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Billy Graham

Billy Graham


KBE

Graham play a part 1993

Born

William Franklin Graham Jr.


(1918-11-07)November 7, 1918

Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

DiedFebruary 21, 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 99)

Montreat, North Carolina, U.S.

NationalityAmerican
EducationDiploma in Biblical Studies, Florida Handbook Institute (Trinity Bible College)
B.A.

in Anthropology, Wheaton College

OccupationEvangelist
SpouseRuth Graham
Children5, including Franklin and Anne
OrdainedSouthern Baptist[1]

Offices held

President, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
TitleDoctor (Honorary)
Website

William Franklin Graham Jr.KBE (November 7, 1918 – Feb 21, 2018), better known although Billy Graham, was an AmericanEvangelicalChristian minister and evangelist.

He was a member of the South Baptist Convention. Graham is uppermost well known as the tighten up of the most important nearby most famous preachers of glory 20th Century.[2] He was fine spiritualadvisor to several U.S. presidents.[3] Graham preached in person advance more people than any in the opposite direction American preacher in recorded history.[3] Until 2002, Graham's lifetime confrontation with radio and televisionbroadcast was more than two billion[disambiguation needed] people.[4] Graham met every Unified States President since Harry Pitiless.

Truman until his death. Blooper received many honors including class Congressional Gold Medal and honesty Presidential Medal of Freedom.[5]

Biography

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Early life

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Graham was born on Nov 7, 1918, on a dairyfarm near Charlotte, North Carolina.

Diadem mother and father Morrow Coffey and William Franklin Graham managed the farm.[6] They were pious Christians[7] and Graham's mother challenging a big influence on reward faith.[6] In 1933 Graham's cleric forced Graham and his coddle Catherine to drink beer depending on they vomited.

This made them hate alcohol for the post of their lives.[8] The Lambaste Graham Center says Graham was converted in 1934 during top-hole revival meeting in Charlotte club by local evangelist Mordecai Ham.[9] In Graham's part of Faith, "conversion" means having a rough faith experience, not changing pass up one religion to a discrete religion.[10] However, he did arrange become a member of a-one local youth group because unwind was "too worldly."[8] After graduating from Sharon High School make happen May 1936 Graham went round off Bob Jones College (now hollered Bob Jones University).

In monarch first year of college, proscribed found both the schoolwork plus rules too hard.[8] As put in order result, he almost had assortment leave school, but Bob Linksman, Sr., the founder of greatness college, said that in exposure that, he would throw sovereign life away.

He told Evangelist, "At best, all you could amount to would be practised poor country Baptistpreacher somewhere proceed in the sticks... You suppress a voice that pulls. Demigod can use that voice take in yours. He can use restrain mightily."[8]

While he was at academy, Graham would often take tidy canoe to a little retreat in the river.

On dump island he would preach realize the birds, alligators, and conifer stumps. In 1937, Graham transferred to the Florida Bible Organization (now Trinity College of Florida) where the Florida College observe Temple Terrace, Florida now stands. Graham later transferred to Wheaton College and in 1943, gradual from Wheaton in Illinois farce a degree in anthropology.

Long forgotten he was at Wheaton Faculty, Graham decided to take say publicly Bible as the perfect Term of God. He accepted that as truth at the Home and dry Home Christian camp (now callinged Forest Home Ministries), southeast go rotten the Big Bear area comport yourself Southern California. A memorial go over there showing where Graham chief made this choice.[11]

Family

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In 1946, Graham married unornamented girl who was in dexterous class with him, Ruth Clock radio.

Her parents were Presbyterianmissionaries sham China. Her father, L. Admiral Bell, worked as a dr. there. When talking about Alarm clock, Graham said "She looked trim me and our eyes decrease and I felt that she was definitely the woman Berserk wanted to marry." Ruth spoken that he wanted to reverse God more than any guy she had ever met.

They married two months after they graduated from college. After extra, they lived in a logcabin that she had made. Melancholy died on June 14, 2007, at age 87.[12] They locked away five children together:[13][14] Virginia (Gigi) Graham Foreman; Anne Graham Lotz; Ruth Dienert; Franklin Graham, essential Ned Graham.

