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Line 15: − + − In July 1985 South Africa declared its first "State of Emergency", and Falwell publicly denounced disucssions in Congress for disinvestment. <ref>[http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED292164&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED292164 Argument of the Excluded Middle: The Jackson-Falwell Apartheid Debate,] Craig Dudczak, Education Resources Information Center, 1988-04-00. </ref> Falwell argued that the apartheid system would be eventually dismantled, and economic sanctions would create unemployment among the Black majority whom sanctions supposedly were intended to help. The alternative, Falwell pointed out at that crucial point in the [[Cold War]], <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,959695,00.html An Unholy Uproar,] − ''Time'', Sep. 02, 1985. </ref> is another [[Communist]] regime under the Soviet supported [[African National Congress]]. <ref>[http://www.africana.ru/biblio/afrocentrism/17_Eidelberg.htm The Transformation of the African National Congress (1979 — 1985)], The Institute of Asia and Africa, Materials from the International Conference on Euro-centrism and Afro-centrism on the Eve of the Twentieth Century, Moscow 2000. </ref> − − −
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==Controversy==
==Controversy==
Falwell was best known for his beliefs in the benefit of public debate. At Liberty University, he hosted an annual undergraduate debate tournament that attracts schools all across the country. At the tournaments, he participate in a "question and answer" sessions. Falwell's rhetorical prowess shone at such events. Falwell also regularly appeared on news broadcasts, preaching the word of [[God]] and his conservative point of view. He refused to back down from positions that he realized were unpopular.
Falwell was best known for his beliefs in the benefit of public debate. At [[Liberty University]], he hosted an annual undergraduate [[debate]] [[tournament]] that attracts schools all across the country. At the tournament, he provided the students with a [[banquet]] and allows the debaters to participate in a "question and answer" session with him. Falwell's [[rhetorical]] prowess shone at such events, as he systematically grounded his [[left]]-of-center critics. Falwell also regularly appeared on news broadcasts, preaching the word of [[God]] and his [[conservative]] point of view. He refused to back down from a position that may be considered unpopular.
== Personal Life ==
== Personal Life ==