CHANCELLOR FALWELL ON GLENN BECK SHOW

Posted on by May 21, 2010avatar

It probably should come as no surprise that Jerry Falwell, Jr., Chancellor of Liberty University, made a guest appearance on Glenn Beck’s show, just three days after Beck delivered Liberty’s commencement address. 

We knew it was coming, but we were surprised by how quickly Falwell appeared on Beck’s show — twice in one week!

Here’s how Liberty announced the exciting news.

http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=18877

“Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell appeared on the  “Glenn Beck” TV show on FOX News on Tuesday to discuss social justice and the role of religion in today’s society. He is also scheduled to appear on Friday’s show about revisionist history.”

If you would like to read the transcript of the interview, you will find it at this link:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,593177,00.html

Check out this interesting exchange between Falwell and Beck:

“Then Jerry Falwell, Jr. is here. He is chancellor of Liberty University.

Jerry, are you a doctor of —

JERRY FALWELL, JR., LIBERTY UNIVERSITY: I’m an attorney.

BECK: You’re an attorney. But are you a doctor of anything?

FALWELL: Juris doctor

BECK: Oh, I’m a doctor.

(LAUGHTER)

FALWELL: We were honored to have you at Liberty University.

BECK: No. I know, sir. And it was a —

FALWELL: Best commencement we’ve ever had.

BECK: Thank you very much, sir.”

Christianity Today reported on this liason today , and we have included the link to the web article along with a few interesting excerpts.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/mayweb-only/30.53.0.html

“Activists responded again to Glenn Beck’s criticism of social justice. This time, however, Beck had help from some evangelicals. Jerry Falwell, Jr., chancellor of Liberty University, and Peter Lillback, president of Westminster Theological Seminary, joined Beck’s television program on Tuesday.

In March, Beck received national attention for his attacks on churches that promote social justice and on Sojourners president Jim Wallis.

On Tuesday’s show, Beck called on church leaders to “stand up for individual rights.” Beck, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, said the gospel is about individual salvation only. ‘Introducing his interview with Falwell and Lillback, Beck said, “I don’t care what God it is that you worship or what church you go to. We just need to get back in to correct principles.’ “

 

There will be much more to come here at TWW on the HOT topic of social justice.  Stay tuned! 

What do YOU think about these recent developments?

Comments

CHANCELLOR FALWELL ON GLENN BECK SHOW — 17 Comments

  1. Oh me…I think I am going to throwup.

    Falwell Jr wanted publicity to the world, and Beck wanted Publicity to GOD.

    You know, this is a perfect example of “the CHURCH” NOW being no different than the WORLD.

    Also, another example of “you scratch mine, I’ll scratch yours “.

    Publicity / Marketing is the key that next dollar you know. As I have said, many of these in the Baptist ministry (NOT ALL) are those former athletes who wanted to make it in the Sports World as a highly paid athlete, failed, and have comeback to next best thing with a large audience and great financial possibility – being a Baptist Minister.

    And then there are those that are just “great tare actors”……….

    Need I say more?

    Following Christ, Not Man
    Doug Pittman

  2. Deb

    Have a good trip. When the cat’s away, the mouse will play….

    I get a kick out of Beck but he is no theologian. Worse, he isn’t even a Christian. When he makes statements about the Scripture, we should be very suspect. His faith includes the book of Mormon which is said, by Mormons, to be the most “perfect” book ever written.

    Funny thing about all of this is that the Mormon church has one of the most extensive social welfare programs of any faith. So I am not even sure he is stating Mormon beliefs. Great Scott!

    More to come…

  3. I don’t watch Beck. I don’t follow Liberty, per se. But this is an interesting connection. Obviously, the common political conservatism of these parties creates a certain relationship.

    I have read some on Mormonism lately. I have heard that the Church of God (Herbert Armstrong) has recently rejected the non-Christian teachings of the church and adopted orthodox Christian teach, though some in the church have not agreed and still teach Armstrong’s doctrine.

    I have read in some quarters that great hope is held out for the Mormons. More people in their movement are quietly admitting that Joseph Smith was not a prophet, but that they remain in the church because of its social and cultural history, which they wish to hold on to.

    Do you think it is possible that Beck’s affiliations with orthodox Christians will cause him to rethink the whole “As man is, God once was. As God is, man shall become” theology?

    I hope and pray that the folks at Liberty are getting a full opportunity to introduce Beck to orthodox teaching about Christ, and that Beck might publicly become orthodox.

    I will be praying in that direction.

