president, told the Lynchburg News & Advance, "What we hope to do, first of all, is to let the city know we exist. Besides being the home of Jerry Falwell, Lynchburg is also the home of a group that will stand up and fight the Religious Right." The new Lynchburg AU affiliate, like similar chapters around the country, includes people of faith as well as those of no particular religion. Chapter Treasurer Dave Burford told the newspaper, "We are absolutely patriotic. We love our country, and we're not anti-religion." Lynchburg, a city of about 65,000 in central Virginia, is home to Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church Thomas Road Baptist Church is a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was founded in 1956 by Jerry Falwell, who served as its senior pastor until his death in 2007. Thomas Road claims over 24,000 members. and his Liberty University. Falwell has also announced plans to build a Christian school A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. and retirement center in the area. Due to the number of local people Falwell's enterprises employ, he has considerable influence in the area. To find out if there is an Americans United chapter in your area or for information on forming one, visit www.au.org and click on the tab marked "Get Involved" or write to the AU Field Department at 518 C St., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002. |
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