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Part One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

Behind the Bastards

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Jerry Falwell and the Fucking Nerds

In 1980, Falwell told his congregation, we're fighting a holy war. We have to lead the nation back to the moral stance that made America great. These fucking nerds are out here trying to ruin it for everybody. I'm going to get $8 million to complain about how I've been canceled by social justice warriors. Also, you should really talk about the differences between black people and white people. That's going to be the core of my standup act.

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