Jerry Falwell Jr. had long made a point of emphasizing that he was not trying to be a moral leader. He made crude jokes, insulted fellow Christians and was photographed partying on yachts and in nightclubs. He liked to tell reporters that Jesus did not tell Caesar how to run Rome. Many students and others with ties to the school greeted his departure with relief. “The president of a university not abiding by his own standards, in terms of bars and alcohol and sexuality — all those stories, that tipped me off.

Source: New York Times August 25, 2020 20:42 UTC