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What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles

  • Written by Leslie Dorrough Smith, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program, Avila University
imageA Falwell from grace for Jerry and Becki?Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Jerry Falwell Jr. may well be wishing that a photo with his underwear showing and his arm around the waist of a woman not his wife was the worst of his problems.

That snapshot kick-started a round of speculation into the prominent evangelical leader’s personal life that has...

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