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Update on the latest in religion news:

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:41:00 GMT

More than 100 leaders of religious groups are urging Congress to reject legislation that would prohibit them from hiring only fellow believers if they accept federal funds. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Chu

Update on the latest in religion news:

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:55:00 GMT

Gospel singer Doug Oldham, who died last week at 79, is being remembered as a big man with a big voice and a big heart. Fellow gospel stars Bill and Gloria Gaither were among close friends celebrating Oldham's life and ministry Monday at Thomas

Update on the latest in religion news:

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMT

Seven pastors who were barred from serving in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America because it required gay clergy to be celibate have been welcomed into the denomination. A rite of reception service was held Sunday at St. Mark's Lutheran C

Update on the latest in religion news:

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:41:00 GMT

A Baptist minister who toured the country to talk about his conversion from Islam to Christianity is being removed as dean of Liberty University's theological seminary following allegations he fabricated or embellished facts about his past. The

Muslimturnedpreacher out as Baptist school dean

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:31:00 GMT

Liberty University says a Baptist minister who toured the country to talk about his conversion from Islam to Christianity is no longer the dean of its theological seminary following allegations he fabricated or embellished facts about his past.

Muslimturnedpreacher faces university inquiry

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:54:00 GMT

slim-turned-preacher faces university inquiry Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led. By TOM BREEN Associated Press Writer The future of a prominent Southern Baptist preacher who converted from Islam may depend on which version of his past is closer to the

Update on the latest in religion news:

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Maine is thanking voters for repealing the state's gay marriage law. The side that called for a people's veto won with about 53 percent of the vote. Bishop Richard Malone issued a statement thanki

Update on the latest in religion news:

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:41:00 GMT

An Oklahoma district attorney has warned pastors to take security precautions in a town where a preacher was brutally killed inside her own church. Prosecutor Bret Burns held a closed-door session with the pastors on Wednesday to talk about the

Liberty U reaches agreement with student Democrats

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:23:00 GMT

The student Democratic club at conservative Liberty University can continue as a campus group unofficially. Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. says a new university policy allows the Liberty University College Democrats to be an unofficial club. Th

Update on the latest in religion news:

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Southern Baptists are heading for Louisville, Ky., for an annual meeting next week that will seek to reverse the denomination's decline. Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer people in 2008 for the fourth year in a row, and membership in Amer

Update on the latest in religion news:

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:03:00 GMT

The group Americans United for Separation of Church and State wants the Internal Revenue Service to review Liberty University's tax-exempt status because the Christian school revoked its recognition of a student-run Democratic club. Americans Un

Update on the latest in religion news:

Sun, 24 May 2009 20:34:00 GMT

President Barack Obama has proclaimed this Memorial Day "a day of prayer for permanent peace." Obama's White House proclamation says, "As we remember the selfless service of our fallen heroes, we pray for God's grace upon them. We also pray for al

Obama salutes veterans...GOP on energy jobs...Higher gas...

Fri, 22 May 2009 23:43:00 GMT

President Barack Obama says too often recently the U.S. has failed to serve the veterans who have served their country. In his weekly radio and Internet talk, Obama said Memorial Days is all about giving them they support and respect they've earned.

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Fri, 22 May 2009 19:17:00 GMT

Retail gasoline prices continued to climb at the start of the Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of America's summer driving season. The national average pump price increased nearly 3 cents to $2.39 a gallon, according to auto club AA

GM borrows more...Where to land...Liberty Democrats...

