Statement of Governor Perdue Regarding the Passing of Reverend Jerry Falwell

ATLANTA, GA – Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the passing of Reverend Jerry Falwell:

"Mary and I join the American people in mourning the passing of Reverend Jerry Falwell. Reverend Falwell founded Thomas Road Baptist Church, the Moral Majority and Liberty University. He built Christian elementary schools, homes for unwed mothers and a home for the treatment of alcoholism. It was apparent to me in meeting with Reverend Falwell last October that the three most important things in his life were Christ, his family and his students. He never shied away from speaking his mind or fighting for what he thought was right, and he firmly believed that people of faith had a role to play in politics. Today, we extend our condolences to his wife, Macel, and three children, Jerry, Jonathan and Jeannie, as well as the entire Falwell family and the Liberty University community."