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Update: Jerry Falwell Jr. is officially out at Liberty University.]The leadership of Jerry Falwell Jr., one of the most prominent evangelical supporters of President Trump, appeared to be nearing an end at Liberty University after a report emerged on Monday of sexual indiscretions involving Mr. Falwell, his wife and a pool attendant.Top officials at Liberty,…

Opinion|What Jerry Falwell Jr. Taught Me at Liberty Universityend those Muslims”; this spring, several Black students and faculty members wrote an open letter in response to Mr. Falwell tweeting a racist photo. But the scandals culminated this week in a particularly tawdry story of a yearslong sexual relationship between his wife and Giancarlo Granda, who…

he explained on Twitter last year. He liked to tell reporters that Jesus did not tell Caesar how to run Rome.That was always an unusual stance for the head of a distinctly evangelical institution. But Mr. Falwell pulled it off until recently, coasting by on a combination of success — Liberty’s endowment grew to $1.6…

U.S.|Falwell Taking Leave From Liberty University Amid Photo UproarAug. 7, 2020Jerry Falwell Jr., one of President Trump’s most prominent and controversial evangelical supporters, will take an indefinite leave of absence from his role as president and chancellor of Liberty University, the board of trustees announced on Friday.The news comes days after Mr. Falwell posted, and…

U.S.|Falwell Taking Leave From Liberty University Amid Photo UproarAug. 7, 2020Jerry Falwell Jr., one of President Trump’s most prominent and controversial evangelical supporters, will take an indefinite leave of absence from his role as president and chancellor of Liberty University, the board of trustees announced on Friday.The news comes days after Mr. Falwell posted, and…

(CNN)Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University, has agreed to take an “indefinite leave of absence,” according to a statement Friday from the evangelical Christian university. The leav…