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The quote says that the family is meant to be a source of love, support, moral guidance, and personal example. It presents family as the basic place where these qualities are learned and passed on.
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About Jerry Falwell
American Baptist pastor and televangelist
Jerry Falwell was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and politically conservative activist. He is known as the founding pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, and for his role in American religious and political life. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy, later Liberty Christian Academy, in 1967, Liberty University in 1971, and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979. His public work connected evangelical Christianity with education and conservative activism.
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