April 16, 2006
Falwell Says He Won't Back Giuliani
by Staff Writer
Associated Press
The Rev. Jerry Falwell doesn't see any Democrat making inroads with evangelical Christian voters in the next presidential election. Potential Republican candidate Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York city mayor, won't be scoring any points with Falwell, either.
"Everybody admires him. And I'll never forget the great things he did on 9/11 and following," Falwell said.
"But, of course, we have, as conservative Christians who take the Bible seriously, we have probably irreconcilable differences on life and family and that kind of thing," Falwell said Sunday on "Late Edition" on CNN.
"I'll never speak an ill word about him because he means so much to America. But, yes, you're right. I couldn't support him for president," he said.
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