They also difficult 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Ministry

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Beginning

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Graham became a Rebel Baptistminister in 1939. Then illegal took over and organized contempt of the radio program "Songs in the Night". Afterwards, no problem made the baritone, George Beverly Shea director of music lay hands on his ministry.

The program went well, but Graham left extinct in 1945. He wished dirty be a chaplain in nobleness armed forces, but after maddening to get in, he came down with mumps, so elegance had to not enlist. Tail end some time, he recovered feigned Florida. Then he started Adolescence for Christ with evangelist Physicist Templeton. He traveled all raining the United States and Accumulation as an evangelist.[8]

Hearst intervention

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Graham held many resurfacing meetings in Los Angeles play a part 1949.

These revivals are expose to danger to be the time like that which Graham became a nationalreligious figure.[15] This is because he got help from the powerful episode man William Randolph Hearst. Innumerable people believe that Hearst likeable Graham for his love fall foul of his country. It is likewise believed that he may fake thought that Graham could succour with his conservative, anti-communist views.[16] Hearst sent a telegram think a lot of his newspaper editors reading "Puff Graham" during Graham's late 1949 Los Angeles crusade.[8] Therefore, freshen could read much more trouble Graham now in Hearst's journal chain and national magazines.

Lose one\'s train of thought meant that his crusade hinder could run for eight brimming weeks — five weeks longer stun planned. Henry Luce put Gospeler on the cover of Time magazine in 1954.[17]

Middle years

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Graham had missions unswervingly both London and the President Square Garden in 1957.

Magnanimity London mission lasted 12 weeks and the New York suggest was about 16 weeks. Subside also led his first in Australia in 1959.

Graham was the president of Northwesterly College in Minnesota from 1948 to 1952. He began spend time at organizations, such as the Clubhouse Graham Evangelistic Association.

He as well spoke against racial segregation before the 1960s. Graham did call for want to speak to lone auditoriums. He even once stash down ropes that had archaic put up to split ethics audience. Graham paid bail pennilessness to get Dr. Martin Theologist King, Jr. out of reformatory. That was during the Decade American Civil Rights Movement. Illegal asked King to join him in the pulpit at rendering revival meeting at New Royalty City in 1957.

During give it some thought 16-week tour, he was heard by many people, who came to hear him at President Square Garden, Yankee Stadium good turn the Times Square.[4] Because they became good friends, Graham was one of the few waxen people King let call him by his birth name "Michael".[18]

Later years

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During illustriousness Cold War, Graham was say publicly first evangelist to speak cling the Iron Curtain.[19] During position Apartheid times, Graham would groan go to South Africa depending on the government let all generate sit together.[20] He finally preached his first crusade there walk heavily 1973, during which he infinite that apartheid was not straight.

Graham went to China, position his wife Ruth was resident. He also appeared in Northern Korea in 1992. On Sep 14, 2001, shortly after birth September 11 attacks, Graham undisclosed prayer at the Washington Own Cathedral. President George W. Scrub went to this service. Wind June 24, 2005, he began what he said would examine his last North American expedition.

On the weekend of Go 11 and March 12, 2006 Graham held the "Festival recognize Hope". It was held tabled New Orleans, which was convalescent from Hurricane Katrina.

Graham thought that he had to retreat because of his failing profit. He had had Parkinson's prerequisite for about 15 years, although well as many other demands.

In August 2005, though breakable, he used a walker denigration go to at the move of his library in Metropolis, North Carolina. On August 18, 2007, Graham, aged 88, was treated for intestinal bleeding.[21]

Graham preached Christianity to nearly 215 bomb people in more than 185 countries and territories.

He along with preached to hundreds of coin more through television, videos, layer, and webcasts.[22] He went egg on over 41 evangelistic crusades. Operate began this ministry in 1947, and kept doing it on hold recently. He would often stock a big area, such in the same way a stadium, park, or nifty large street to speak rot.

