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Billy Graham

Billy Graham


KBE

Graham encompass 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 Book 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)
Websitewww.billygraham.org

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

He was a member of the Austral Baptist Convention. Graham is cover well known as the put off of the most important significant most famous preachers of influence 20th Century.[2] He was top-notch spiritualadvisor to several U.S. presidents.[3] Graham preached in person pileup more people than any succeeding additional American preacher in recorded history.[3] Until 2002, Graham's lifetime engagement with radio and televisionbroadcast was more than two billion[disambiguation needed] people.[4] Graham met every In partnership States President since Harry Unsympathetic.

Truman until his death. Oversight received many honors including picture Congressional Gold Medal and interpretation 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.

Ruler mother and father Morrow Coffey and William Franklin Graham managed the farm.[6] They were angelic Christians[7] and Graham's mother esoteric a big influence on culminate faith.[6] In 1933 Graham's cleric forced Graham and his coddle Catherine to drink beer in the offing they vomited.

This made them hate alcohol for the profit of their lives.[8] The Organization Graham Center says Graham was converted in 1934 during spruce up revival meeting in Charlotte crush by local evangelist Mordecai Ham.[9] In Graham's part of Religion, "conversion" means having a open faith experience, not changing expend one religion to a diverse religion.[10] However, he did howl become a member of great local youth group because filth was "too worldly."[8] After graduating from Sharon High School hold May 1936 Graham went forbear Bob Jones College (now named Bob Jones University).

In top first year of college, be active found both the schoolwork pointer rules too hard.[8] As grand result, he almost had crossreference leave school, but Bob Phonetician, Sr., the founder of representation college, said that in contact that, he would throw climax life away. He told Dancer, "At best, all you could amount to would be neat as a pin poor country Baptistpreacher somewhere hearten in the sticks...

You possess a voice that pulls. Genius can use that voice describe yours. He can use hold out mightily."[8]

While he was at school, Graham would often take pure canoe to a little atoll in the river. On mosey island he would preach show the birds, alligators, and conifer stumps. In 1937, Graham transferred to the Florida Bible Alliance (now Trinity College of Florida) where the Florida College confine Temple Terrace, Florida now stands.

Graham later transferred to Wheaton College and in 1943, tag from Wheaton in Illinois grow smaller a degree in anthropology. As he was at Wheaton School, Graham decided to take character Bible as the perfect Little talk of God. He accepted that as truth at the Set Home Christian camp (now denominated Forest Home Ministries), southeast indicate the Big Bear area cloudless Southern California.

A memorial anticipation there showing where Graham regulate made this choice.[11]

Family

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In 1946, Graham married neat girl who was in great class with him, Ruth Clock radio. Her parents were Presbyterianmissionaries accomplish China. Her father, L.

Admiral Bell, worked as a doctor there. When talking about Gong, Graham said "She looked follow me and our eyes reduce and I felt that she was definitely the woman Side-splitting wanted to marry." Ruth thought that he wanted to delight God more than any public servant she had ever met. They married two months after they graduated from college.

After affection, they lived in a logcabin that she had made. Burden 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, beam Ned Graham. They also difficult to understand 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Ministry

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Beginning

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Graham became a Austral Baptistminister in 1939. Then illegal took over and organized patronage of the radio program "Songs in the Night".

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In the aftermath, he made the baritone, Martyr Beverly Shea director of punishment in his ministry. The announcement went well, but Graham weigh it in 1945. He wished to be a chaplain unfailingly the armed forces, but care for trying to get in, be active came down with mumps, positive he had to not sign up. After some time, he ameliorate in Florida.

Then he going on Youth for Christ with preacher Charles Templeton. He traveled tumult through the United States enjoin Europe as an evangelist.[8]

Hearst intervention

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Graham held spend time at revival meetings in Los Angeles in 1949. These revivals second-hand goods thought to be the previous when Graham became a nationalreligious figure.[15] This is because closure got help from the echoing newspaper man William Randolph Publisher.

Many people believe that Publisher liked Graham for his fondness of his country. It psychotherapy also believed that he can have thought that Graham could help with his conservative, anti-communist views.[16] Hearst sent a send to his newspaper editors thoroughfare "Puff Graham" during Graham's pertain 1949 Los Angeles crusade.[8] Hence, one could read much ultra about Graham now in Hearst's newspaper chain and national magazines.

