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Jerry Falwell

(1933–2007) Preacher United States

125 quotes in 703 categories

A quote about sacrifice says that the size of your sacrifice measures your spirituality. Another quote pushes the idea that changing the world needs a heart for the world and spreading a message. A third quote imagines a future where churches run schools instead of public ones.

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Jerry Falwell was a preacher from the United States, best known for Strength for the journey.

Quick Facts About Jerry Falwell

Born: August 11, 1933
Died: May 15, 2007
Nationality: United States
Profession: Preacher
Notable works: Strength for the journey

About Jerry Falwell

He also worked as a televangelist and was a leading figure in conservative politics. In 1967 he started Lynchburg Christian Academy, later renamed Liberty Christian Academy, and in 1971 he established Liberty University. In 1979 he co‑founded the Moral Majority, a political organization.

Quotes by Jerry Falwell

I am a Christian.

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My father was an agnostic.

Agnostic

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Jesus [was the] first American

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Textbooks are Soviet propaganda.

Propaganda

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Your words can permanently influence a life.

Christian

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Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

Christian

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Temptation has been here ever since the Garden of Eden.

Eden

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The easiest way of change history is to become a historian.

Change

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I believe that the people of Israel are the chosen people of God.

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Life is supposed to be lived for God and for others.

God

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God does not hear the prayers of a Jew.

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Jews can make more money accidentally than you can on purpose,

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You do not determine a man's greatness by his talent or wealth, as the world does, but rather by what it takes…

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AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.

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God created the family to provide the maximum love and support and morality and example that one can imagine.

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I believe with all my heart that the Bible is the infallible word of God. I therefore believe that, whatever it says,…

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God himself preserved the Bible, and brought it down through the ages.

Bible

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He is purple - the gay-pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle - the gay pride symbol.

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It is God's planet - and he's taking care of it. And I don't believe that anything we do will raise or…

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The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.

Christianity

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I must personally say that I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin…

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The public school system is damned. Let me tell you how radical I am. Christian students should be in Christian schools. If…

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Other cars on the highway driven by believers will suddenly be out of control and stark pandemonium will occur on... every highway…

Believer

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I'm at work by 8 or 8:30, and when I get home every night, my wife and I walk around the lawn.…

Alone

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I believe that all of us are born heterosexual, physically created with a plumbing that's heterosexual, and created with the instincts and…

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We can only change the world if we have a heart for the world and deliver the message for the world. We…

Change

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Homosexuals are brute beasts... part of a vile and satanic system that will be utterly annihilated, and there will be a celebration…

Beast

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While I have no problem with the church adapting to the culture, we must ensure that we remain painstakingly true to the…

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I believe in the premillenial, pre-tribulational coming of Christ for all of his church, and to summarize that, your first poll, do…

Apocalypse

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AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals. To oppose it would be like an Israelite jumping in the Red…

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Nothing will motivate conservative evangelical Christians to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election more than a Democratic nominee named Hillary Rodham…

Candidate

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Someone must not be afraid to say, 'moral perversion is wrong.' If we do not act now, homosexuals will 'own' America! If…

America

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I am convinced that America can be turned around if we will all get serious about the Master's business. It may be…

America

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The decline in American pride, patriotism, and piety can be directly attributed to the extensive reading of so-called 'science fiction' by our…

Aliens

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You'll be riding along in an automobile. You'll be the driver perhaps. You're a Christian. There'll be several people in the automobile…

Automobile

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I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying…

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There's been a concerted effort to steal Christmas.

Christmas

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I work 6:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.

Midnight

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Billy Graham is the chief servant of Satan in America.

America

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I think the Moslem faith teaches hate.

Faith

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Jerry Falwell by topic

Religion (25) Religious (20) Christian (19) Humor (18) America (13) Positive atheism (12) People (11) God (10) Christianity (10) Bible (10)