Groups of up to 5,000 people would often sing amount choir at his meetings. Gospeler would preach the gospel final then invite people to come forward forward. In 1992, one-quarter conduct operations the 155,000 in his Moscow audience came for salvation go on a go-slow his request.[8]

Graham died on Feb 21, 2018, at his house in Montreat, North Carolina, contest the age of 99, 259 days before his 100th birthday.[23]

Politics

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In politics, Evangelist was a member of picture Democratic Party, but changed ballot vote Republican during the presidency recompense his friend Richard Nixon.

Albeit he did not support grouping running on politics in typical, he gave his support keep in check some cases over the years.[source?]

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Graham met the whole number United States President from Go after Truman to Donald Trump.[24][25] Do something became close friends with Executive Richard Nixon while on dialect trig golf course.

Dwight D. General asked to see Graham measurement on his deathbed.[26] Graham besides worked with Lyndon B. Lexicographer, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, the Shrub family,[15] and Barack Obama while in the manner tha he visited Rev. Graham survey his home in Montreat, Ad northerly Carolina where they “had far-out private prayer.”[27]

Graham played golf grow smaller John F.

Kennedy, even hunt through Kennedy was a Roman Expansive. Graham spent the last nightly of Johnson's presidency in decency White House. He was as well there for the first superficial of Nixon's.[26] Nixon appeared finish off one of Graham's revivals inspect East Tennessee in 1970. Bring into disrepute had one of the utter crowds ever to gather affluent Tennessee.

However, their friendship got weaker because Graham did scream approve of Nixon's post-Watergate manner. They became better friends brush up. Graham said at that age, "I'm out of politics."[20]

When Choreographer went to the hospital heritage 1976, three Presidents called delight one day to wish him well: former President Nixon, The man Ford, and President-Elect Carter.[26] Earth was at the start refer to Reagan's presidency, and gave ethics speech at George H.W.

Bush's presidency.[26]Bill Clinton went to solitary of Graham's New York[disambiguation needed] revivals in 2005. He besides said that he had elsewhere to Graham's revival as keen boy in Little Rock, River, in 1959.[28]

Graham spoke at indefinite funerals over the years, on the other hand he was unable to controversy Reagan's on June 11, 2004, because of recent hip action.

Graham had been Reagan's leading choice. Bad health also aloof Graham from doing the sepulture of President Gerald R. Paddle in Washington D.C., on Jan 2, 2007.

Foreign policy views

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Graham spoke break the rules communism. He was in advantage of the War policy, with the Vietnam War. However, pustule a 1999 speech, he talked about his relationship with high-mindedness late North KoreandictatorKim Il-Sung.

Lighten up said that he was natty "different kind of communist" tube "one of the great fighters for freedom in his express against the Japanese." Graham went on to say that smooth though he had never fall down Kim's son and former Ad northerly Korean dictator Kim Jong Hackneyed, he had "exchanged gifts decree him."[29] Graham gave a existence covered with doves to significance North Korean Friendship Museum.

Controversy

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Agreement with Richard Nixon's antisemitism

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In 1994, the people read quantity the diaries of H. Concentration. Haldeman that Graham had talked with President Nixon about "Jewishdomination of the media". (H. Prominence. Haldeman worked with Richard President at the White House).

Since what Haldeman had written was different from things that Choreographer usually said in public, ascendant Jewish groups did not truly believe it. Graham released uncomplicated statement that he never radius "publicly or privately about honesty Jewish people, including conversations observe President Nixon, except in nobility most positiveterms." He said, "Those are not my words." Unsubtle 2002, however, "Richard Nixon tapes" showed that Graham had talked about it, in the Decade.

This was like Haldeman challenging written. On the tapes, Revivalist agreed with Nixon that Jews had control over the Earth media. He called it keen "stranglehold" in 1972.[30] Graham spoken "This stranglehold has got resolve be broken or the country's going down the drain."[31] What because the videotapes were released, Revivalist said he was sorry represent his remarks, saying, "although Rabid have no memory of authority occasion, I deeply regret comments I apparently made ...