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:56:00 GMT

As it limps toward bankruptcy court, General Motors has borrowed an additional $4 billion from the government. That's on top of the $15.4 billion it had received previously. Meanwhile auto industry experts say sales figures suggest bankruptcy pro

Auto concerns...Cuba feeler...Dems banned

Fri, 22 May 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Some Republican lawmakers and a handful of Democrats are urging the Obama administration to slow down the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. They're signaling alarm over the massive cutbacks being required, including lost jobs and closed d

Liberty U. pulls plug on campus Democratic club

Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:00 GMT

Liberty University has banned its fledgling College Democrats club, saying the group stands against the conservative Christian school's moral principles. Club president Brian Diaz said he was notified by e-mail last week that the club was being

Update on the latest in religion news:

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:41:00 GMT

The House has passed a hate-crimes bill over the objections of conservatives who warn it could criminalize sermons against homosexuality. Hate crimes, as defined by the bill, are those motivated by prejudice and based on someone's race, color, r

Va. professor dies after being struck by baseball

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:14:00 GMT

An assistant professor at Liberty University in Virginia has died after being hit by a baseball at a neighboring college athletic field. An official says Jeff Taylor Sr. was struck in the lower jaw or neck by a line drive while pitching to a bas

Update on the latest in religion news:

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:41:00 GMT

Miss California Carrie Prejean (pray-ZHAHN'), whose support for traditional marriage may have cost her the Miss USA crown, will appear at tonight's Gospel Music Association Dove Awards in Nashville, Tenn. That's according to the Gospel Music Cha

(Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Feb. 24)

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:45:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2009. There are 310 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1868, the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following h

Falwell wants Liberty students to vote in Virginia

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:04:00 GMT

In the battleground state of Virginia, Jerry Falwell Junior is getting thousands of students registered to vote at Liberty University, the Christian school his father founded. Falwell, who succeeded his evangelist father as chancellor, believes

(Following Advance for Use Thursday, May 15th)

Mon, 05 May 2008 02:45:00 GMT

(Following Advance for Use Thursday, May 15th) Today in History Today is Thursday, May 15th, the 136th day of 2008. There are 230 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 15th, 1918, U.S. airmail b

(Following Advance for Use Thursday, May 15th)

Sun, 04 May 2008 03:34:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Thursday, May 15th, the 136th day of 2008. There are 230 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 15th, 1918, U.S. airmail began service between Washington, D.C., Philadelphi

Wife of late Rev. Jerry Falwell writes of their 50 years...

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:33:00 GMT

The wife of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell has written a book recounting the half-century she spent with the Moral Majority founder. Macel (MAY'sell) Falwell's book, "Jerry Falwell: His Life and Legacy," is set for release on May 15 the first anni

(Following Advance for Use Sunday, February 24th)

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:13:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, February 24th, the 55th day of 2008. There are 311 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On February 24th, 1868, the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson fol

(Following Advance for Use Sunday, February 24th)...

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:31:00 GMT

(Following Advance for Use Sunday, February 24th) Today in History Today is Sunday, February 24th, the 55th day of 2008. There are 311 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On February 24th, 1868, the

CIA interrogation investigation...White House secrets...Surviving...

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:08:00 GMT

A government lawyer is telling a federal court that the Justice Department will try to determine if the CIA violated any court orders by destroying interrogation videotapes. The Bush administration is urging a federal judge to back off while it inv

Judge agrees to let White House keep visitor logs secret pending appeal...

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:05:00 GMT

The Bush administration doesn't have to release a list of White House visitors just yet. A federal judge has agreed to keep the list secret, until an appeals court decides whether the documents are public record. A liberal watchdog group ha

New Orleans street scuffles...CIA videotape subpoena...TSA not AOK with Ame...

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:43:00 GMT

Plans to demolish public housing have touched off scuffles on the streets of New Orleans between police and protesters. City Council members have unanimously endorsed the plans to tear down 4,500 public housing units. Some fear it means the loss of b

U.S. to appeal ruling making White House visitor logs public...

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:34:00 GMT

The Bush administration is asking a federal judge to hold off forcing the White House to release its visitor logs. A liberal watchdog group is requesting to see records related to visits by nine conservative religious commentators, including Jam

WOUNDED FATHER OF SLAIN GIRLS ATTENDS MEMORIAL SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS,...

