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Billy Graham

Billy Graham, April 1966.
Born November 7, 1918 (1918-11-07) (age 89)
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Evangelist
Spouse Ruth Graham (1920-2007)
Website
BillyGraham.org

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Graham has preached in person to more people around the world than anyone who has ever lived. [3] As of 1993, more than 2. 5 million people had stepped forward at his crusades to "accept Jesus Christ as their personal saviour. "[4] As of 2002, Graham's lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped two billion. [3]

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Biography

Early life

Born on a dairy farm near Charlotte, North Carolina, Billy Graham was raised in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church by his parents, Morrow Coffey and William Franklin Graham. The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church is a small denomination, formed from the merger of the Associate ( Seceder) and most of the Reformed Presbyterian In 1933, when Prohibition in the United States ended, Graham's father forced Graham and his sister Catherine to drink beer until they vomited, which created a lifelong aversion, in both of them, to alcohol. In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption [4] According to the Billy Graham Center, Billy Graham was converted in 1934 during a series of revival meetings in Charlotte which were led by evangelist Mordecai Ham. Mordecai Ham (1877-1961 was an American evangelist and Temperance movement supporter [5] However, he was turned down for membership in a local youth group because he was "too worldly. "[4] He was persuaded to go see Ham at the urging of a local African-American who worked at the Graham farm. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa [6]

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After graduating from Sharon High School in May 1936, Graham attended Bob Jones College (now Bob Jones University), then located in Cleveland, Tennessee, for one semester but found it too legalistic in both coursework and rules. The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Anabaptists ( Greek ανα (again twice + βαπτιζω (baptize thus "re-baptizers" are Christians of the Radical Reformation General Baptist is a generic term for Baptists that hold the view of a general Atonement, as well as a specific name of groups of Baptists within the broader Landmarkism is a type of Baptist Ecclesiology. Landmarkism may also appear as Old Landmarkism in some works In 1833, Baptists in the United States agreed upon a Confession of faith around which they could organize a missionary society under the Triennial Convention The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M is the Southern Baptist Convention confession of faith Biblical inerrancy is the conservative evangelical doctrinal position that in its original form the Bible is totally without error and free from all contradiction Congregationalist polity, often known as congregationalism is a system of Church governance in which every Local church congregation is independent The universal priesthood or the priesthood of all believers, as it would come to be known in the present day is a Christian doctrine believed to be derived from several See also Ordinance (Latter Day Saints See also Baptist Baptists recognize only two ordinances — Believer's baptism and the Lord's Soul competency is a Christian theological perspective on the accountability of each person before God Separation of church and state is one of the primary theological distinctions of the Baptist tradition Baptists generally recognize two Scriptural offices, those of Pastor -teacher and Deacon. John Spilsbury was an English Baptist minister who led the Particular Baptists during the Seventeenth Century Virginia plantation roots Moon was born to affluent parents who were staunch Baptists Anna Maria Barclay and Edward Harris Moon Annie Armstrong (b 1850 d 1938 was a lay Southern Baptist denominational leader instrumental in the founding of the Women's Missionary Union. Benajah Harvey Carroll ( December 27, 1843 - November 11, 1914) was a Baptist Pastor, Theologian, Teacher Wallie Amos Criswell, PhD. ( December 19, 1909 – January 10, 2002) was an American Pastor, author and a Adrian Pierce Rogers ThD ( September 12, 1931 – November 15, 2005) was an American Pastor, author and a three-term Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr ( August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian Pastor, William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) known publicly as Franklin Graham, is an American Christian evangelist Duke K McCall (b 1914 Meridian Mississippi) is a Christian religious leader prominent in Baptist life for more than sixty years Richard D Land (born 1946 is the president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC the public policy entity of the Southern Baptist Convention in the L Paige Patterson (born October 19[[ 942]] is the eighth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth Texas. R Albert Mohler Jr (born 1959 is the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky. Mark Dever (born circa 1960 in rural Kentucky) serves as the senior Pastor of the Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D Jonathan Pate Falwell (born 1966) is the senior Pastor at the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg Virginia. Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24 1955 is a former Republican governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and a political Commentator Richard D "Rick" Warren (born January 28, 1954) is the founder and senior pastor of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest California The Cooperative Program is a unified funds collection program of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC designed to support SBC seminaries mission agencies and denominational The North American Mission Board (NAMB is the domestic missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. The International Mission Board (or IMB, formerly the Foreign Mission Board) is a missionary sending agency affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention LifeWay Christian Resources, based in, is one of the largest providers of Christian resources in the world The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. Baptist Press ( BP) is the official news service of the American Southern Baptist Convention based at the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists - Canadian convention partnering with Southern Baptist Convention (SBC in United States Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS is one of six official Southern Baptist seminaries Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS is one of six official seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS is a Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville Kentucky and is the flagship Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, or SBC Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, headquartered in Fort Worth Texas, is a private non-profit institution of Higher education, associated with the Southern Bob Jones University ( BJU) is a private, Protestant fundamentalist, Liberal arts University Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. [4] At this time he was influenced and inspired by Pastor Charley Young from Eastport Bible Church. He was almost expelled, but Bob Jones, Sr. warned him not to throw his life away: "At best, all you could amount to would be a poor country Baptist preacher somewhere out in the sticks. Robert Reynolds Jones Sr ( October 30, 1883 — January 16, 1968) was an American Fundamentalist Christian . . You have a voice that pulls. God can use that voice of yours. He can use it mightily. "[4] In 1937, Graham transferred to the Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity College of Florida) on the site of today's Florida College in Temple Terrace, Florida. Trinity College is a Bible college located in Florida Named Best Buy in private colleges and universities in the continental U Florida College is a small accredited coeducational Christian College located in the City of Temple Terrace Florida, eight miles northeast of the City In his autobiography he writes that he "received his calling on the 18th green of the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club", which is immediately in front of today's Sutton Hall at Florida College in Temple Terrace. A Reverend Billy Graham Memorial Park is today located on the Hillsborough River directly east of the 18th green and across from where Graham often paddled a canoe to a little island in the river where he would preach to the birds, alligators, and cypress stumps. Graham eventually graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois with a degree in anthropology, in 1943. Wheaton College is a private Evangelical Protestant, Coeducational Liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a Suburb The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of It was during his time at Wheaton that Graham decided to take the Bible as the infallible Word of God. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Infallibility, from Latin origin ('in' not + 'fallere' to deceive is a term with a variety of meanings related to knowing Truth with Certainty. Henrietta Mears[7] of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood was instrumental in helping Graham wrestle with the issue, which was settled at Forest Home Christian camp (now called Forest Home Ministries) southeast of the Big Bear area in Southern California. Henrietta Cornelia Mears (October 23 1890 – March 19 1963 was a Christian educator and author who had a significant impact on evangelical Christianity in the The Presbyterian Church (USA or PC (USA is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Big Bear Lake is a City in San Bernardino County, California along the south shore of Big Bear Lake. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U A memorial there marks the site of Graham's decision.

