Labeling the icon of the Lilith Fair festival as, among other things, "a picture of promiscuity and disobedience," Jerry Falwell's National Liberty Journal has urged parents to consider whether to allow their children to attend the festival's final tour this summer.

In an editorial entitled ''Secrets of the Lilith Fair,'' the Senior Editor of Jerry Falwell's National Liberty Journal suggests that the Lilith Fair celebrates a pagan figure and misrepresents several Biblical teachings.

The same paper drew considerable attention in recent months with a Falwell-penned piece asserting that the fictional Teletubbies character Tinky Winky is gay and a dangerous role model for children.

In the paper's analysis of the Lilith legend, the oft-quoted theme of Lilith leaving Paradise after refusing to be subservient to Adam is countered with a different version, still pagan, but apparently more digestable to Journal sensibilities, which has Lilith fleeing after she ''realized she would never gain equality with Adam.''

The Lilith Fair tour took on the namesake of the ancient Hebrew legend while attempting to carve out a niche among the male-dominated tours of the mid-90's. Tour co-founder and headliner Sarah McLachlan had approached promoters about the prospect of creating a tour package based on only female talent.

Promoters largely balked at the idea, quoting the prevailing wisdom that audiences wouldn't respond to an all-female lineup, and that male-fronted acts were essential to guarantee ticket sales.

After a test run of several shows featuring a handful of acts in 1996 sold out instantly, McLachlan and manager Terry McBride set upon plans to mount a full tour in 1997. Skeptical promoters were largely caught off guard as most stops on the tour approached sell-out status in short order.

A 1998 tour met with similar successes, though the massive undertaking began to wear on McLachlan and overshadow her own solo career. As a result, McLachlan announced this year that the 1999 tour, launching July 8th in Vancouver, BC and running through August 31st, would be the final Lilith outing for the foreseeable future.

McLachlan's vision for a community-based tour has lent itself to work with both emerging artists and charity groups. Proceeds from ticket sales are donated to women's shelters near every venue the tour plays, and the tour has created a high profile for the efforts of both RAINN (the Tori Amos-founded organization that funds a national network of domestic crisis counseling centers) and Planned Parenthood.

The National Liberty Journal takes exception to the Planned Parenthood association as well, noting in it's piece that through Planned Parenthood, the festival promises this year to ''dole out more condoms than ever.''

Beyond noting that the Lilith Fair takes its identity from a mythical character seeking equality and independence, the festival has issued no response to the Journal article.

The Journal, however invites the potential controversy of the situation, noting, ''National Liberty Journal has been heavily criticized for past 'Parents Alerts,' specifically the one which warned of the homosexual connection to the Teletubbies childrens TV series. This Lilith Fair alert is certain to draw more fire, but we are willing to take the heat in order to document the truth behind the benign appearance of this music festival.''