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:55:00 GMT

Colorado's New Life Church has held a memorial service for the two teenage sisters slain by a gunman a week ago Sunday. David Works, who was wounded in the shooting, returned to the Colorado Springs church in a wheelchair to attend Wednesday's

BUSH SAYS AMERICANS SHOULD THANK GOD THIS THANKSGIVING CHARLES CITY, Va....

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:35:00 GMT

President Bush says Americans should thank God this Thanksgiving. Speaking at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia, which bills itself as the site of America's first official Thanksgiving, the president said, "We give thanks to the author of life, wh

Conservative leader backs Romney

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:26:00 GMT

A top conservative leader is backing Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination. Paul Weyrich (WY'-rik), who heads the Free Congress Foundation, had once expressed concern about Romney's credentials. But now Weyrich says, "Gover

CHURCH NAMED FOR PRAISE HOSTS COUNSELING FOR GRIEVING TOWN CRANDON, Wis....

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:49:00 GMT

In Crandon, Wisconsin, where a 20-year-old gunman killed six young people Sunday before being fatally shot himself, a local church has hosted counseling for about 100 people, most of them teens who knew the victims. Praise Chapel Community Churc

EPISCOPAL BISHOPS CRAFTING RESPONSE AS ANGLICAN DEADLINE NEARS NEW ORLEA...

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:48:00 GMT

Episcopal bishops meeting in New Orleans are crafting their response to fellow Anglicans abroad, who have given the American church until this coming Sunday to pledge not to consecrate another gay bishop or approve an official prayer service for same

MINISTER SAYS U.S MUST NOT ABANDON IRAQI CHRISTIANS CAPITOL HILL (AP) A...

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:35:00 GMT

A Christian activist who recently visited Iraq says Iraqi Christians will be slaughtered and America will have blood on its hands if U.S. troops are removed too quickly. The Reverend Patrick Mahoney and other members of the Christian Defense Coa

D. James Kennedy, influential Christian broadcaster and megachurch pioneer,...

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:13:00 GMT

The Reverend D. James Kennedy, the architect of a conservative Christian empire, has died. He was 76. Kennedy cultivated a congregation of 45 people in 1959 into a megachurch that boasts nearly 10,000 members today. He embraced television and ra

COLONOSCOPY LOCATES, CAUTERIZES BLEEDING IN BILLY GRAHAM ASHEVILLE, N.C....

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:48:00 GMT

A doctor conducting a colonoscopy has found an area of active bleeding in evangelist Billy Graham and treated it with cauterization. Hospital spokeswoman Merrell Gregory says Graham "was alert during the procedure, watching the monitor, talking

Terror threat?...Still drilling, hoping...Third suspect arrested in NJ kill...

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:54:00 GMT

Extra counterterrorism precautions are being taken in New York City following what officials are calling an unsubstantiated radiological threat. Officials say they are responding to so-called chatter on the Internet about a truck packed with radioact

BILLY GRAHAM DEDICATES LIBRARY AS A TOOL FOR THE GOSPEL CHARLOTTE, N.C. ...

Thu, 31 May 2007 20:42:00 GMT

The Reverend Billy Graham says the new 27 (m) million-dollar museum honoring his life and ministry is just another "tool" to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The 88-year-old evangelist stood and spoke for seven minutes at yesterday's dedicatio

Dad slams media reports on TB son's travels...Deadly month of May in Iraq.....

Thu, 31 May 2007 14:42:00 GMT

The father of an Atlanta man now under quarantine with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis says news accounts of the case are being "blown out of proportion." Ted Speaker says his son Andrew is being portrayed on television as if he were "a terrorist

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Thu, 31 May 2007 14:21:00 GMT

A federal judge has refused to release from jail a Liberty University student charged with possessing a bomb the night before the Reverend Jerry Falwell's funeral. Judge Michael Urbanski said there's strong evidence that Mark David Uhl could be

Student arrested before Falwell funeral to remain jailed...