Family

In 1943, Graham married Wheaton classmate Ruth Bell (1920–2007), whose parents were Presbyterian missionaries in China, where her father, L. Nelson Bell, was a general surgeon. Ruth Bell Graham ( June 10 1920 &ndash June 14 2007) wife of evangelist Billy Graham, was born at Qingjiang Kiangsu China A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Life Bell was born in Longdale Virginia. He never minimized the importance of addressing the spiritual needs of the people as well as their physical needs He met Ruth at Wheaton: “I saw her walking down the road towards me and I couldn’t help but stare at her as she walked. She looked at me and our eyes met and I felt that she was definitely the woman I wanted to marry. ” Ruth thought that he "wanted to please God more than any man I'd ever met. "[8] They married two months after graduation and later lived in a log cabin designed by Ruth in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Montreat, North Carolina. A log cabin is a small house built from logs It is a fairly simple type of Log house. The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division Montreat is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [4] Ruth died on June 14, 2007, at age 87. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. They had five children together: Virginia (Gigi) Graham Foreman (b. 1945); Anne Graham Lotz (b. Anne Graham Lotz (born 1948 is an American Christian evangelist. 1948—runs AnGeL ministries); Ruth Dienert (b. 1950); Franklin Graham (b. William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) known publicly as Franklin Graham, is an American Christian evangelist 1952—administers his international relief organization called Samaritan's Purse and will be his father's successor at Billy Graham Ministries);[9] and Ned Graham (b. Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization engaged in crisis relief and community development 1958— pastor who runs East Gates International,[10] which distributes Christian literature in China). Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Graham has 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Ministry

Beginning

He transferred in January of 1937 from Bob Jones College to Florida Bible Institute (now Florida College) in Temple Terrace, Florida from which he graduated in 1940 with a BTh (Bachelor of Theology degree). Florida College is a small accredited coeducational Christian College located in the City of Temple Terrace Florida, eight miles northeast of the City Temple Terrace is a city in north-central Hillsborough County Florida. Florida Bible Institute later relocated and became Trinity College (Florida) in Trinity, Florida. Trinity College is a Bible college located in Florida Named Best Buy in private colleges and universities in the continental U

