News
May. 12 - American Family Outing Begins Dialog with Lakewood
May. 07 - LGBT Families to Host Families from Lakewood Church
May. 01 - A Soulforce Open Letter to Members of the United Methodist Church
Apr. 24 - Soulforce Releases Letter from Bakker to Osteen
Apr. 23 - Black Clergy Allies to Show Support for LGBT Methodists
Apr. 11 - Soulforce Events Urge Methodists to Open Hearts, Minds, and Doors
Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell is the pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virgina. Falwell founded both the Lynchburg Christian Academy and Liberty University. In 1979, Falwell launched his "Moral Majority" organization.
Jerry Falwell has been an outspoken opponent of equality of GLBT Americans and a leading source of misinformation regarding homosexual persons.
Recently, however, Falwell seems to have had a change of heart concerning equality for GLBT people in the areas of employment and housing.
Update: Soulforce Observes the Passing of Rev. Jerry Falwell (email alert 5/15/2007)
Update 2: Mel White Interviews on the Day of Rev. Falwell's Death
Media Coverage:
Southern Voice: Falwell Speaks in Favor of Gay Civil Rights - Conservative Leader Calls Housing, Employment for Gays 'Basic Rights' (August 26, 2005)
Soulforce Actions:
Equality Ride: Liberty University (April 2005)
Out and About in Lynchburg (October 2003)
Return to Lynchburg (October 2002)
The Soulforce Journey to Lynchburg (November 1999)