Within a few days, DeMoss had resigned from both the Executive Committee and the board of trustees. The news jolted the extended Liberty family and particularly chilled those on campus—students, faculty, and administrators alike—who found themselves in disagreement with Falwell’s vision for the school. If he could to this to Mark DeMoss, he could do it to anyone. There was no such thing as checks and balances. It was less a presidency than it was an autocracy. Falwell was untouchable.