Graham attended Wheaton College from 1940 to 1943, when he graduated with a BA in anthropology. [The preceding is from Billy Graham Archives http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/bio.html. ]He became pastor of the United Gospel Tabernacle while still a student and also had other preaching engagements. He served briefly as pastor of the Village Church in Western Springs, Illinois, not far from Wheaton, in 1943-44. Western Springs is an affluent suburb of Chicago located in Cook County Illinois. While there, a friend of Graham's, Torrey Johnson, pastor of the Midwest Bible Church in Chicago, told Graham that his radio program "Songs in the Night" was about to be cancelled for lack of funding. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Consulting with the members of his church in Western Springs, Graham decided to take over Johnson's program with financial support from his parishioners. Launching the new and revitalized radio program on January 2, 1944, still called "Songs in the Night," Graham recruited the baritone George Beverly Shea as his director of radio ministry. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. George Beverly "Bev" Shea (born February 1, 1909) is a prominent Singer / Songwriter of Gospel music, the author of several While the radio ministry continued for many years, Graham decided to move on in early 1945. He served as president of Northwestern College in Minnesota in 1948, and at age 30 was (and still is) the youngest person to serve as a sitting college president. Northwestern College is located in Roseville Minnesota, USA. It is a four-year Christian college accredited by the North Central Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers

Initially, Graham intended to become a chaplain in the armed forces, but shortly after applying for a commission he came down with a severe case of mumps that ended that plan. A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of Mumps or epidemic Parotitis is a Viral disease of the Human species After a period of recuperation in Florida, Graham went on to co-found Youth for Christ with evangelist Charles Templeton. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Youth for Christ (YFC is an international Christian ministry program that promotes youth evangelism and biblical Christianity For the baseball player see Chuck Templeton (baseball Charles Bradley Templeton ( October 7 1915 - June 7 2001) was He traveled throughout the United States and Europe as an evangelist. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Unlike many evangelists then and now, Graham had little formal theological training; he turned down offers to attend Princeton Theological Seminary. Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton [4]

Hearst intervention

Graham scheduled a series of revival meetings in Los Angeles in 1949. A revival meeting is a series of Christian religious services held in order to inspire active members of a religious body and to gain new converts Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He erected a series of circus tents in a parking lot. A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers [3] The missions went on for eight weeks after being originally scheduled for only three weeks. The Los Angeles revival is considered to be the time when Graham became a national religious figure. [11]

This is because Graham received assistance from powerful news mogul William Randolph Hearst, whose interest in Graham is a mystery; the two never met. For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash [12] Most observers believe that Hearst appreciated Graham's patriotism, appeals to youth, and thought that Graham would be helpful in promoting his conservative anti-communist views. [13][12] Hearst sent a telegram to his newspaper editors reading "Puff Graham" during Billy Graham's late 1949 Los Angeles crusade. [4][2] The result of the increased media exposure from Hearst's newspaper chain and national magazines[12] caused the crusade event to run for eight weeks—five weeks longer than planned. Henry Luce put him on the cover of TIME in 1954. Henry Robinson Luce ( April 3, 1898 &ndash February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and

At the Los Angeles revival, a fellow evangelist accused Graham of setting religion back 100 years. Graham replied, "I did indeed want to set religion back, not just 100 years but 1,900 years, to the Book of Acts, when first century followers of Christ were accused of turning the Roman Empire upside down. The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial "[6]

Middle years

Graham was offered a five-year, $5 million contract from NBC to appear on television opposite Arthur Godfrey, but he turned it down in favor of continuing his touring revivals. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey ( August 31 1903 &ndash March 16 1983) was an American Radio and Television broadcaster [8] Graham had missions in London which lasted 12 weeks and a New York City mission in Madison Square Garden in 1957 which ran nightly for 16 weeks. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The City of New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. He also led his first crusade in Australia in 1959. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Graham served as the president of Northwestern College in Minnesota from 1948 to 1952. He founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 1950, headquartered in Minneapolis. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA is an organization started by the Rev The association later relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina. BGEA Ministries have included:

