LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Rev. Jerry Falwell had life insurance policies worth $34 million and the money has been used to erase the debt of Liberty University, the school he founded.

The televangelist's son, Liberty Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., said his father had named the university and the Thomas Road Baptist Church as beneficiaries to protect their future.

The policies left $29 million to Liberty; its debt had reached $82 million in 1992, but the school had paid off a significant amount before the elder Falwell's death.

Another $5 million went to the 22,000-member Thomas Road congregation, which Falwell had led, according to the News & Advance of Lynchburg.

Falwell, a founder and leader of the Moral Majority, died last May.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Mormon student at West Virginia University who left school for two years to do mission work is suing to keep his state-funded scholarship.David Haws returned Aug. 8 from two years of helping improve living conditions for Hispanic workers in Western states. Men in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints typically go on a mission at age 19. Women serve at age 21.The political science student filed a lawsuit after the school denied him continuance of his PROMISE scholarship after he returned. The suit seeks the reinstatement of the 4.0 student's scholarship, and a change in the PROMISE board's scholarship policy.PROMISE is a West Virginia program funded by proceeds from a video lottery.