By SI Filings
Aug
07
2020
"On Friday, the school announced its Board of Trustees requested Falwell Jr., an ardent Trump supporter, step down from his leadership roles, to which he agreed." - W. Examiner
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Wonder if this will
Wonder if this will seamlessly segue into his termination, done this way to let him "get fired" more gracefully?
Gotta wonder
First it was alleged pictures of him and his son at a nightclub, then it was what I'd call unthinking support of President Trump, and now this....I have to wonder if he got cocky after getting away with a whole bunch of things and now has learned that his position only protects him so far.
And it boggles the mind that he posted that picture. He thought that was a good idea....why? "not flattering" hardly begins to describe it. I've got a few extra pounds myself, but putting my gut in its worst light on Instagram....I just don't get it.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
Poor judgment
It's another episode in series demonstrating a general lack of good judgment. A leader needs to have more sense than that. (The "I'll try to be a good boy" response just adds to the impression of unseriousness. I'll be surprised if he weathers this one.)
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
He should step down permanently.
I am an alumnus. My senior-in-highschool daughter has expressed some interest in attending. I have STRONGLY encouraged her to not consider LU while he is still there.
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There's video of Falwell doing hip thrusts with bumper plates with two young ladies on the bar, one of them in tights. There is first of all a degree of lewdness in what he's doing, and perhaps nearly as importantly, he's breaking a ton of basic safety rules for lifting safely, as the barbell is round, and the sleeve (what holds the plates) rotates to allow safe cleans and snatches--a rotation that could have dumped those young ladies on the floor and torqued Falwell's back something fierce. Plus, he doesn't have any way of protecting his abdomen/hips if he should find himself unable to perform the lift.
I am going to dare say a midlife crisis is involved here, judging by the stupid things he's seen doing. Is he driving a Camaro or Mustang, or perhaps a Harley? Seriously, I think we've got a lot more to cringe at here, and he should be done at Liberty now.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
Midlife crisis
As I was reading your first paragraph, the first phrase that came to mind was "midlife crisis"; I'm remembering another evangelical leader who got into trouble and had already been observed to be going around in muscle T shirts etc. Note to self: keep any eye on pastors who suddenly start wearing muscle shirts.
Michael Osborne
Philadelphia, PA
Agreed
Really, any of an entire range of exhibitionist, hyper-masculine, or risk-taking behaviors can be a sign that the church, university/college, ministry, or family needs to watch out. For Tullian Tchividjian, it was a range of behaviors--tattoos, tanning, bodybuilding, shirts to show off those muscles, etc.. Or also significant illness on the part of a man or his spouse can lead to hideous compensating behaviors.
All in all, you want to know your pastor, not just listen to him for an hour or so each week as he preaches. Life can be rough, might as well make it better by loving your pastor, no?
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.