He opposed segregation during the 1960s and refused to speak to segregated auditoriums, once dramatically tearing down the ropes that organizers had erected to separate the audience. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian Periodical based in Carol Stream Illinois. Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry ( January 22, 1913 – December 7, 2003) was an American evangelical Christian World Wide Pictures (WWP is a Film distributor and production company established as a Subsidiary of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA in [14][6] Graham said, "There is no scriptural basis for segregation. . . . The ground at the foot of the cross is level, and it touches my heart when I see whites standing shoulder to shoulder with blacks at the cross. "[6] Graham paid bail money to secure the release of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from jail during the 1960s civil rights struggle; he invited King to join him in the pulpit at his 16-week revival in New York City in 1957. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African [14] During that 16-week stint, Graham was heard by 2. 3 million listeners, who gathered to hear him at Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium and Times Square. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West [3] King and Graham became friends, with Graham becoming one of the few whites allowed to call King by his birth name "Mike. "[6]

Later years

During the Cold War, Graham became the first evangelist of note to speak behind the Iron Curtain, addressing large crowds in countries throughout Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union, calling for peace[15] . Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The " Iron Curtain " was the symbolic ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Peace, in the modern usage is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility at the international level that of a War. During the Apartheid era, Graham consistently refused to visit South Africa until its government finally allowed attending audiences to sit desegregated. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa His first crusade there was in 1973, during which he openly denounced apartheid.

At one revival in Seoul, South Korea, Graham attracted an audience of one million to a single service. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː [8] He appeared in China in 1988—for Ruth, this was a homecoming since she had been born in China to missionary parents. He appeared in North Korea in 1992. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, [6]

On September 14, 2001, in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Dr. Graham led a prayer and remembrance service at Washington National Cathedral attended by President George W. Bush and past and present leaders. Washington National Cathedral, whose official name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Cathedral of The Episcopal Church. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. He similarly spoke at the memorial service following the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U [6] On June 24, 2005, Billy Graham began what he has said would be his last North American crusade, at Flushing Meadows Park in New York City. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadow Park or Flushing Meadows Park, is located in northern Queens, New York City But on the weekend of March 11–March 12, 2006 Billy Graham held the "Festival of Hope" with his son, Franklin Graham. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The festival was held in New Orleans, which was recovering from Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

Graham said that his planned retirement was because of his failing health. He has suffered from Parkinson's disease for about 15 years, has had fluid on the brain, pneumonia, broken hips, and it has been recently revealed that he is suffering from prostate cancer. Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal In August 2005, a frail Graham appeared at the groundbreaking for his library in Charlotte, North Carolina. Then 86, the Rev. Graham used a walker to get around during the ceremony. On July 9, 2006, Graham spoke at the Metro Maryland Franklin Graham Festival, held in Baltimore, Maryland, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a ballpark located in Baltimore Maryland, which was completed in 1992 to replace the aging Memorial Stadium.

On August 18, 2007, Graham, 88, was in fair condition in Mission Health & Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina, after treatment for intestinal bleeding, but his condition was not life-threatening. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United [16]

Billy Graham has preached Christianity to live audiences of nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings including Mission World and Global Mission. Global Mission is the frontline mission arm of Adventist Mission, an office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ’s world headquarters. Graham has also reached hundreds of millions more through television, video, film, and webcasts. [17]

Crusades

Billy Graham has conducted over 41 evangelistic crusades since 1948. A revival meeting is a series of Christian religious services held in order to inspire active members of a religious body and to gain new converts He began this form of ministry in 1947 and continued until recently. He would rent a large venue, such as a stadium, park, or street. He had a group of up to 5,000 people to sing in a choir and then preached the gospel and invited people to come forward. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament These people, called inquirers, were then given the opportunity to speak one-on-one with a counselor who clarified any questions the inquirer may have had and would pray with that person. The inquirers were often given resources such as a Gospel of John or Bible study booklet. The Gospel of John (literally According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth Gospel in the canon Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin In Moscow in 1992, one-quarter of the 155,000 in his audience came forward upon his request. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of [4]

Politics

Politically, Graham has been a registered member of the Democratic Party and leaned Republican during the presidency of his friend Richard Nixon. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. [12] He has not completely allied himself with the religious right, saying that Jesus did not have a political party. [4] He does not openly endorse political candidates, but he has given his support to some over the years. [12]

He refused to join Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority in 1979, saying: "I'm for morality, but morality goes beyond sex to human freedom and social justice. Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr ( August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian Pastor, The Moral Majority was a political organization of the United States which had an Agenda of evangelical Christian -oriented political Lobbying We as clergy know so very little to speak with authority on the Panama Canal or superiority of armaments. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Evangelists cannot be closely identified with any particular party or person. We have to stand in the middle in order to preach to all people, right and left. I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will be in the future. "[6]

According to a 2006 Newsweek interview, "For Graham, politics is a secondary to the Gospel. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. . . When Newsweek asked Graham whether ministers — whether they think of themselves as evangelists, pastors or a bit of both — should spend time engaged with politics, he replied: 'You know, I think in a way that has to be up to the individual as he feels led of the Lord. A lot of things that I commented on years ago would not have been of the Lord, I'm sure, but I think you have some—like communism, or segregation, on which I think you have a responsibility to speak out. '"

