Jerry Falwell
/ˌdʒeri ˈfɔːlwel/
/ˌdʒeri ˈfɔːlwel/
- (1933-2007) the US evangelist who established the Moral Majority 1979-1989 to try to persuade politicians to follow conservative policies on issues such as abortion and homosexuality. The group worked to elect Ronald Reagan as President. Falwell had a church and national television programme in Lynchburg, Virginia, and started the Liberty Baptist College (now the Liberty University) there in 1971.
see also televangelist杰里·法威尔(Jerry Falwell):(1933-2007年)美国传教士,他建立了1979-1989年的道德多数派,试图说服政客在堕胎和同性恋等问题上奉行保守的政策。该小组努力选举里根(Ronald Reagan)担任主席。Falwell在弗吉尼亚州的林奇堡开办了教堂和全国电视节目,并于1971年在那里创办了自由浸会学院(现为自由大学)。