Liberty University's trustees should not get distracted by one strange photo. They need to examine Jerry Falwell Jr.’s behavior and statements over the years and ask themselves if those actions have been in the school’s best interests.

During the rally, I heard the same messages I’d been hearing at Religious Right events since 1988: LGBTQ rights must be curbed. Because it is God’s plan for women to submit to men, husbands should run households. The Bible, which is to be read literally, provides answers to every issue we face. Contemporary culture mocks Christianity.

History is important, but there’s another reason why that term came into existence: It’s a convenient way of explaining what the religious freedom provisions of the First Amendment do.