Falwell Mourned

Macel Falwell touches the casket of her late husband, Rev. Jerry Falwell, as her children, Jonathan, left, Jerry Jr., right, and Jeannie Savas, front join her during burial ceremonies at the CarterGlass Mansion in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

Nicholas Falwell, grandson of Rev. Jerry Falwell, places a rose on his grandfather's casket during burial ceremonies at the Carter Glass Mansion in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

Liberty University Police Officers stand guard at Rev. Falwell's casket at Thomas Road Baptist Church. Funeral services for Rev. Jerry Falwell, Founder and Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church and Chancellor of Liberty University were held at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

Pallbearers carry the casket of Rev. Jerry Falwell out of Thomas Road Baptist Church following his funeral as sons Jerry Falwell, Jr. (top center, blue tie) and Jonathan Falwell (top right, yellow tie) look on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in Lynchburg, Va. Falwell, the evangelist whose conservative Christian empire influenced national politics, died a week ago after collapsing in his office at Liberty University. He was 73.

Pallbearers carry the casket of Rev. Jerry Falwell out of Thomas Road Baptist Church into a hearse following his funeral Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va.

Members of the Falwell family, son Jerry Jr., left, Macel, Rev. Falwell's wife of 49 years, second from left, daughter Jeannie Savas, and son Jonathan Falwell, right, leave the Thomas Road Baptist Church after the funeral for Rev. Jerry Falwell in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

Jeannie Savas, daughter of Rev. Jerry Falwell, at podium, speaks during the funeral for her father, as Falwell's son's Jerry Jr., right, and Jonathan applaud at the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

A mourner raises her arms as she sings during the funeral for Rev. Jerry Falwell at the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

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Gail Moore reacts during the funeral of Rev. Jerry Falwell which she was watching via video in an overflow stadium near Thomas Road Baptist Church Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va.

Thousands of mourners, including Elizabeth Mabry, right, wait in line in the hopes of attending funeral services for the Rev. Jerry Falwell at Thomas Road Baptist Church Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va.

Mourners wait in line to view the body of Rev. Jerry Falwell lying in repose at Thomas Road Baptist Church Monday, May 21, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va. Funeral services for Falwell, founder of Liberty University and Thomas Road Baptist Church, were held May 22 at Thomas Road Baptist Church.

Flowers and a note are seen on a makeshift memorial rock honoring Rev. Jerry Falwell on the Liberty University campus Monday, May 21, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va.

Visitors view mementos and photographs of Rev. Jerry Falwell at Thomas Road Baptist Church Monday, May 21, 2007 in Lynchburg, Va.

The Rev. Jerry Falwell's casket is taken by horse-drawn hearse from the DeMoss Learning Center to the Thomas Road Baptist Church Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va.

Mourning worshippers raise their hands while singing a hymn during Sunday services honoring Rev. Jerry Falwell at Thomas Road Baptist Church Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va.