- Jonathan Falwell
Jonathan Pate Falwell (born
1966 ) is the seniorpastor at theThomas Road Baptist Church inLynchburg, Virginia . He is the son and successor of the late ReverendJerry Falwell , and the brother of Liberty University ChancellorJerry Falwell, Jr. His mother is Macel Pate Falwell. Rev. Falwell earned hisB.S. fromLiberty University in 1987. He earned hisM.A. in Religion from theLiberty Baptist Theological Seminary in 1996. He earned hisJ.D. in 2005 fromWilliam Howard Taft University in Santa Ana, California.In addition to inheriting his father's pastor position, Jonathan Falwell has continued his father's weekly column, "Listen America", on various Web sites including
NewsMax andWorldNetDaily .Jonathan hosts a weekly television show called "
Main Street Today " where he interviews people from all walks of life and discuss how their belief in God has influenced and molded their lives.In December 2007, he endorsed former
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. He said that he believed his father would have backed Huckabee had he lived. Falwell's decision came after he invited Huckabee to address students at Liberty University.Falwell is married to Shari and has four children. He lives in Lynchburg, VA.
External links
* [http://newsmax.com/falwell/ Falwell's column archive]
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