A Tale of Two Falwells
Falwell the younger has evolved from organizing conservative Christians to now mastering how to monetize them.
Add “lack of imagination” to the list of legitimate criticisms of Jerry Falwell, Jr, but you cannot accuse him of being inconsistent, at least where his support for President Donald Trump is concerned.
Interviewed by Joe Heim for the Washington Post Magazine, the president of Liberty University once again proclaimed his steadfast belief in President Donald Trump.
Is there anything President Trump could do that would endanger that support from you or other evangelical leaders?
No.
That’s the shortest answer we’ve had so far.
Only because I know that he only wants what’s best for this country, and I know anything he does, it may not be ideologically “conservative,” but it’s going to be what’s best for this country, and I can’t imagine him doing anything that’s not good for the country.
Among other pull quotes that made the rounds from the interview were “It may be immoral for them not to support him, because he’s got African American employment to record highs, Hispanic employment to record highs,” and “It’s such a distortion of the teachings of Jesus to say that what he…