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:42:00 GMT

BILLY GRAHAM PLANS TO SPEAK AT LIBRARY DEDICATION TODAY CHARLOTTE, N.C. ...

Wed, 30 May 2007 20:42:00 GMT

At this afternoon's dedication of the new Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 88-year-old evangelist is expected to get up and thank an estimated two-thousand guests, including former Presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy

MORNING PREP MORNING PREP MORNING PREP MORNIN G PR...

Wed, 30 May 2007 20:12:00 GMT

It isn't new. But to a bunch of people, it's considered an improved way to buy music. Apple has launched its new version of iTunes one that lets people buy music that doesn't contain copy protection. So far, there's only a fraction of the iTunes lin

Helicopter downed in Afghanistan...Kidnappings in Iraq...Iraq police chief ...

Wed, 30 May 2007 12:03:00 GMT

U-S military officials say five American soldiers are among the seven people who died when a helicopter was apparently shot down in southern Afghanistan. A U-S military official says initial reports suggest the helicopter was hit with a rocket-propel

Falwell memorabilia being sold on eBay

Wed, 30 May 2007 11:12:00 GMT

Since his death two weeks ago, more than 300 items related to the Reverend [[kxtopic:jerry-falwell:t[Jerry Falwell]:t]] have been put up for sale on eBay, including an autographed bobblehead doll of the controversial evangelist dressed in a suit and h

Polish children'srights watchdog won't investigate Teletubby...

Tue, 29 May 2007 10:12:00 GMT

A Polish official who serves as the watchdog for children's rights had been quoted as saying she'd ask psychologists to find out whether one of the "Teletubbies" on T-V is gay. But today, she's backing away from those comments. She'd been

Intelligence on bin Laden...Iraq war votes coming...Bigger houses...

Tue, 22 May 2007 21:15:00 GMT

The government says Osama bin Laden ordered a top lieutenant in 2005 to form a terrorist cell to conduct attacks on the U-S outside Iraq. President Bush declassified that intelligence to back his argument that the terrorism threat to America is real.

FALWELL EULOGIZED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS, CLERGY AT FUNERAL LYNCHBURG, Va. (...

Tue, 22 May 2007 21:15:00 GMT

The Reverend Jerry Falwell has been eulogized by family, friends and fellow preachers in a 90-minute funeral at the church he founded in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Reverend Franklin Graham said Falwell "was a giant of a man, he was a man of faith,

Warfunding bill...Osama declassified...Falwell's funeral...

Tue, 22 May 2007 13:54:00 GMT

A new war-funding bill now before Congress is said to include up to eight (b) billion dollars for Democratic domestic priorities but no timetable for troop withdrawal. Backers hope the bill will clear Congress by Friday. WHITE HOUSE (AP) P

Liberty University student arrested after bombs found ahead of Falwell fune...

Tue, 22 May 2007 13:24:00 GMT

Authorities in Lynchburg, Virginia, say a Liberty University student was arrested after police found homemade bombs in his car. They say the student had told a family member about the bombs and that he planned to attend today's funeral for the R

Immigration provision kept alive...Iraq agreement close...Birth control app...

Tue, 22 May 2007 11:54:00 GMT

The Senate has turned back an early attack on the broad immigration overhaul by keeping alive a temporary worker provision that could bring in as many as 600-thousand foreign workers each year. Senators voted 64-to-31 to reject a proposal to delete t

Iraq bill on Hill...Fighting in Lebanon...Seniors study......

Tue, 22 May 2007 10:54:00 GMT

Democratic congressional leaders are close to an agreement with the Bush administration on an Iraq war-spending bill. The measure does not include a timeline for U-S troop withdrawal, which Democrats had been seeking. The pricetag comes to about 120

Officials: Iraq compromise close...Iraqi warning...Thousands flee Lebanese ...