Pastor to Presidents

Graham has had a personal audience with every sitting United States President since Harry Truman. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by [12] He visited in the Oval Office with Truman in 1950, urging Truman to counter communism in North Korea. | |-| |-| |- | |-| |-| |-| |-| |} The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based However, Graham and his accompanying pastors were not aware of Washington protocol; they appeased the press corps waiting outside with details of the visit, with the three pastors even acquiescing to the calls of the press to kneel on the White House lawn, as if praying. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence [12] This led to Truman calling Graham a "counterfeit" publicity seeker, and Truman did not speak to Graham for years afterward. [4][12] Graham has often told the story, usually as a warning that he would not reveal his conversations with world leaders. [12] Graham became a regular in the Oval Office during the tenure of Dwight Eisenhower, whom he urged to intervene with federal troops in the case of the Little Rock Nine,[4] and it was at that time, on a Washington golf course, that he met and became close friends with Vice-President Richard Nixon. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for [12] Eisenhower asked to see Graham on his deathbed. [18] Graham also counseled Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and the Bush family. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Originating in Orange New Jersey, the Bush family in the 20th century became an accomplished Political family in the United States, including across [11]

The single notable exception among modern presidents is John F. Kennedy, with whom Graham golfed; but Kennedy was Roman Catholic;[19] Graham enjoyed a friendship with Nixon and prominently supported him over Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The United States presidential election of 1960 marked the end of Dwight D [4] Nixon wrote to Graham after that election: "I have often told friends that when you went into the ministry, politics lost one of its potentially greatest practitioners. "[4] Graham spent the last night of Johnson's presidency in the White House, and he stayed for the first night of Nixon's. [18]

After Nixon's victorious 1968 presidential campaign, Graham was an adviser, visiting the White House and leading some of the private church services that the President organized there. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience and included the assassination of Democratic candidate [12] Nixon offered Graham the ambassadorship to Israel in a meeting they had with Golda Meir, but Graham turned down Nixon's offer. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Golda Meir ( גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר جولدا مائير born Golda Mabovitch, 3 May 1898 - 8 December 1978 known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956 [4] Nixon appeared at one of Graham's revivals in East Tennessee in 1970; the event drew one of the largest crowds to ever gather in Tennessee. East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee, one of [12] Nixon became the first President to give a speech from an evangelist's platform. [12] However, their friendship became strained when Graham rebuked Nixon for his post-Watergate behavior and the profanity heard on the Watergate tapes; they eventually reconciled after Nixon's resignation. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's The Watergate tapes, also known as the Nixon tapes are a collection of recordings of conversations between U [12] Graham announced at that time, "I'm out of politics. "[6]

After a special law was passed on his behalf, Graham was allowed to conduct the first religious service on the steps of the Capitol building in 1952. [4] When Graham was hospitalized briefly in 1976, three Presidents called in one day to wish him well: former President Nixon, current President Ford and President-Elect Carter. [18]

He was one of Reagan's personal guests at his inauguration and gave the benediction at George H.W. Bush's inauguration. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 [18] He stayed at the White House the night before George H. W. Bush (who called Graham "America's Pastor") launched the Persian Gulf War. [11] Two days before the 2000 presidential election, Graham spoke at a prayer breakfast in Florida with George W. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican Bush in attendance but did not officially endorse him. At a New York revival in 2005, Bill Clinton recalled how he had attended Graham's revival as a boy in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1959. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U [6]

Graham has also spoken at one presidential funeral and one presidential burial. Graham presided over the graveside services for President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973 and took part in eulogizing the former President with former Texas Democratic Governor John Connally, an LBJ protégé and fellow Texan who was wounded in the assassination that made LBJ president. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. John Bowden Connally Jr ( February 27 1917 June 15 1993) was a powerful American politician, serving as Governor Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas Graham also spoke at Connally's funeral and the funeral of former First Lady Pat Nixon within one week of each other in June 1993. Thelma Catherine " Pat " Ryan Nixon (March 16 1912 &ndash June 22 1993 was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United [4] He also spoke at the funeral of Richard Nixon in 1994. Graham was unable to officiate the state funeral of Ronald Reagan on June 11, 2004, because of recent double hip replacement surgery, which former President George H. The 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan, died on June 5 2004 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for nearly a decade Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Hip replacement, also hip Arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the Hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. W. Bush acknowledged during his eulogy. Graham had been Reagan's first choice. Because Graham was hospitalized, Rev. John Danforth, a Missouri Republican Senator during Reagan's tenure, officiated the funeral. John Claggett "Jack" Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Failing health prevented Rev. Graham from officiating at the state funeral of former President Gerald R. Ford in Washington D.C., on January 2, 2007, as well as the funeral of former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in July 2007. Gerald Ford died on December 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, at 645 p Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22 1912&ndashJuly 11 2007 was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 having been the wife of

