Tré Goins-Phillips : Jul 13, 2020
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"It's been an embarrassment to Liberty University since we started it. That was one of the reasons Liberty's original name was changed from Lynchburg Baptist College to Liberty Baptist College in 1976." -Jerry Falwell, Jr.
[Faithwire.com] Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of Liberty University, said he supports the effort to rename Lynchburg, Virginia, because it has been "an embarrassment" to the college founded by his late father in 1971. (Image: AP Photo-Carolyn Kaster /via Faithwire)
"I personally support changing the name of the city of Lynchburg," Falwell said in a statement, according to WDBJ-TV. "It's been an embarrassment to Liberty University since we started it. That was one of the reasons Liberty's original name was changed from Lynchburg Baptist College to Liberty Baptist College in 1976."
The city was named after its Quaker founder, John Lynch, whose brother Charles, a judge, is believed to be the namesake of the term "lynching." There is, however, much debate among historians over the origin of the word... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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