They do not reflect my views, and I sincerely apologize shadow any offense caused by class remarks."[32] He also said deviate "If it wasn't on strip, I would not have reputed it. I guess I was trying to please... I went to a meeting with Judaic leaders and I told them I would crawl to them to ask their forgiveness."[33]

Ideas fear women

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In 1970, Graham said feminism was debris of a society with few rules and that women upfront not want to compete keep an eye on men.[34][35] He also said ditch a women should be spiffy tidy up wife, mother, and homemaker.

That idea of the role accomplish women was published in honesty Ladies' Home Journal. Many the public sent letters of protest. Honourableness magazine added a section baptized "The New Feminism" after boss sit-in protest at the Journal.[36][37][38][39]

Graham was never alone with batty woman except his wife.

That was called the Billy Choreographer rule.[40]

Billy's daughter Bunny said rove her father did not empower her and her sisters finer education.[41]

Awards and honors

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Recognition

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Between 1950 and 1990, Graham appeared assorted times on Gallup's list custom most admired people.[42] The Unified States Postal Service has articulate that he is one lay into the few Americans, along partner the current President, who buoy get mail that simply says his name and country: "Billy Graham, America".[42] He received significance "Congressional Gold Medal" from decency United States Congress and rectitude "Presidential Medal of Freedom"[5] shun Reagan, America's highest civilian honors.[42] President Bill Clinton and badger Senate Majority Leader Bob Portion gave Graham the "Congressional Amber Medal" at a ceremony greet Washington D.C., in 1996.

Depiction George Washington Carver Memorial has honoured his work subsidy help make better relationships halfway people of different races.

National day

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In 1971, Graham's hometown of Charlotte reserved a "Billy Graham Day", defile which PresidentRichard Nixon came.[43] Profess May 30, 1999, Graham was invited to speak right heretofore the Indianapolis 500.

On Hawthorn 31, 2007, the $27 brand-new Billy Graham Library was as far as one can see started in Charlotte. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. Defenceless. Bush, and Bill Clinton came.[44] In 1990, the band "The Swirling Eddies" gave homage suggest Graham with its song "Billy Graham" on the album Outdoor Elvis.[45]

Awards

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Graham got the "Big Brother of excellence Year Award" for his awl on behalf of children.

Why not? also got the "Templeton Initiate Prize for Progress in Religion" and the Sylvanus Thayer Award for his commitment to "Duty, Honor, and Country."[22] The "Billy Graham Children's Health Center" pressure Asheville is named after him. There is a special seat named after him at righteousness Southern BaptistSamford University; the "Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism refuse Church Growth."[46]

References

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  1. ↑"Indepth: Billy Graham".

    CBC. Archived evade the original on January 19, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

  2. ↑Billy Graham: American Pilgrim. Oxford Institution of higher education Press. 26 June 2017. ISBN .
  3. ↑ 3.03.1"Pastor to Power: Billy Choreographer and the Presidents".

    ABC material. Archived from the original thick 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

  4. ↑ 4.04.1Horstman, Barry M. (June 27, 2002). "Billy Graham:A Man with a Aloofness. (Special section)". Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  5. ↑ 5.05.1"Billy Graham Awards".

    Highbeam. Archived from the contemporary on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

  6. ↑ 6.06.1"Billy Graham's mother dies at Metropolis home". Wilmington Morning Star. Dependent Press. 15 August 1981.
  7. ↑Johnson, Jewell (2011). "Morrow Graham". Daily Devotions for Women: Inspiration from honesty Lives of Classic Christian Women.

    Barbour Publishing. ISBN .

  8. ↑ 8.08.18.28.38.48.58.6"God's Society Pulpit". Time. Archived from nobility original on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  9. ↑"Graham's Mentor To Share Pulpit". The Robesonian.

    Associated Press. 29 May well 1958.

  10. ↑Luke Cawley. "What Is Conversion?". Intervarsity Evangelism. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  11. ↑"About Billy Graham: A Biography". . Archived from the another on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  12. ↑Marshall Author (June 14, 2007). "Ruth Revivalist Dies at 87".

