LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Rev. Jerry Falwell has died, according to the Associated Press.
A Liberty University executive told the AP that Falwell, a leading Christian conservative televangelist, died Tuesday.
Falwell was hospitalized in "gravely serious" condition after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said.
Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. Godwin said he was not sure what caused the collapse, but he said Falwell "has a history of heart challenges."...
Craig Mussulman | 7/6/2009
