Falwell: 'If you hold Biblical values' you will vote 'no' on Virginia redistricting
Opponents of Virginia’s redistricting referendum hitting ballot boxes on Tuesday got an assist from on high after the son of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell spoke out on the "Biblical...
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Opponents of Virginia’s redistricting referendum hitting ballot boxes on Tuesday got an assist from on high after the son of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell spoke out on the " Biblical values " behind opposing the controversial measure. Falwell, chancellor of Liberty University in Lynchburg and pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church (founded by his father), has been a prominent conservative religious voice for decades. In remarks shared by Virginia Del. Wendell Walker, R-Lynchburg, Falwell told congregants that while he has never and will never advise anyone on who to vote for or against, Tuesday’s ballot measure is not to be ignored. " Tuesday is an election day here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It shouldn't be, but it is. And we have an election coming up. There's no body on the ballot. There are no individuals running for any office. It is simply a decision that was made by some people in Richmond to subvert the common way and the right way to do things," Falwell said. OBAMA URGES VIRGINIANS TO VOTE YES ON REDISTRICTING MEASURE THAT COULD GIVE DEMOCRATS 4 MORE HOUSE SEATS Falwell explained how redistricting proponents crafted the ballot language to say that a "yes" vote would "restore fairness" and that their definition of such was to change the congressional makeup of Virginia from 6-5 to 10 "leaning to the liberal [side] and one leaning to the conservative [side]." "I don't quite think the Restore Fairness is exactly what they're trying to do. I think what they are trying to do is to completely take over." Falwell underlined that he has only ever encouraged congregants to "vote your values" and described what Biblical values translate to in a political context. "Today, I'm going to do the exact same thing, but it's a little bit different because today I know that if you hold Biblical values, if you believe in the sanctity of life, if you believe in the right of having this idea that there is man and woman period. If you believe clearly in all the freedoms and th…