Tue, 22 May 2007 09:54:00 GMT

Democratic congressional leaders are nearing an agreement with the Bush administration on legislation to pay for the Iraq war without setting a timeline for troop withdrawal. Several officials say the bill will cost about 120 (b) billion dollars, i

Falwell eulogized by family, friends, clergy at funeral...

Tue, 22 May 2007 08:54:00 GMT

Thousands of faithful attend Rev. Falwell's funeral at church he built in V...

Tue, 22 May 2007 07:45:00 GMT

The Reverend Jerry Falwell is being remembered by fellow Virginia evangelist Pat Robertson as someone who "stepped on some toes." Thousands are attending his funeral at the church he started in 1956. Other conservative leaders attending incl

Explosion in Turkey...Iraq's fight against terror...Falwell's funeral...

Tue, 22 May 2007 06:54:00 GMT

Officials in the Turkish capital of Ankara say at least four people have been killed by a powerful explosion that also injured at least 50 others. Ankara's mayor says authorities believe a bomb caused the explosion in one of the city's busiest commer

Violence in Iraq...Missile strike in Israel...Poll on suicide attacks...

Tue, 22 May 2007 05:54:00 GMT

Attacks in Iraq have left dozens of people dead, including 25 killed in a bombing at an outdoor market in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Iraq's prime minister says his country's fight against terrorism will be a "long" one. He's calling for the formation of l

Faithful by the thousands gather for Falwell funeral...

Tue, 22 May 2007 05:16:00 GMT

Thousands of mourners have arrived hours before the funeral for the Reverend Jerry Falwell. Three hours before the ceremony in Lynchburg, Virginia, more than two-thousand people waited outside to pay respects to the man who turned the Moral Majo

Baghdad blasts kills 25...British ask for extradition in spy murder...

Mon, 21 May 2007 23:54:00 GMT

Despite the three-month-old security crackdown in and around Baghdad, at least 25 people have been killed today by a parked car bomb at a packed outdoor market in the Iraqi capital. Another 60 people were wounded in the blast in a mostly Shiite are

Falwell funeral today

Mon, 21 May 2007 23:24:00 GMT

The Reverend Jerry Falwell will be remembered fondly at his funeral today and then laid to rest at the campus of the university he founded. Falwell died at age 73 last Tuesday after collapsing in his office at Liberty University, the school he f

POLL SHOWS DECLINE IN AMERICANS' BIBLICAL VIEWS VENTURA, Calif. (AP) A ...

Mon, 21 May 2007 20:34:00 GMT

A new poll suggests that the percentage of Americans who hold Biblical views has fallen to the lowest level in decades. The Barna poll found that two-thirds of Americans still believe that God is "the all-powerful, all-knowing perfect creator of

FALWELL IS MOURNED AT FIRST SUNDAY SERVICES SINCE HIS DEATH LYNCHBURG, V...

Sun, 20 May 2007 20:36:00 GMT

Thousands of worshipers have packed the Reverend Jerry Falwell's church in Lynchburg, Virginia, to mourn their senior pastor and greet a horsedrawn hearse carrying his body. At the first Sunday services since the 73-year-old evangelist's death,

New record pump price...Pelosi disses Bush...Seven more soldiers killed...

Sun, 20 May 2007 11:45:00 GMT

It's a record for gasoline. The Lundberg Survey finds the average nationwide price of self-serve regular has climbed to three dollars, 18 cents a gallon. That's a jump of more than eleven cents over the past two weeks. WASHINGTON (AP) House S

Falwell is mourned at first Sunday services since his death...

Sun, 20 May 2007 10:36:00 GMT

Violence in Iraq and Afghanistan...Poll says Americans pessimistic...

Sat, 19 May 2007 23:54:00 GMT

Fourteen people have been killed by a suicide bomber in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan. The bomber, who was on foot, blew himself up today just after a U-S convoy passed by. Officials say another 31 people were wounded. BAGHDAD (AP)

Gingrich lauds Jerry Falwell at Liberty commencement...