Foreign policy views

Graham has been outspoken against communism and supportive of U. S. Cold War policy, including the Vietnam War. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia However, in a 1999 speech, Graham discussed his relationship with the late North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung, praising him as a "different kind of communist" and "one of the great fighters for freedom in his country against the Japanese. Kim Il-sung ( 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in early The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku " Graham went on to note that although he had never met Kim's son and current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, he had "exchanged gifts with him. A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942 Baekdu "[20] Graham has given a globe surmounted with doves to the North Korean Friendship Museum.

Graham about peace and the war in the Persian Gulf

"During a March 12th, 1991 CBS broadcast of Billy Graham's Long Island, New York crusade, Graham said in reference to the war, "As our President, President Bush, has said, it is not the people of Iraq we are at war with. It is some of the people in that regime. Pray for peace in the middle east, a just peace. "[21]
"In a speech January 16, 1991, Billy Graham declared: "There come times when we have to fight for peace. " He went on to say that out of the present war in the Gulf may "come a new peace and, as suggested by the President, a new world order. "" (March 1991 CIB Bulletin)"[22]

Selection of burial site

Until releasing a June 13, 2007 press release saying he and his wife would be buried alongside each other at the Billy Graham Library in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, there had been controversy over where the burial place would be. Graham's younger son Ned had argued with older son Franklin about whether burial at a library was appropriate. Ruth Graham had said she did not want to be buried in Charlotte but in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, where she had lived for many years; Ned supported his mother's choice. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United [23] Novelist Patricia Cornwell, a family friend, also opposed burial at the library, calling it a tourist attraction. Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels June 9, 1956) is a contemporary American Crime writer. Franklin wanted his parents to be buried at the library site. [23]

Controversy

In 1994, H.R. Haldeman's diaries revealed that Graham had taken part in conversations speaking of Jewish domination of the media. Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H R Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) ( October 27, 1926 &ndash November 12, PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The allegations were so at odds with Graham's public image that most did not believe his account, and Jewish groups paid little attention. Graham released a statement denying that he talked "publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms. " He said, "Those are not my words. "[14]

In 2002, however, newly declassified "Richard Nixon tapes" confirmed remarks made by Graham to President Nixon three decades earlier. Captured on the tapes, Graham agreed with Nixon that Jews control the American media, calling it a "stranglehold" during a 1972 conversation with Nixon. American media redirects here For the publisher of the same name see American Media (publisher. [24] "This stranglehold has got to be broken or the country's going down the drain,"[25] said Graham, agreeing with Nixon's comments about Jews and their influence in American life. Later, Graham mentions that he has friends in the media who are Jewish, including A.M. Rosenthal, saying they "swarm around me and are friendly to me. Abraham Michael "AM" Rosenthal (May 2 1922 &ndash May 10 2006 born in Sault Ste " But, he tells Nixon, "They don't know how I really feel about what they're doing to this country. "[24] These remarks were considered highly controversial by some Jewish leaders such as Abraham Foxman, who characterized them as anti-Semitic. Abraham Foxman is the current National Director and Chairman of the Anti-Defamation League. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility [14]

When the tapes were publicly released, Graham apologized for his remarks, stating, "[A]lthough I have no memory of the occasion, I deeply regret comments I apparently made . . . They do not reflect my views, and I sincerely apologize for any offense caused by the remarks,"[26] and "If it wasn't on tape, I would not have believed it. I guess I was trying to please. . . I went to a meeting with Jewish leaders and I told them I would crawl to them to ask their forgiveness. "[27] According to Newsweek magazine, "[T]he shock of the revelation was magnified because of Graham's longtime support of Israel and his refusal to join in calls for conversion of the Jews. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. "[27]

Other issues

Awards and honors

Graham has frequently been honored by surveys, including "Greatest Living American," and has consistently ranked among the most admired persons in the United States and the world. [8] Between 1950 and 1990, he appeared most frequently on Gallup's list of most admired people. [31] The United States Postal Service has said that Graham is one of the few Americans, along with the current President, who can be delivered mail that simply reads his name and the country: "Billy Graham, America. "[31]

