Falwell pleads for funds to recruit Christian voters for 2006 and beyond.Hoping to build on Republican gains in 2004, 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. has announced the launch of a new voter mobilization effort that he claims will register 10 million new evangelical voters for the 2006 and 2008 elections. In a mid-December message to supporters, Falwell announced the formation of yet another national organization, this one called the Moral Majority Coalition (MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. ). He said the group will work through "the new Helms School of Government" at the Falwell-founded Liberty University. The new school is named for Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. (born October 18, 1921) is a former five-term Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was considered one of the leading figures of the modern "Christian right". , former North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. senator and a conservative fire-brand. Falwell says the new voter mobilization drive, "Operation: Christian Vote," will rely on Liberty students who will spend their summers working with friendly pastors to register voters. The drive, he boasted. "can result in an overwhelming victory for socially, politically and fiscally conservative candidates in coming elections and it may be the catalyst that saves our nation. I am seeking nothing less than overwhelming victory at the ballot box!" Two weeks later, Falwell sent out another appeal to supporters. This time, he begged for contributions to lend off groups like Americans United and vowed to lead the MMC for four years. "We must remain engaged in the battle ... or continue to watch our rights evaporate," Falwell wrote. Critics said the messages are probably just fund-raising stunts. Americans United noted that after the elections, Falwell claimed to be forming a new group called the Faith and Values Coalition The Faith and Values Coalition is an American political action committee composed of evangelical supporters, mostly from the Republican Party. Created by Jerry Falwell in November 2004, its birth was in large part fueled by the results of the 2004 Presidential Election, where . Nothing has been heard from it since. Over the years, Falwell has claimed to form numerous other groups. Most quickly disappeared. These include the I Love America Committee, Mission America There are two organizations called Mission America.
When Falwell announced the formation of the Faith and Values Coalition in November. Americans United Executive Director Barry W. Lynn Reverend Barry W. Lynn (born 1948 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) has been the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State since 1992.[1] was quick to respond. "Falwell keeps threatening to reanimate the Moral Majority," quipped Lynn. "Has he never seen an old horror movie? Every time they bring Frankenstein's monster back, it just gets worse. Some things should be left dead and buried." |
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