Sat, 19 May 2007 06:06:00 GMT

Some graduates chanted "Jerry! Jerry!" in tribute to Jerry Falwell during today's commencement ceremony at Liberty University. The school founder died four days ago. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressed the students. He says they c

US commander on search...US troop deaths...Gingrich remembers Falwell...

Sat, 19 May 2007 05:54:00 GMT

The top U-S commander in Iraq says he thinks he knows who kidnapped three U-S soldiers last weekend and believes at least two of them may be alive. In an interview with the Army Times newspaper General David Petraeus (puh-TRAY'-uhs) describes the man

MISSIONARIES TO DEFY BAN AND EVANGELIZE AT BEIJING OLYMPICS UNDATED (AP)...

Thu, 17 May 2007 21:03:00 GMT

Christian missionaries have worked the crowds at past Olympic games, and even though China outlaws what they do, they'll be on the ground next summer in Beijing as well. Christian mission groups from around the world plan to quietly defy the Chi

Immigration overhaul..Iraq spending compromise?...Gonzales' future...

Thu, 17 May 2007 06:54:00 GMT

A bipartisan group of senators has reached an agreement with the White House on an immigration overhaul to grant quick legal status to (m) millions of illegal immigrants already in the U-S. The deal, which comes after weeks of negotiations, would als

Jerry Falwell mourned by residents of Virginia city he and his university h...

Thu, 17 May 2007 03:54:00 GMT

Public viewing for the late Reverend Jerry Falwell begins today at the Virginia university he founded. The learning center at Liberty University is being used for the viewing. The funeral will be Tuesday in the church he founded, the Thomas Road

FALWELL MOURNED AT THE UNIVERSITY AND CHURCH HE FOUNDED LYNCHBURG, Va. (...

Wed, 16 May 2007 20:36:00 GMT

At Liberty University's "Spirit Rock," a large boulder where students often paint words of hope, messages commemorating the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy have been replaced with messages commemorating the Reverend Jerry Falwell, who died Tuesd

Green Zone breached...Father missing son in Iraq...Falwell at peace...

Wed, 16 May 2007 02:54:00 GMT

Enemy mortar rounds have again been able to get into the U-S-controlled Green Zone in Baghdad today. A U-S Embassy spokesman says at least six people were hurt in the second such attack in two days. Also today, a car bombing near a market in a Shiite

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Wed, 16 May 2007 01:45:00 GMT

The Reverend Jerry Falwell's funeral is set for next Tuesday at Thomas Road Baptist Church, the 24-thousand member church he founded in Lynchburg, Virginia. Falwell died yesterday at the age of 73. His doctor says he had a heart condition.

Falwell's funeral to be held next week

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:24:00 GMT

Yolanda King, Jerry Falwell die...Senate debates Iraq...Republicans deba...

Tue, 15 May 2007 22:45:00 GMT

Martin Luther King Junior's eldest child, Yolanda King, has died. She was 51 and died last night in Santa Monica, California. There's no confirmation of the cause, but the King family says it might have been heart trouble. Yolanda King is survived by

Still searching...Senate vote on Iraq...Not conservative enough?...

Tue, 15 May 2007 20:54:00 GMT

The parents of a soldier missing in Iraq say they hope he's as good at hiding now as he was as a kid. U-S troops continue to search for three missing comrades in Iraq. Al-Qaida claims to have them. CAPITOL HILL (AP) The Senate votes today on

REVEREND JERRY FALWELL DEAD AT 73 LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) The Reverend Jerr...

Tue, 15 May 2007 20:37:00 GMT

The Reverend Jerry Falwell, who used his "Old Time Gospel Hour" broadcasts to mold Christian conservatives into a mighty force in American politics, has died at the age of 73. The founder of the Moral Majority, who had a heart condition, was di