Dave Brat

But on education, Falwell saw the public schools, secular education in general, calling them breeding grounds, right?

This was back in the 70s and 80s, called the public school systems breeding grounds for atheism, secularism, and humanism.

And he certainly got all that right.

Right now you see at Brown University and our elite university, they no longer believe in human rights that come from God, inalienable rights.

And so the three leaders would never have put up with any of this.

They're out at the ramparts yelling and screaming and preaching as prophetic voices.

And I'll just give you one little more piece.

To Falwell, America had lost the blessing of God.

This is in the 70s.

Lost the blessing of God because the nation had turned from following the Almighty.

Falwell said the ultimate blame for the nation's ills was not to be found in Washington, D.C., but the doorstep of apathetic Christians and in America's silent pulpits.

And his prophetic voice could not be more timely.

Yeah, he was just 100% in the Baptist tradition of the gospel is everything, right?

John the Baptist coming in, the old time repentance, repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.

And that was Jerry.

In the pulpit, there was no one better.

Total courage.

He agreed with you and some of the tough folks these days.

There's no such thing as bad press.

He didn't care.