Jerry Falwell Jr(Head of evangelical Liberty University) accused of hypocrisy after sharing photo of pants unzipped

SilentPanda · Aug 4, 2020

The head of the evangelical Liberty University, which has strict rules over dress code and social activities, has been accused of hypocrisy after he shared a photo of himself with his pants unzipped to reveal his underwear.

Jerry Falwell Jr, who is also a prominent backer of Donald Trump and one of America's most power evangelical leaders, posted the photo

The photo shows Falwell Jr, who has recently been criticized for reopening Liberty University despite the coronavirus risk, wearing a black T-shirt and dark pants. The pants have been unzipped at the fly and are stretched open to reveal Falwell's navel, stomach and upper crotch.

Falwell's underpants, which appear to be grey, are visible.

"More vacation shots," Falwell said in a comment below the photo. "Lots of good friends visited us on the yacht."

In the photo Falwell is carrying a glass which is filled with a dark beverage.

"I promise that's just black water in my glass," Falwell wrote in the comment. "It was a prop only."

Liberty University did not immediately respond to a Guardian email asking why Falwell had shared a photo of himself with his pants unzipped.

Falwell has previously faced questions over his behavior, including after he was photographed partying at a Miami nightclub.

At Liberty University, students who attend a dance face a fine of $20, and are also barred from "visiting alone with the opposite sex at an off-campus residence", according to the Washington Post. The university also deems sex outside of marriage, and same-sex relations, to be "not permissible".

Falwell also raised eyebrows after he and his wife struck up a close friendship with Giancarlo Granda, a 21-year-old pool boy. Falwell went on to contribute $1.8m to Granda's purchase of a Miami hostel which the New York Times described as "gay-friendly" and Politico said was a "cesspool of vice".

Jerry Falwell Jr accused of hypocrisy after sharing photo of pants unzipped

Head of Liberty University is one of Americas’s most powerful evangelical leaders and a prominent backer of Donald Trump

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He operate a university?
What do they teach there?

ActStriker · Aug 4, 2020

Black water, right

natjjohn · Aug 4, 2020

The photo hypocrisy seems like the lowest level of the hypocrisy going on here

T0M · Aug 4, 2020

SilentPanda said:
He operate a university?
What do they teach there?

He operates Liberty University, a private Evangelical college in Lynchburg, Virginia. It's well known for being a huge exporter of educated religious conservatives, as well as having close ties to Trump.

C.Mongler · Aug 4, 2020

Wait, that's supposed to be TPB's Julian? That's not even close lmao. Also it's been a while and I didn't tune in for some of the later Netflix stuff, but what the fuck does having your fly undone have to do with Julian? Or is a dude worth a cool $100 million just too stingy to buy a pair of black pants that actually fit for his bit?

Dr. Nick Riviera · Aug 4, 2020

The article totally misses the point of the scantily clad chick he's got his arm around.

Dalek · Aug 4, 2020

If your spiritual leader is sharing photos of himself on his yacht it might be time for you to re-evaluate your life.

Birdie · Aug 4, 2020

Yeah the fact this is what hurts him shows the absolute ridiculousness of what people like him represent.

From what I've heard even Liberty University students hate him.

Beignet · Aug 4, 2020

Matthew 23 succinctly describes scumbags such as this

Khanimus · Aug 4, 2020

...that's a pretty terrible Julian, if that's what he's going for.

blanton · Aug 4, 2020

"Accused of Hypocrisy" is one of the silliest headlines I've ever read.

Dalek · Aug 4, 2020

blanton said:
"Accused of Hypocrisy" is one of the silliest headlines I've ever read.

I'm accusing you of being snarky!

blanton · Aug 4, 2020

Dalek said:
I'm accusing you of being snarky!

I'm accusing you of making accusations!

Jeffolation · Aug 4, 2020

This dude is trying to sink himself, I hope he succeed and in an hilarious fashion.

SilentPanda · Aug 6, 2020

Jeffolation said:
This dude is trying to sink himself, I hope he succeed and in an hilarious fashion.

He respond
Falwell apologizes for unzipped pants photo: 'I'm gonna try to be a good boy'

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. said on Wednesday that he had apologized for posting a photo of him in unzipped pants and arm around a woman — but also defended the incident as a vacation "costume party" that was "just in good fu

"I've apologized to everybody," Falwell said in an interview on the Morningline show on WLNI 105.9FM, a local radio station in Lynchburg, Va., Falwell's home town and that of the Liberty campus. "And I've promised my kids I'm going to try to be — I'm gonna try to be a good boy from here on out."

Falwell described the woman in the photo as his "wife's assistant." On his Instagram account, Falwell tagged a picture of the woman as Kathleen Stone, who lists on her Facebook account that she works for Liberty University. A university spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"She's a sweetheart and I should never have put it up and embarrassed her," Falwell said.

Falwell described the scene leading up to the photo. "She's pregnant so she couldn't get her — she couldn't get her pants up," he said. "And I was like, trying to like — my — I had on pair of jeans that I hadn't worn in a long time so I couldn't get mine zipped either. And so — and so — I just put my belly — I just put my belly out like hers."

Falwell apologizes for unzipped pants photo: ‘I’m gonna try to be a good boy’

The Liberty University president said he regrets his Instagram post, but said the party was harmless summer fun.

www.politico.com

So it's a costume party where their both pregnant and they are drinking black water?
Is it a cult?

Alucrid · Aug 6, 2020

i guess the falwells got over the pool boy

hateradio · Aug 6, 2020

So evangelicals continue to be hyper-corporate, hypocritical doomsday Christians avoiding taxes.

Wag · Aug 6, 2020

hateradio said:
So evangelicals continue to be hyper-corporate, hypocritical doomsday Christians avoiding taxes.

As well as anti-semitic Christian Zionists.

Wrestleman · Aug 6, 2020

Liberty University has always been hovering in the background in my life since I live not too terribly far away. A very very leftist girl I spent a bit of time with in high school went to Liberty and I always thought it was funny. Now I appreciate the shittiness of the place a bit more, though.

sph3re · Aug 6, 2020

"Accused of hypocrisy" is so on-brand for conservatives that it almost seems like a parody

Although it's usually a liberal being accused

RexNovis · Aug 7, 2020

Falwell Jr. has been forced to take an indefinite leave of absence

Septimus Prime · Aug 7, 2020

ActStriker said:
Black water, right

It is a thing.

Was he actually drinking it though? Hmm. HMMM.

blue_phazon · Aug 7, 2020

Where is the picture??

SilentPanda · Aug 7, 2020

blue_phazon said:
Where is the picture??

ActStriker · Aug 8, 2020

not very white-religious of him

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