Falwell in 'gravely serious' condition

[Ban Hammer 13,621]

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell was hospitalized in "gravely serious" condition after being found unconscious Tuesday in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said.

Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. Godwin said he was not sure what caused the collapse, but he said Falwell "has a history of heart challenges."

"I had breakfast with him, and he was fine at breakfast," Godwin said. "He went to his office, I went to mine, and they found him unresponsive."

Godwin said Falwell was receiving emergency care. A hospital spokeswoman said she had "no information to release at this time."

Falwell, a television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority, became the face of the religious right in the 1980s. He later founded the conservative Liberty University and serves as its president.

Falwell survived two serious health scares in early 2005. He was hospitalized for two weeks with what was described as a viral infection, then was hospitalized again a few weeks later after going into respiratory arrest. Later that year, doctors found a 70 percent blockage in an artery, which they opened with stents.

Liberty University's commencement is scheduled for Saturday, with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as the featured speaker.

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[kitkat1 5]

He's dead

[rclouse 0]

Maybe God called him home?

Or someone else?

[MissStacey 1]

Maybe the purple teletubby is waiting for him on the other side.

[rclouse 0]

Yup, AP says he's dead.

[almaty 19]

rip jerry.... no fan of his at all...but i assumed he was a leader to many

[Saddle Bronc 124]

RIP, Rev.

(as he was a contemporary of my dad @ Columbia U)

Edited May 15, 2007 by CherryXS

[mybackpages 0]

rip jerry.... no fan of his at all...but i assumed he was a leader to many

You are a better person than me. I am just hoping God gives him a good tallking to.

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

rip jerry.... no fan of his at all...but i assumed he was a leader to many

You are a better person than me. I am just hoping God gives him a good tallking to.

amen sister and bro.

*from a fellow burro fan*

Daniel

:energetic:

[metta 0]

R.I.P Reverend Falwell!

Here is a ditty/limerick someone wrote in your honor:

Amidst all the christianist skank

g. warming just ain’t on their plank

they’d rather condemn you

and watch the way you screw

and laugh all the way to the bank

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I saw the following quote "...credited with Reagan's victory". If so, then falsely, as Carter (by his incompetent handling of the Iran Hostage Crisis, especially the aborted rescue op) and Mondale (unelectable outside MN) should be the ones taking any such "credits".

[simple_male 1]

Yes, he died this morning because of apparent heart trouble.

Yup, AP says he's dead.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

RIP

[chri'stina 190]

I was not really a fan of his, but I do believe he is with God now.

I pray his family is comforted.

[rclouse 0]

Wins.