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Part Two: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right

Behind the Bastards

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Getting a Lesbian

Jerry Falwell was a vocal supporter of the feminist movement. He said in 1977 that homosexuals are involved in open immorality as they practice perversion. This led to a backlash against feminism by America's most intolerant Christians. The anti-gay sentiment is still alive and well today, according to Jones.

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