This issue of A Public Witness introduces you to the 56th speaker of the House — the founding dean of a failed Baptist law school, an attorney for three firms devoted to advancing Christian Nationalism, a crusader for prayer in public schools, an evangelist proclaiming
The private Christian university has marketed itself for years as having one of the nation’s safest campuses.
In an amended complaint filed in federal court last week, Falwell Jr. alleged several board members diverted university funds to private causes and overlooked sexual misconduct by former leaders.
In a statement, a Liberty University spokesperson insisted the school 'is confident it will ultimately prevail in this case.'
A former spokesman for Liberty University is suing the evangelical Virginia school after being fired, alleging in a lawsuit filed Monday that his termination came in retaliation for voicing concerns that sexual misconduct accusations were mishandled.
As Liberty University plots its post-Falwell future, young people want to steer clear of politics. The trustees aren’t buying it. Read full piece
Marybeth Davis Baggett, a former English professor at Liberty University and two-time alumna of the school, urges the school’s leadership to own the roles they played in propagating and perpetuating the sin they now condemn with impunity and suffocating sanctimony.
Liberty University, one of the nation’s largest Christian universities, is suing former president Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million, citing a breach of contract and a conspiracy to mislead the university’s board.
Ousted president’s visits to campus and social-media posts spark talk of a comeback. Read full piece
Liberty University has declined to renew the contract for conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the think tank he founded along with Jerry Falwell Jr., the school’s disgraced former president. Kirk has also revealed that he will be pivoting to a new faith-rooted initiative.