    If it happened to Bob Beckel and Dick Morris, there is hope for Beck.

  4. Anonymous,

    Thanks for your comment. Beck hasn’t been involved in Mormonism for that long, and I’m also praying that he and his family will soon embrace Christianity as their faith.

    For those claiming that Mormons are Christians, please take the time to educate yourself on the vast differences betwen these two faiths. Sorry to offend, but Mormonism is a cult.

  5. For a look at the subMormon world read “Under the Banner of Heaven”.

    There are entire cities in Utah and surrounding states that are almost completely Mormon. And years ago about 70% of them were welfare moms with a ton of kids. Why? Polygamy. Illegal, so they married secretly in the church, fathered a bunch of kids and the moms went on welfare.

    Other, more socially acceptable Mormons actually sound like Christians in the way they approach things. I have been discomforted to see their literature looks and reads eerily like the stuff put out by the local seeker mega.

  6. Lydia

    I read that book! I used to work on the Navajo reservation. In the area where the reservation pokes into Utah, there was a compound there surrounded by barbed wire. My navajo interpreter told me it was made up of polygamous Mormons. Later I learned it was found by Warren Jeffs family.These communities still exist, as you know.

    I spent 1 1/2 years meeting every other week with a highly placed Mormon who has written many books. They are definitely using Christian tactics. The prefer to call themselves Christians. Yet, they are so far away from Christians in what they believe. I plan to write about our conversations in the near future.

  7. I’ll say one thing for the Mormons; like the Jews they have a social cohesiveness and monolithic gravity which cements them together and ensures their survival.

    Evangelical Christianity on the other hand is as fractured and Balkanized as the geologic fault lines of Southern Califronia–so many baronies and fiefdoms all competing for primacy and more importantly, a dwindling pool of dollars from those who still have disposable incomes.

  10. Sure, Mormonism is outside the realm of orthodox Christianity as historically understood. No question. But a cult? You may have something in common with that controversial associate Pastor out at FBC Jax with the cult characterization. Only a person who knows Mormonism via Lifeway/Family Christian Bookstore literature rather than personal relationships would describe the local LDS church as a cult. In many respects, the LDS church is no more a “cult” than a fundamentalistic evangelical congregation. Both place semi-high “demands” on their parishioners.

    Evangelicals would be wise to avoid labeling as a “cult” all religious movements outside of orthodox Christianity. The word “cult” loses its meaning and that’s a shame. I know The Wartburg Watch is familiar with The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. I don’t think that book addresses this specifically but it certainly offers principles applicable to this Mormonism=cult claim. Might be time for a What Would Mark Noll Say?

  11. Cliff

    Y0u might be right. I have a question. When does a religious deviation from an established faith become a religion as opposed to a cult? Is it numbers, time, acceptance by the society as a whole?

  13. Thank you Dee! If I were a young and enterprising grad student in the Social Sciences or the Humanities, I’d probably spin it into a Master’s Thesis. And who knows? With the right sort of field and empirical work, it might even form the under girdings of a decent Dissertation.

  15. Hi Bot

    I want to let you know that I met twice a month for 1 1/2 years with a man who is highly placed within the Mormon church. He even wrote a book about it. I would love to have a conversation with you on this point.

    With all due respect for your faith and for the lifestyle that you lead, I would contend that, in fact, your religion does not stem for the historical, orthodox Christian faith. So, I have a question for your. Christians contend that all deviations from the faith start with a misunderstanding of the nature of God. My question is: could you please elaborate on the origins of the god of this world? Secondly, who created the heavens and the earth, where is he, and how did he come to be?

    Thank you for reading this blog.

  16. Annonymous

    You are right. There does seem to be more openness within Mormonism in regards to orthodox Christian thinking. I am not sure why that is.

  17. The late Dr. Francis Schaeffer rightly discerned that the Western world, including Britain and the USA were entering a time of darkness driven by aggressive and godless secularism. He could see the relentless expunging of Christian thought and practice from he public square saying, “I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution”

    Therefore, in light of the soft tyranny which has only grown stronger as the years have gone by, he called for “co-belligerency”. The idea of co-belligerency is that people with diametrically opposing views on certain critical issues should nonetheless join together to fight a more treacherous common enemy.

    So, to answer why Liberty would ask the LDS church member, Glenn Beck, to speak; it is because of this concept, a controversial one. Many Christians simply can not get used to the idea of working with others with whom they so vehemently disagree to accomplish something worthwhile. While others (wisely in my opinion) see that “we shall all hang together or we shall all hang separately”.