“Under his administration, the city made major strides in affordable housing, environmental protection, childcare, youth programs, and the arts. “Under his leadership, he helped transform Burlington into one of the most exciting and livable cities in the nation,” Falwell said. Before beginning his political career as mayor of Burlington, Vt., in 1981, Sanders was a documentary filmmaker and carpenter. Before his stint as a senator (now in his second term), Sanders was the lone Congressional representative from Vermont for 16 years. Nasser commended Falwell for his genuine care for the student body and his commitment to advocating for the quality of education at Liberty.įalwell then took the stage and presented the senator with a Flames Football jersey, complete with his name on the back.įalwell introduced Sanders as a longtime public servant. 11.)īefore the senator took the podium, Liberty’s Campus Band led the residential population of the world’s largest Christian university in worship, with singing from the crowd often overpowering the band.ĭavid Nasser, Liberty’s senior vice president for spiritual development, thanked Liberty President Jerry Falwell for keeping Convocation a platform for ideas, where students can hear from influential speakers from across the professional spectrum and be challenged to know “not just what to think, but how to think.” (Liberty has invited all of the 2016 presidential candidates, including republicans Scott Walker, visiting Oct. His stop at Liberty was no exception, and he was warmly welcomed by the crowd of nearly 12,000 students in Liberty’s Vines Center, although many held different viewpoints on several issues.

Sanders, who is vying for the democratic presidential nomination, has been drawing large crowds of late, garnering media buzz. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urged the audience at Liberty University’s Convocation - the world’s largest regular gathering of Christian young people - Monday to fight for a moral and just society, where all are treated with equal dignity.

Regardless of their political allegiances, U.S.

The Speech by Bernie Sanders