He has received the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan, America's highest civilian honors. Not to be confused with the Medal of Honor, sometimes called the "Congressional Medal of Honor" which is the highest military decoration of the United States The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed [31] President Bill Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole awarded Graham the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony at the U. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time S. Capitol in 1996. [32] In December 2001, he was presented with an honorary knighthood, Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), for his international contributions to civic and religious life over 60 years. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

In 1971, Graham's hometown of Charlotte held "Billy Graham Day," at which President Nixon made an appearance. [12] On May 30, 1999, Graham was invited to give the pre-race invocation at the Indianapolis 500. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American On May 31, 2007, the $27 million Billy Graham Library was officially dedicated in Charlotte. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Billy Graham Library Billy Graham Library opened to the public on June 5 2007 and chronicles the life and ministry of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton appeared to celebrate with Graham. [33][34] A highway in Charlotte also bears Graham's name. [23] In addition, in 1986, Graham was given North Carolina's highest honor, the North Carolina Award, for public service. The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian award bestowed by the U [35]

In 2000, Former First Lady Nancy Reagan presented the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to Rev. First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the private Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. Graham. Graham has been a friend of the Reagans for years. [36]

Graham received the Big Brother of the Year Award for his work on behalf of children. He has been cited by the George Washington Carver Memorial Institute for his contributions to race relations. George Washington Carver (January 1864 – January 5 1943 was an African American Scientist, Botanist, Educator, and Inventor He has received the Templeton Foundation Prize for Progress in Religion and the Sylvanus Thayer Award for his commitment to "Duty, Honor, Country. The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities is a prize given out annually by the Templeton Foundation. The Sylvanus Thayer Award is an award that is given each year by the United States Military Academy at West Point " The "Billy Graham Children's Health Center" in Asheville is named after and funded by Graham. [32]

In 1971, Graham received an award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a national non-profit organization in After the Nixon tapes were released, Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League called for Graham to return the award. [14] He was honored by the American Jewish Committee with its National Interreligious Award for his efforts on behalf of Jewish-Christian relations; the committee called him one of the century's greatest Christian friends of Jews. The American Jewish Committee ( AJC) was "founded in 1906 with the aim of rallying all sections of American Jewry to defend the rights of Jews all over the world [14]

For providing a platform during his events for many Christian musical artists, Graham was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999 by the Gospel Music Association. Christian music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created in 1971 by the Gospel Music Association, is a Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions The Gospel Music Association (GMA was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Nashville]] [[Tennessee]] A professorial chair is named after him at the Southern Baptist Samford University, the Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth. Samford University is a private, Coeducational Alabama Baptist-affiliated University located in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of [14] His alma mater Wheaton College has an archive of his papers at the Billy Graham Center. [3] The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville Kentucky and is the flagship Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, or SBC Graham has received 20 honorary degrees and refused at least that many more. [8]

Books by Billy Graham[37]

1. Calling Youth to Christ (1947)

2. America's Hour of Decision (1951)

3. I Saw Your Sons at War (1953)

4. Peace with God (1953, 1984)

5. Freedom from the Seven Deadly Sins (1955)

6. The Secret of Happiness (1955, 1985)

7. Billy Graham Talks to Teenagers (1958)

8. My Answer (1960)

9. Billy Graham Answers Your Questions (1960)

10. World Aflame (1965)

11. The Challenge (1969)

12. The Jesus Generation (1971)

13. Angels: God's Secret Agents (1975, 1985)

14. How to Be Born Again (1977)

15. The Holy Spirit (1978)

16. Till Armageddon (1981)

17. Approaching Hoofbeats (1983)

18. A Biblical Standard for Evangelists (1984)

19. Unto the Hills (1986)

20. Facing Death and the Life After (1987)

21. Answers to Life's Problems (1988)

22. Hope for the Troubled Heart (1991)

23. Storm Warning (1992)

24. Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham (1997, 2007)

