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Despite these efforts, when people outside the church are asked what they don't like about evangelicals, invariably your name comes up as a symbol of Christian intolerance. Does that bother you?

There's no way to lead the charge on issues like abortion, homosexuality, and family values without offending those who live in a libertarian lifestyle. We try very hard not to be vindictive or hateful, but it's hard for the person out there who's doing those things to really hear us.I'm certainly not aloof to public opinion, but I can't ever remember an instance in which my feelings were hurt. I'm tough on others, and you shouldn't do that unless you're willing to take it too.I laugh at myself because I realize others are. There are a lot of our guys who take themselves too seriously.

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Falwell has been in the news since this interview took place. He has announced a massive voter registration drive, has donated $250,000 to a proposed Southern Baptist megachurch in suburban Chicago, and publicly disagreed with Pat Robertson after the CBN leader called for a moratorium on the death penalty.

Beliefnet also conducted a recent interview with Falwell. Falwell.com, the official Web site of Jerry Falwell Ministries, has commentaries, press releases, and links to Falwell's related ministries (including Thomas Road Baptist Church, Liberty University, and The Old Time Gospel Hour). If you want to know where Falwell stands on an issue, this is the place to go.

Earlier articles from Christianity Today about Falwell include:

Falwell Tames his Tongue | Moral Majority founder promises to tone down anti-gay speech at meeting with homosexuals (Nov. 4, 2000)

I'd Do It All Again By Jerry Falwell (Sept. 6, 1999)

Falwell Plans Biggest Sanctuary (Sept. 7, 1998)

Falwell Denounces Operation Rescue (May 18, 1998)

$27 Million Payment Trims Debt (Dec. 8, 1997)

Liberty University Placed on Probation (Feb. 3, 1997)

Jerry Falwell's Uncertain Legacy (Dec. 9. 1996)

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April 24 2000, Vol. 44, No. 5