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Part One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

Behind the Bastards

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Jerry Falwell's Pranks and Straight-Up Assaults

Jerry Falwell was known for his wild pranks as a young man. He would place live rats in teachers' drawers and lock them in closets. In later life, he said these acts helped him understand the principle of cause and effect. But there's no evidence that Jerry Falwell ever suffered any consequences from his bad behavior.

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