25. Hope for Each Day (2002)

26. The Key to Personal Peace (2003)

27. Living in God's Love: The New York Crusade (2005)

28. The Journey: How to Live by Faith in an Uncertain World (2006)

Footnotes

  1. ^ "The Transition; Billy Graham to lead Prayers", The New York Times, 1992-12-09. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes  
  2. ^ The text originally said that Graham "is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention," but individuals cannot be members of the SBC. The SBC is a convention of churches. Individuals can be members of Southern Baptist churches and can consider themselves to be Southern Baptists, but cannot be members of the Convention.
  3. ^ a b c d e "BILLY GRAHAM: A MAN WITH A MISSION.(SPECIAL SECTION)", Cincinnati Post, June 27, 2002. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979573,00.html Time, God's Billy Pulpit, November 15, 1993
  5. ^ Who led Billy Graham to Christ and was it part of a chain of conversions going back to Dwight L. Moody?
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Billy Graham: an appreciation: wherever one travels around the world, the names of three Baptists are immediately known and appreciated--Jimmy Carter, Billy Graham and Martin Luther King, Jr. One is a politician, one an evangelist, and the other was a civil rights leader. All of them have given Baptists and the Christian faith a good reputation. (Biography)", Baptist History and Heritage, June 22, 2006. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  7. ^ Kintera.org - The Giving Communities
  8. ^ a b c d e Billy Graham: the world is his pulpit.
  9. ^ Samaritan's Purse | International Relief
  10. ^ East Gates International
  11. ^ a b c http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/graham01.html Time, Billy Graham, June 14, 1999
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "When worlds collide: politics, religion, and media at the 1970 East Tennessee Billy Graham Crusade. (appearance by President Richard M. Nixon)", Journal of Church and State, March 22, 1997. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  13. ^ "In 1949, for example, William Randolph Hearst, head of one large publishing empire, and Henry Luce, chief of another, Time, Inc. For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash , were both worried about communism and the growth of liberalism in the United States. " "Billy Graham, an obscure evangelist holding poorly attended tent meetings in Los Angeles. (. . . ) Hearst and Luce interviewed the obscure preacher and decided he was worthy of their support. Billy Graham became an almost instantaneous national and, later, international figure preaching anticommunism. In late 1949, Hearst sent a telegram to all Hearst editors: "Puff Graham. " The editors did - in Hearst newspapers, magazines, movies, and newsreels. Within two months Graham was preaching to crowds of 350,000. " (from Ben Bagdikian, The Media Monopoly, Boston, Mass Usa: Beacon Press, 2000 6th ed. , p. 39 ff)
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h New York Times, Billy Graham Responds to Lingering Anger Over 1972 Remarks on Jews, 17 March, 2002
  15. ^ http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1627139,00.html, Duffy, Michael and Gibbs, Nancy. TIME. Billy Graham: A Spiritual Gift to All, 2007-31-05. Retrieved on 2007-24-11.
  16. ^ http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=nation_world&id=5582690 ABC12. com, Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized, 19 August, 2007
  17. ^ http://www.billygraham.org/mediaRelations/bios.asp?p=1 Billy Graham Bio
  18. ^ a b c d "The President Preacher; In Crisis, White House Turns to Billy Graham", The Washington Post, January 18, 1991. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  19. ^ "The Essence of Billy Graham; A Warm but Honest Biography of the Evangelist", The Washington Post, October 25, 1991. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  20. ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2553945.ece Independent Article, Preacher power: America's God squad, 25 July, 2007
  21. ^ Quotation of section
  22. ^ [given source: March 1991 CIB Bulletin]
  23. ^ a b c "A Family at Cross-Purposes", Washington Post, December 13, 2006. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  24. ^ a b http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1850077.stm BBC, Graham Regrets Jewish Slur, 2 March, 2002
  25. ^ http://www.slate.com/id/2063030/ Slate Article by David Greenberg, Assistant Professor Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers University
  26. ^ http://www.ujc.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=32770 Eric J Greenberg, United Jewish Communities
  27. ^ a b http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14204483/site/newsweek/page/5/ Newsweek, Pilgrim's Progress, page 5
  28. ^ MinistryWatch Summary Report
  29. ^ Billy Graham - AOL Research & Learn
  30. ^ Billy Graham - AOL Research & Learn
  31. ^ a b c "The Billy pulpit: Graham's career in the mainline.", Christian Century, November 15, 2003. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  32. ^ a b "Billy and Ruth Graham awarded Congressional Gold Medal for service.", Knight-Ridder News Service, May 2, 1996. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  33. ^ [1]
  34. ^ ABC News: 3 Ex-Presidents Open Graham Library
  35. ^ "A MAN IN FULL; EVEN THOSE FAMILIAR WITH BILLY GRAHAM'S LIFE, EXHIBIT MAY OFFER REVELATIONS.(LIFE)", News and Record, Piedmont Triad, North Carolina, June 3, 2001. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  36. ^ Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library
  37. ^ Graham, Billy. Just As I Am. New York: HarperCollins Worldwide, 1997. Copyright 1997 by the Billy Graham Evangelist Association.

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Persondata
NAME Graham, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graham, William Franklin, Jr. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the private Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with
SHORT DESCRIPTION Protestant Christian Evangelist
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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