Jerry Lamon Falwell , Sr. ( August 11 1933 â `` May 15 , 2007 ) was an American evangelical Christian pastor and televangelist . Jerry Lamon Falwell , Sr. ( August 11 , 1933 â `` May 15 , 2007 ) was a Christian evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor , televangelist , and a conservative commentator from the United States .