And I can see why.
Courtesy of WaPo:
His pants were unzipped, his midriff was out, and his glass was filled with a dark liquid he called “black water.”
But Jerry Falwell Jr., one of President Trump’s loudest evangelical supporters, said the provocative vacation photo he posted and then deleted last weekend was little cause for concern — even after it drew both cries of confusion and charges of hypocrisy as it circulated around the Internet.
No matter that students at Liberty University, the Virginia school Falwell leads with a tight grip, are told to dress “modestly” and banned from consuming media that feature nudity or sexual content. The university president said in an apology this week that he was merely taking part in a costume party on a yacht.
“I’ve promised my kids I’m going to try to be a good boy from here on out,” he said Wednesday during a radio interview with WLNI, adding that the picture was “just in good fun.”
That appeared to be that. Until Thursday, when Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), a Baptist minister and former Liberty instructor, said it was one too many scandals for the embattled president of the nation’s largest Christian university.
“Jerry Falwell Jr’s ongoing behavior is appalling,” Walker, the vice chairman of the powerful House Republican Caucus, wrote on Twitter. “I’m convinced Falwell should step down.”
Walker’s statement marks the strongest rebuke yet by a Republican elected official, even as Falwell, Liberty’s president since 2007, has faced repeated scrutiny over his leadership of the university and his personal choices off-campus.
Jerry Jr. is a fucking mess.
You may also remember that Falwell has been accused of abusing staff members, mismanaging university funds, wife swapping, and of course, there is the cabana boy.
At this point, the only thing surprising about these photos is that Falwell even bothered to try and explain them away.
I wonder what the stuffy Jerry Sr. would say if he could see how his son has shit all over his legacy?
That photo was absolutely disgusting. Just imagine those two as parents, especially when the child is old enough to understand the photo.
He is now taking an indefinite leave of absence requested by the board.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/jerry-falwell-jr-has-apologized-to-everybody-for-bizarre-yacht-photo-and-says-mystery-women-is-his-wifes-assistant/
https://wlni.com/news/jerry-falwell-jr-responds-to-viral-instagram-post
yea, right is was “only a joke”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/07/jerry-falwell-jr-liberty-university-leave-of-absence
Here’s the link.
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/08/07/trump-on-aoc-knows-nothing-but-shes-a-real-beauty.html
“AOC, that’s a real beauty, isn’t it? She knows as much about the environment — do we have any young children here? — as that young child over there. I think he knows more. And she certainly knows nothing about the economy.”
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/08/07/jerry-falwell-jr-liberty-out.html
The tide appears to be turning in America as Trump and his axis of evil are finally paying the piper for their corruption.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDAUXwJ8l74
He sounds Drunk!
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/07/900339676/jerry-falwell-jr-on-indefinite-leave-from-liberty-university-after-racy-photo?utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR0pZ6dRiP8kbNasV4nB19NapCRD6tIVRTY93zcAACPb7PSMSSD9A2re0h4
Falwell faced criticism this week from both conservative and liberal commentators after posting the controversial photo to his Instagram account. Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Republican Sen. John McCain, tweeted, “How is this Jerry Falwell Jr. photo even real? Also if you’re running the largest Christian university in America maybe don’t put photos of yourself on social media with your pants undone on a yacht – with random women in bad wigs. So gross, so hypocritical.”
Thank you, Meghan McCain, because of your father’s death you now know everything.
Have your baby, it will give you something else to do besides giving us your wisdom.
Nanny hired because you’ve better things? Ah, the rich and entitled.
I am praying for our Brother In Christ, Jerry Fallwell Jr.
Psalm 69:22 – 28.
Costume party ??!!!!
Yeah, looks like 5 minutes before the photographer “accidentally” interrupted them in his cabin on the yacht, they were trying on the easiest costumes to make —- their birthday suits!
Was “his” yacht paid for by “tithings” from the poor deluded followers?
Absolutely. See Creflo Dollar, name appropriate.
i watched him in the middle of the night one time insomnia, if God can bless you by sending me $100, why not $10.000?
