Jerry Falwell Jr. relishes new fight for Donald Trump as Liberty University peaks

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Jerry Falwell Jr. stood on a stage at Liberty University one recent Wednesday and delivered a winding introduction. It was convocation, one of the evangelical Christian university’s slickly produced thrice-weekly assemblies mixing prayer, well-known speakers and entertainment. Thousands of students are required to attend, and the assemblies are broadcast online. Falwell, Liberty’s 6-foot-2, 55-year-old president, took the stage after a song and a prayer. He told...