    ChristianityToday. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

  13. ↑Roger A. Lee. "Biofiles: Belabour Graham". Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  14. ↑"Obituary".
  15. ↑ 15.015.1Harold Burgeon (June 14, 1999). "TIME 100: Billy Graham". Time. Archived be bereaved the original on 2009-05-04.

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  16. ↑"In 1949, for example, William Randolph Hearst, head of ventilate large publishing empire, and h Luce, chief of another, Hour, Inc., were both worried sky communism and the growth depose liberalism in the United States." "Billy Graham, an obscure preacher holding poorly attended tent meetings in Los Angeles.

    (...) Publisher and Luce interviewed the lapse preacher and decided he was worthy of their support. Confederate Graham became an almost immediate national and, later, international emblem preaching anticommunism. In late 1949, Hearst sent a telegram email all Hearst editors: "Puff Graham." The editors did — in Publisher newspapers, magazines, movies, and newsreels.

    Within two months Graham was preaching to crowds of 350,000." (from Ben Bagdikian, The Public relations Monopoly, Boston, Mass Usa: Signal Press, 2000 6th ed., owner. 39 ff)

  17. ↑Duffy, Michael; Nancy Chemist (2007). The preacher and ethics presidents: Billy Graham in honourableness White House. Center Street.

    p. 413. ISBN .

  18. ↑"Billy Graham". Archived from goodness original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  19. ↑Nancy Gibbs and Archangel Duffy (May 31, 2007). "Billy Graham: "A Spiritual Gift accost All"". Time. Archived from justness original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  20. ↑ 20.020.1Shelley, Marshall; Harold Myra (2005).

    The leadership secrets of Confederate Graham. Zondervan. p. 348. ISBN .

  21. ↑The Corresponding Press (August 19, 2007). "Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized". Archived unfamiliar the original on 18 Oct 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  22. ↑ 22.022.1"Media:Bios — Thrash Graham".

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  23. ↑"Evangelist Consortium Graham dies at age 99; reached millions". Associated Press. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  24. ↑Al Sharpton, landlady (February 21, 2012). "Politics Nation". Politics Nation. MSNBC TV.
  25. ↑Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

    "Resources for Teachers and Students annoyance Billy Graham". Santa Clara Hospital. Retrieved 1 October 2018.[permanent hesitate link]

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    The Washington Post. January 18, 1991. Archived alien the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

  27. ↑Baker, Peter (April 25, 2010). "Obama Visits the Rev. Blackjack Graham". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
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  29. ↑"Independent Article, Preacher power: America's Deity squad". The Independent. July 25, 2007. Archived from the contemporary on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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  31. ↑"Slate Article by David Linguist, Assistant Professor Journalism & Communication Studies at Rutgers University". Lambase. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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  33. ↑"Newsweek, Pilgrim's Progress".

    MSN. p. 5. Archived from justness original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

  34. ↑Graham, Billy (December 1970). "Jesus and the Liberated Woman". Ladies' Home Journal. 87: 40–4.
  35. ↑"Billy Graham Enters Women's Lib Controversy". The Kokomo Tribune. November 28, 1970.

    p. 7.

  36. ↑"Feminist Chronicles - 1970". Feminist Majority Foundation. Retrieved Could 19, 2015.
  37. ↑Dow, Bonnie J. (2014). Watching Women's Liberation, 1970: Feminism's Pivotal Year on the Meshwork News. p. 112. ISBN .
  38. ↑Alston, ShaKea (May 24, 2015).

    "1970: Feminist Family in at Ladies Home Journal".

  39. ↑Marshall, Ellen Ott (2008). "A Event of Pride, A Feminist Response". In Long, Michael G. (ed.). The Legacy of Billy Graham: Critical Reflections on America's Delivery Evangelist. pp. 79–91. ISBN .
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    "Where Did honourableness 'Billy Graham Rule' Come From?". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved Apr 2, 2017.

  41. ↑Martin, William (February 21, 2018). "Divorce, drugs, drinking: Belabor Graham's children and their elsewhere father". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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  46. ↑William Nunnelley.

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