(CNN) -- Televangelist Jerry Falwell was taken to a Lynchburg, Virginia, hospital Tuesday after he was found in an unresponsive state, his executive assistant, Ron Godwin, told CNN.

Godwin said Falwell, 73, is currently undergoing CPR at the hospital.

Falwell founded the Moral Majority in 1979 and is a nationally known voice for conservative Christian views.

He's found himself at the center of several controversies, such as the one sparked by his comments two days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in which he seemed to blame "abortionists," gays, lesbians, the ACLU and People for American Way for causing the attacks, saying they "helped this happen."

On Sept. 14, 2001, he told CNN that he would "never blame any human being except the terrorists, and if I left that impression with gays or lesbians or anyone else, I apologize."