Trump spiritual adviser Paula White promising the same to save us from the devil. LOL
“…save us from the devil.” Hopefully, November 3rd will do just that.
A lifetime ago when I lived and moved in Baptist circles in Virginia there were quite a few rumors from reliable sources about Jerreh Sr and his peccadilloes. Looks like Jerreh Jr took notes.
Geez. Falwell thinks if Trump can get away with it, why can’t he? All these religious men tell you what not to do and they do it? Their peanuts have a mind of their own. Yeah,, that picture speaks volumes. It’s a do as you please message. And all the other priest will scramble to do a cover up for their bro. Then they will go back to looking and acting pious. Typical religious bullshit .
Eeewww Gryphon why? I can never unsee this horrific photo
black water??? what the hell is black water?? could be coke or pepsi?? but black water?
“Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shining on me” nice try, junior.
Looks like Jerry might be wearing plum smugglers!
Conservative Repukes never do as they say!
Many of them apparently are FREAKY AS SHIT AND GET THEIR KINK ON WITH OTHERS! SWAPPING ADULTERY…prostitutes, rent boys, gay prostitutes, cabana boys……just look at all the scandals.
Aaaaaannd commenting on Jerry’s “leave of absence” is none other than the Chairman of the Liberty University Board of Trustees…none other than the 907’s own Jerry PREVO!
https://wset.com/news/local/jerry-prevo-chairman-of-lu-board-of-trustees-comments-on-falwells-leave-of-absence
Is ‘black water’ code for pussy juice?
Also too, WTF is she wearing for bottoms? Looks like she unspooled it off the weed whacker.
Jesus H. Christ Almighty.
So Russia is trying to implicate Biden and working overtime for their boy Donnie. What a surprise. You think Trump doesn’t want to leave the White House, you will see Putin kicken’ and a screamin’ if Biden wins. Gone will be the gravy train.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-arpaio-loses-sheriff-race-arizona-maricopa_n_5f2af118c5b64d7a55eda787
As sheriff, Arpaio was known for establishing an outdoor jail — a “Tent City” that Arpaio himself once proudly referred to as a “concentration camp” — where inmates were forced to walk around in chains, endure extreme temperatures, and wear pink underwear. He also was a big supporter of the baseless conspiracy theory, popularized by Trump, that former President Barack Obama was not an American citizen.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/victims-wonder-why-arpaio-let-sex-abuse-cases-languish-6463426
https://thebulwark.com/jerry-falwells-zipper-has-been-down-for-years/
…Maybe parodies of the show Trailer Park Boys are excused from the normal rules of decency…
“But he’s been really good for the school!” Falwell’s defenders stammer. “Enrollment has gone up every year!” That’s a ridiculous metric: As long as a college has the unused space to take more students, the school can arbitrarily increase enrollment year by year without that number meaning anything about educational standards or the number of applicants to the school. In fact, since 2015 (the year Falwell became nationally famous for his support of Trump and a comment about shooting Muslims), freshman applications to Liberty have dropped by a whopping 60 percent.
disturbingly, the school’s spiritual leaders, many of them privately opposed to Falwell, persuade students that their moral convictions aren’t worth pursuing—a worrying indicator of how Falwell’s presence is having a chilling effect on the moral formation of Liberty’s students.
… money means power.
Money and power, by the way, are the two things Falwell really cares about. He constantly brags about his access to President Trump, Kanye West, and others.
It’s NOW not uncommon, despite a culture of fear that is still present at the school, to see students, faculty, and in one case, a group of 30-plus black alumni leaders—including pastors—speak out against Falwell.
This is good and necessary.
He’s on an “indefinite” leave of absence now.
But I’ll bet he’s still raking in the bloated paycheck.
“A terse statement Friday from the Christian university said the trustees’ executive committee had asked Falwell to “take an indefinite leave of absence from his roles as President and Chancellor of Liberty University, to which he has agreed, effective immediately.”
It offered no explanation.”