The spokespersons for Liberty University’s Falkirk Center joined forces today on the Eric Metaxas Radio Show: In this video, Metaxas interviews a Michigan poll watcher who claims he saw corruption. He talks about Jim Garlow’s prayer meeting for election fraud. Metaxas says, “I have no doubt that Trump will be the next president and voter … Continue reading The Falkirk Center crowd breaks it all down for us.
Click here for previous posts on the Falkirk Center, the culture war-wing of Liberty University. Rick Seltzer’s recent piece at Inside Higher Education argues that the center’s political advocacy is pushing the boundaries of what is legally acceptable for a private, non-profit, university. This part of Seltzer’s article is particularly revealing: Falkirk has run about … Continue reading *Inside Higher Education* investigates Liberty University’s Falkirk Center
The Falkirk Center at Liberty University published a very revealing tweet over the weekend: My response: P.S. They also misspelled Roosevelt and “its” in the second tweet in this screenshot. Both of these tweets were deleted, but several of the good folks on Twitter captured screen shots and passed them along.
Yesterday, Liberty University’s Falkirk Center, the culture war wing of the largest Christian university in the world, held a 1-day conference titled “Get Louder: Faith Summit 2020.” Evangelical Trump supporters were encouraged to yell and scream more, fight more, and make sure that they were active on every social media platform. This is how the … Continue reading Liberty University’s Falkirk Center meets all expectations at its “Get Louder” event
Here is a taste of my piece today at Religion News Service: On Aug. 26, hundreds of students, wearing masks and properly distanced, gathered in Liberty University’s Williams Stadium for Campus Community, a weekly event that campus pastor David Nasser calls “one of the largest Bible studies in the world.” It was the first Campus … Continue reading Reforming Liberty University in the post-Falwell era should begin with the Falkirk Center
It got pretty ugly. Liberty University’s Falkirk Center is partially named after Trump wonder-boy Charlie Kirk: Michelle Obama and her husband hate America. — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 18, 2020 Michelle Obama and her husband hate America. — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 18, 2020 Bernie Sanders is a Communist. He was given a primetime spot … Continue reading Charlie Kirk of Liberty University’s Falkirk Center has a Twitter meltdown while watching the DNC convention
If you want to understand what a university values, consider the kinds of centers and institutes they have on campus. Most centers and institutes are extra-curricular in nature and are designed to bolster the ideas and values that define the mission of the school that sponsors them. I wrote a bit about this in an … Continue reading Why Liberty University should close the Falkirk Center, and why it probably won’t happen
Nothing. The co-creator of the Christian Right, pro-Trump, attack-dog “center” which has become the public voice of Liberty University’s culture war agenda has just lost its leader. And here is what the Falkirk Center is tweeting about: Checkmate, tyrants😂 #ChurchIsEssential pic.twitter.com/G3GZRBHiXs — Falkirk Center (@falkirk_center) August 11, 2020 When the left desecrates the American flag, … Continue reading What has Liberty University’s Falkirk Center said about Jerry Falwell’s “indefinite leave of absence”?
Some of you have been following the situation at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. For the past two Sundays, pastor John MacArthur has held religious services in defiance of California’s COVID-19 regulations. MacArthur said: “We will obey God rather than men. We’re going to be faithful to our Lord.” Pictures of last … Continue reading The Falkirk Center on the John MacArthur controversy. Or how culture warriors write.
Not all Christian colleges are the same. Some of you may recall a post in which I compared Messiah University to Liberty University. If you have a child considering a faith-based college I encourage you to read that post. Liberty University recently established something called the Falkirk Center. In previous posts I called it a … Continue reading Engaging with the latest stuff on race and the founders coming from Liberty University’s Falkirk Center
We have blogged about Liberty University’s Falkirk Center before. The more I learn about this center the more I am convinced that it does not represent the teachings of Christianity. Recently someone on Twitter pointed out this paragraph in the Falkirk Center mission statement: Bemoaning the rise of leftism is no longer enough, and turning … Continue reading Liberty University’s Falkirk Center Says “Turning the Other Cheek” is No Longer Sufficient
The Falkirk Center is Liberty University’s new “think tank.” Read more about it in these posts. One of the Falkirk Center’s “ambassadors” is a 20-year old Liberty online student named Christianne Allen. She is also the spokesperson for Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. I am assuming that Falwell Jr. chose Allen as an ambassador of the … Continue reading Rudy Giuliani’s Spokesperson is a 20-Year-Old Ambassador for Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Falkirk Center
In case you missed it, Liberty University recently opened a “think tank” to stop the media from converting Americans to socialism. It is called the “Falkirk Center.” Here is what we know so far: Like any good think tank, the Falkirk Center has fellows. But these are not scholars or public intellectuals, they are “influencers.” … Continue reading How Have Things Been Going at Liberty University’s Falkirk Center?
What is the Falkirk Center? Get up to speed with these posts. This new center at Liberty University, which is designed to promote a Christian nationalist view of the United States, has now chosen its first group of “Falkirk Fellows.” They are: Erika Lane Frantzve: She was Miss Arizona USA. I am not sure what … Continue reading Liberty University Falkirk Center Announces “Falkirk Fellows”
Here is Charlie Kirk and Jerry Falwell Jr. on One News: So it looks like the Falkirk Center: Will attack the work of outstanding public school history teachers, the kinds of teachers I have worked with over the years through my relationship with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute and elsewhere. Will attack teachers unions. Will oppose an … Continue reading More on the Liberty University’s Falkirk Center and How It Will Approach American History
What is the Falkirk Center? Get up to speed here. Watch Falwell Jr. and Charlie Kirk talk about their new center on Fox News. Falwell Jr. says that the center will teach “History 101” because such American history “has not been taught in recent decades.” Perhaps David Barton, the GOP activist who uses the American … Continue reading Liberty University’s “Falkirk Center” Will Focus on American History
There is not much on it, but you can look at the website here. Here is the mission statement: The mission of the Falkirk Center at Liberty University is to equip courageous champions to proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ to advance his kingdom and American freedom. Learn more here. How does the mission of … Continue reading Liberty University’s Falkirk Center Now Has a Website
When Jerry Falwell and Charlie Kirk founded Liberty University’s Falkirk Center they appointed several “fellows” to speak on behalf of the Center’s mission and purpose. According to the Center’s website, the Falkirk Center was created to: …go on the offense in the name of Christian principles and in the name of exceptional, God-given American liberties. … Continue reading What happened to Liberty University’s original “Falkirk fellows”?
It was another crazy day in Trump land. Yesterday the news was focused on Trump’s potential pardons. There is speculation that he is preparing pardons for his children before they have been convicted of any crimes. Some say Trump may even try to pardon himself. Last night on CNN, journalist Bob Woodward told the story … Continue reading Friday morning court evangelical roundup
Donald Trump spoke yesterday about election fraud. Trump said that the United States electoral system is “under siege.” He held up charts and graphs that no one could read. Reminder: Trump delivered this speech on December 2, almost one month after Election Day. Within the last week nearly all the states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, … Continue reading Thursday morning court evangelical update
