Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell born 1933, died 2007 was a far right Christian minister who started the Moral Majority and was a harsh critic of social liberalism and secular society. His extreme views including support for apartheid South Africa although his extreme views moderated somewhat in later life saying about gays "We can be friends with those we don't agree with" and calling Fred Phelps, an even more extreme Christian, a first class nut. It may be possible that Falwell did genuinely evolve throughout his life but it is more likely he was attempting to sound more moderate to appease the slightly more liberal population of America. Rev. Falwell also founded Liberty University in Lynchmob, Virginia.