Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell was a prominent American Christian evangelical leader and pastor, known for founding the Liberty University, a large Christian college, and the Moral Majority, a political organization advocating conservative Christian values in the 1980s. He promoted traditional moral views on issues like abortion, marriage, and education, and sought to influence American politics to reflect conservative religious beliefs. Falwell’s work significantly shaped the evangelical movement’s involvement in politics, making him a influential, yet sometimes controversial, figure in American religious and political life.