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Jerry Falwell: Everything You Didn’t Know About His Sh*tty Past

Hysteria | December 26, 2025



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In our 27th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the father of white Christian Nationalism, Jerry Falwell. From founding Liberty University, to taking advantage of pregnant teens, to spreading his bigoted and homophobic beliefs like wildfire, this is may be our most shameless guy yet.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Ux6ZOhcSmv5qnJ211rTiFdWhJWMCGMYpPYR8TUUImM/edit?tab=t.0

CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
22:43 – Ad break
24:30 – Cont’d

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  7. @markfuller8047

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    I like this channel's content but the scripted, adhered-to reading gives it a smug, in-authentic feeling and undermines the value of the assholes being talked about. I wish it felt more spontaneous and authentic. Instead it feels like a sit-com or scripted parody.

  11. @georgehgordy1690

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    At 20:37 the reason Anita Bryant hated gay men is because her husband was a closeted gay man. He came out during their marriage and divorced her. I think Anita Bryant knew this this before she married him and had the attitude of I can change him. LOL. I know he's gay mother but I can change him

  17. @AstroXeno

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    If God was judging us on 9/11, why didn't he just turn the World Trade Center into pillars of salt like in the old days? Instead he took a dive to a rival religion.

  18. @SecretSquirrelFun

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    The more I read and hear about the United States of America and how it’s set up to benefit and protect those with money, and to totally take advantage of the people without.

    The entire country is such a scam.

  23. @barnerebel

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    I love you ladies. As soon as I started watching I thought of the Hustler ad joke, which at that point in life I wasn't looking at Hustler for the articles, but I remember seeing that ad in the magazine found in the pile in the woods. 😂❤

  24. @geoffdunstone

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    Preying, rather than praying, on the poor and ill-educated with an eye for using the media. Not a skerrick of Christianity about the man, a charlatan of the first order !!!!!!

  25. @psychoprophet

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    The true story of the 2 teenagers who were killed on or around railroad tracks in Arkansas is very intriguing. I don't think the Clintons were involved but yeah it was fishy as fuck

  27. @CarolynWinecoff

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    My grandoarents were Falwell followers for most of my life ..when it came out he had an affair and he "apologized" to his followers I have never heard my grandfsther cuss so much…what a phoney preacher he was..a charlatan..a circus clown etc….

  28. @Opalmizer

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    I was glad when he Fellwell. A horrible person that thought blinking would make you respect him…or hypnotize you…whatever, he was part of COR which was Coalition on Revival which was a plan to turn the nation into a theocracy.

  31. @nancysmith4848

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    I am a Christian who was not familiar with television evangelists, when l first saw Jerry Falwell. These people definately don't represent Jesus Christ. My fondest memory of him, was watching him speak on Christian television. A rat crawled up on the fabric background. His son got caught in a sexual scandal. Minions.

  33. @hennoxxx

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    Growing up in Germany in the early 80´s, my first encounter with J. Falwell was, being a punk (still am), listening to bands like Dead Kennedys, Youth Brigade, Sloppy Seconds and their harsh and well deserved critique on this breed of televangelists….we hadn´t things like this and couldn´t hardly believe it but it was true we found out by contacting american friends.
    We/You need to bring back bands like them for the nowadays challenge.
    Greetz from Hamburg

  37. @Jaye419-w8m

    December 26, 2025 at 8:58 am

    As much as I enjoy the Sh*tty Past episodes, I have an idea for a new series. I don't know what you'd title it, but it would be highlighting amazing people, ones that aren't known to everyone. I got the idea when Erin was talking about Miss Rachel. I'm not around little kids, so did a search on her. Good for her. I'd also be interested in finding out more about the two founders of Project Resource Optimization. You have such a good research team and I would love to hear about people that are bravely forging/following an inspirational path. Thanks for considering it!

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