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    Jerry Falwell Resources

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    The resource that I found very fundamental to me and my studies was the Jerry Falwell Library. The reason being is that with this library, as well as with any other, offers a variety of sources that can lead and or guide you into any research you may need. In education, as well as any other research class, it Is very imperative that one have all applicable resources made available to them, because it will enhance their knowledge on whatever it is they are wanting to learn. Van Brummelen (2002) states

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    Jerry Falwell Influence

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    Falwell and his followers took advantage of the media, radio broadcasts and television programs, to freely speak about their viewpoint on homosexuality, pornography, and abortions. During this time period, the LGBT community was becoming more obvious to many people because of the Stonewall Riots. Jerry Falwell perceived this as America losing his traditional values and in order to uphold its customary roots

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    More will. That’s despite the fact that other candidates seem to fit more naturally with their Christian views. My point is that while Mr. Falwell says he believes Trump is a Christian, it doesn’t seem to matter to him. What matters is that he thinks Trump has the personal strength and business experience to turn America in the direction he thinks we need to go. They like his politics. His Christian

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    The Moral Majority

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    breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle,” Jerry Falwell, a leading member of the Moral Majority, made this statement in reference to his views on the moral decline of America in the 1970s. His beliefs, along with other Americans’ beliefs, became the foundation of what is known as the New Right. The

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    Essay about Religion in the World

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    offering after school programs and day care for individuals lacking resources to afford quality childcare, churches promote employment and an enhanced standard of living. In providing community services churches reduce the economic burden on society. Jerry Falwell’s brainchild the Moral Majority juggernauted to the forefront of national politics in the 1980’s, the Moral Majority endorsed Republican candidate Ronald Regan over incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter4. Ironically, President Jimmy Carter

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    The movie of focus, ‘People vs. Larry Flynt’, is a film by Milos Forman which stars Woody Harrelson as Flynt. Larry Flynt is the president and publisher of Hustler magazine. Hustler is sort of the Mad magazine of written pornography which was started in the early 1970’s. The interest for me was seeing how this movie depicts the sexual exploitation of women in the sex industry with a specific look at how the material devalues women. The movie starts out in 1952 with a young Larry Flynt along with

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    So who do you really want on your team? There is a real debate going on. Would you rather be on a team with a born-again Christian, who would rather read the Bible than the playbook, or a with a party going statistic acquiring machine that stays out late getting drunk, or is constantly seeking performance enhancing drugs? This question has been going back since the beginning of professional sports, and it probably will never be answered. The co-existence of sports and religion occur throughout

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    Browse around on pages that will show you information about topics that you are studying or what you would like to learn about. Based on what you find on these pages, what kinds of resources can you access through the Jerry Falwell Library? When I visit the online library, I was able to find a mixture of information that refer to to Psychology. I have access to e-books, articles, journals and abstracts reviews. This is a great tool to start any kind of research. There is

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    The Strengths and Limitations of Client-centered Therapy Elizabeth W. Norton CCOU-201 Liberty University [12/4/17] Author Note Elizabeth W. Norton, Psychology Major, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia. This research was supported by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Elizabeth Norton, Psychology Major, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, 24515 The Strengths and Limitations of Client-Centered Therapy

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    John Oliver shows with great emotion and detail how televangelists affect the world we live in. John Oliver is a satirical television host who shows how real life problems are overlooked and what effect it actually has on the world. In John Oliver 's episode on televangelists, John Oliver goes to explaining the effects of televangelists and how they have affected a woman 's life with breast cancer, she put all her faith in them and spent all her money donating instead of getting treatment. Televangelists

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