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Operation Hope Republican Vision Separated at birth Around 90 children in Iraq and Opinion suggests some high-profile A chance conversation on the Internet Sudan will receive a Christmas box names for the 2008 Republican presi­ brought twin brothers together from this year, thanks to Liberty students. dential ticket. across the U.S. after nearly 40 years. See page B4 See page A6 See page A2 The Liberty SERVING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS VOL. 22, NO. 9 ioNOVEMBERn 16,2004 TRBC, LCA move to Campus North By Aja Burden NEWS REPORTER It has been a long-awaited dream come true. Thomas Road Baptist Church will at last relo­ cate to Liberty Mountain. Plans are underway to reconstruct the old Ericsson building north of Liberty's campus into a sanctuary that will seat 6,000 people for church services. Rev. Jonathan Falwell, TRBC executive pas­ tor, pointed out that "the new facility also boasts 1 million square feet of overall educational, recreational and ministry space." "It's hard for any local church in a city this size to build facilities big enough to accommodate thousands of people," said Jerry Falwell Jr., LU vice-Chancellor and general counsel to Jerry Falwell Ministries. "The Ericsson facility was the perfect oppor­ tunity for Thomas Road to move because the land is already flat and the infrastructure, the parking and the roads are already in place." "We are hopeful that we can move into the new facility by Nov. 15, 2005," said Jonathan Falwell. Dr. Jerry Falwell said his favorite feature COMPILED BY JASON POPE about the new church building is that it seats By Sara Lesley on the students," Reyes continued. "I am up to the election, was more energized twice as many people as the old sanctuary and NEWS EDITOR a freethinking citizen of the 21st century, than anything I have observed in the past has adequate parking for the people attending while Falwell is the last of the dinosaurs." 25 years," he said. worship services. "Our church has 25,000 Most men over the age of 70 dream of Falwell is no stranger to criticism. Mathew Staver, the president of Liberty members. We've long outgrown the old build­ Florida vacations or spending time on When Moral Majority was founded in Counsel in Orlando and vice-chairman of ing," Falwell said. "I believe the congregation their hobbies, but not Dr. Jerry Falwell. 1979, the media predicted a huge flop. TFVC said Christian conservatives got the will appreciate parking in closer proximity to At the tender age of 71, Falwell is in a full Instead, the organization churned out 8.5 jolt they needed two weeks ago. "Now that the church." sprint in the race of his life. the election went the way it did, it's basi­ The new site is also convenient to the many "Momentum is a wonderful thing," cally like being resurrected from the dead restaurants and stores lining Liberty Mountain. Falwell said. With the wind on his back "He never really went away, - like getting another chance at life," Church-goers can now fellowship after services from the past election, Falwell announced but he's certainly back and Staver said. at restaurants ranging from the Texas he will crank up the "21st century Moral And one of the key players in the Steakhouse to the Olive Garden if they choose, Majority," The Faith and Values with a vengeance." American resurrection of moral values in with only a five-minute drive. Coalition. the last quarter century was Falwell. "This Dr. Falwell toured the nation in search of a "When God gives you a victory so deci­ Dr. Ronald Godwin new design for the sanctuary. Though he origi­ DEAN OF THE HELMS SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT last election cycle has brought Dr. Falwell sive as Nov. 2, the church now has a con­ back into the political fray," said Dr. nally hoped to keep the octagonal shape of fidence that it has never had in the past, Ronald Godwin, dean of the Helms TRBC, a design that can be traced back to that it can make a difference," he said. million votes to play a crucial role in School of Government and former presi­ Thomas Jefferson, it was more feasible for the However, some political analysts do not Ronald Reagan's election. dent of Moral Majority. "He never really new, larger building to have a different form. share the same confidence. Robert Paul "Usually, political pundits and experts went away, but he's certainly back and Falwell found what he was looking for when Reyes, a columnist for Lynchburg Ledger are persons who have never done any­ with a vengeance." he visited The Governor's Palace, a theater in op-ed page, told the Champion, "There is thing themselves," Falwell said. "They feel After dissolving Moral Majority in 1989 Sevierville, Tenn. "Charles will probably like the no way that Jerry Falwell's kitschy Baptist a calling to tell everybody else why they're to focus his attention on building Liberty spacious platform," Falwell speculated. "It's big histrionics can be successful in the blase going to fail and base it on their own University, Falwell stepped out of the enough to fit a 300 voice choir, a large and ironic age of this New Millennium." experience." national spotlight. However, he never orchestra and a praise team." "Jerry Falwell has a captive audience Contrary to what the mainstream media stopped exhorting pastors to get political­ when he preaches to LU students on says, Falwell believes the Christian con­ ly active. Wednesday nights, but if I spoke at LU on servative movement is the strongest it's any subject I would have a greater impact ever been. "The church right now, leading Please see FALWELL, page A2 Please see TRBC, page A3 Tuition rates are up, but rising slower in 2004 By Joanne Tang that seem to promise less er than they have ever been, While Liberty may not be NEWS REPORTER money every year, while are rising slower than in the the least expensive college, many have to take out loans past years. it is certainly not the most We've seen it all before. in order to pay for educa­ According to the College expensive. College tuition bills pile tion. Board, average tuition for According to Liberty's higher and higher as schol­ A new College Board full-time students at a pri­ financial aid Web site, the arships, grants and funding report suggests that college vate, four-year college is basic cost of tuition for an seem to decrease. Many stu­ tuition rates, though they now $27, 516, increased by undergraduate student liv­ dents have scholarships are still rising and are high­ six perfient from last year. ing on campus with 12 to 18 credit hours is $19,050 a year. /- While the cost may seem *2S000 steep, LU offers many Tuition 2004 - 05 scholarship opportunities and an early deposit award for freshmen who register »20,000 early. The cost of other Christian colleges is typical­ ly several thousands more. Cedarville University, in ttS.OOO Cedarville, Ohio, charges $21,042 for tuition. Messiah College, in Grantham, Pa., costs i 10.000 $20,790. In order to pay for this education, students often ti.QW rely on bank loans, leaving the student with a growing debt. SISAN WHITLEY JAMMIN' — Artist Jeremy Camp pumped up the Vines Center this week­ end with his soulful singing. Read about the concert on page A4. Libertv Mei.lah Ced»ivill« SARA LESLEY Please see TUITION, page A4 Page A2, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION NOVEMBER 16,2004 Mack friday fights and dancing Santas j. bauer Thanksgiving Day is fast approaching, pushed into the store by the 300 people and most of us are glad for it. There are around me. My mother was hit in the many who dread it because they may be head by a man who was running to claim forced to compromise their Atkins diet one of nine televisions on sale. He then rituals. Never fear conscious carb-coun- floored one lady who screamed, "He hit ters. I bring you two steps to relieve your me! He hit me!" I think we all learned a mind of worry. First, stop dieting. valuable lesson in the economic laws of Second, eat. Eat a lot. Even Richard supply and demand that day. Simmons has days he's packing pounds. It is also after Thanksgiving that many Let it go. families go out and buy a tree from Super As a child, I was told to watch the Jimbo's Tree Emporium. A good one will PHOTO PROVIDED Thanksgiving ___________ run in the range of TOGETHER AT LAST—Jon Dorman and Lenny Dehart finally meet for the first time after being separated at birth. Day parade over $50. (Beware of while mom "Eat a lot. Even Richard buying trees from a cooked and Simmons has days he's pack­ guy on the street dad slept.