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Ministry’s end

Revd Jerry Falwell

Ministry’s end: the Revd Jerry Falwell, the US televangelist who founded the Moral Majority movement and led the political rise of Christian Conservatives in the United States, died on Tuesday, aged 73. He had a history of heart problems. President Bush said that he had lived a life of “faith, family and freedom”. His extreme views, such as those expressed after 9/11, often provoked anger, but he had a large and loyal following

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