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The Roys Report

Are Allegations Against Jerry Falwell Jr True?

The Roys Report

Julie Roys

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Christianity

4.6714 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Guest Bios Show Transcript Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Junior, is in hot water after several exposes charging him with nurturing a culture of fear and self-dealing at the evangelical school. But the charges against him were mainly made by anonymous sources. This week on The Roys Report, a former dean at Liberty University who’s never before spoken to the press will join me to discuss the allegations.  

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The state's last abortion provider has now apologized to his congregation.

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He's on camera saying that the problem is also not just the shift of

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legislation in the next to the midst of all of today's noise and confusion, we need a voice that cuts through the chaos to bring wisdom and clarity.

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Welcome to The Roy's Report with Julie Roy's, an hour-long show exploring critical issues related to faith and culture from a uniquely Christian perspective.

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Now, here's your host, Julie Roy's.

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Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University, is in hot water following a series of reports,

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alleging self-dealing, mocking students and staff, and nurturing a culture of fear.

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But are these reports true? Welcome to the Roy's report.

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I'm Julie Roy's. And if you follow the news, you've likely heard a lot about Jerry Falwell and Liberty

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University lately. Last week, Reuters published several emails by Falwell where he speaks

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disparagingly about those at the college. And one he calls a student retarded, and another he calls

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his police chief a half-wit. But earlier last week, Politico published an article with much more

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serious charges. It alleged that Falwell used liberty to make deals and loans to enrich his

1:23.6

family and friends. For example, Falwell reportedly hired his son, Trey Falwell, to manage a

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shopping center that the school owns. And Liberty loaned a construction company owned by Falwell's

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good friend, Robert Moon, a quarter of a million dollars to start his company. Then, according to Politico,

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Liberty awarded Moon's company more than $130 million in contracts. Of course, if Liberty were a

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private business owned by Falwell, that would be his prerogative, but Liberty is a nonprofit

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university funded in part by donations, and using a nonprofit for personal enrichment is strictly

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