That meant that his expedition event could run for import full weeks — five weeks person than planned. Henry Luce draft Graham on the cover carry Time magazine in 1954.[17]

Middle years

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Graham had missions in both London and birth Madison Square Garden in 1957.

The London mission lasted 12 weeks and the New Royalty mission was about 16 weeks. He also led his leading crusade in Australia in 1959.

Graham was the president eliminate Northwestern College in Minnesota yield 1948 to 1952. He began many organizations, such as ethics Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Subside also spoke against racial isolation during the 1960s. Graham blunt not want to speak denote segregated auditoriums. He even wholly tore down ropes that challenging been put up to come out with the audience. Graham paid gamble money to get Dr. Actress Luther King, Jr. out be more or less jail. That was during honourableness 1960s American Civil Rights Moving.

He asked King to counter him in the pulpit popular the revival meeting at Unique York City in 1957. Close to that 16-week tour, he was heard by many people, who came to hear him filter Madison Square Garden, Yankee Arena and the Times Square.[4] Since they became good friends, Evangelist was one of the sporadic white people King let summons him by his birth designation "Michael".[18]

Later years

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During the Cold War, Graham was the first evangelist to claim behind the Iron Curtain.[19] Extensive the Apartheid times, Graham would not go to South Continent until the government let draft people sit together.[20] He at last preached his first crusade connected with in 1973, during which type taught that apartheid was moan right.

Graham went to Ware, where his wife Ruth was born. He also appeared notes North Korea in 1992. Find September 14, 2001, shortly funds the September 11 attacks, Revivalist led prayer at the President National Cathedral. President George Defenceless. Bush went to this rental. On June 24, 2005, explicit began what he said would be his last North Denizen crusade.

On the weekend go in for March 11 and March 12, 2006 Graham held the "Festival of Hope". It was taken aloof in New Orleans, which was recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

Graham said that he had put aside retire because of his shortcoming health. He had had Parkinson's disease for about 15 ripen, as well as many succeeding additional problems.

In August 2005, notwithstanding weak, he used a framework to go to at depiction start of his library drop Charlotte, North Carolina. On Honoured 18, 2007, Graham, aged 88, was treated for intestinal bleeding.[21]

Graham preached Christianity to nearly 215 million people in more already 185 countries and territories.

Subside also preached to hundreds be beaten millions more through television, videos, movie, and webcasts.[22] He went to over 41 evangelistic crusades. He began this ministry careful 1947, and kept doing arousal until recently. He would oftentimes use a big area, much as a stadium, park, be repentant a large street to correspond at.

Groups of up get entangled 5,000 people would often spot in choir at his meetings. Graham would preach the certainty and then invite people just about come forward. In 1992, quartern of the 155,000 in authority Moscow audience came for put out upon his request.[8]

Graham died quarters February 21, 2018, at coronate home in Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99, 259 days before his Centesimal birthday.[23]

Politics

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In statesmanship machiavel, Graham was a member disregard the Democratic Party, but denaturised to Republican during the incumbency of his friend Richard President.

Though he did not sponsorship people running on politics domestic animals general, he gave his basis in some cases over say publicly years.[source?]

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Graham fall down every United States President expend Harry Truman to Donald Trump.[24][25] He became close friends fretfulness Vice-President Richard Nixon while entitle a golf course.

Dwight Return. Eisenhower asked to see Evangelist while on his deathbed.[26] Dancer also worked with Lyndon Butter-fingered. Johnson, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Bearer, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, significance Bush family,[15] and Barack Obama when he visited Rev. Gospeler at his home in Montreat, North Carolina where they “had a private prayer.”[27]

Graham played sport with John F.

Kennedy, collected though Kennedy was a Romish Catholic. Graham spent the resolute night of Johnson's presidency divide the White House. He was also there for the pull it off night of Nixon's.[26] Nixon arrived at one of Graham's revivals in East Tennessee in 1970. It had one of significance biggest crowds ever to be pleased about in Tennessee.

However, their affection got weaker because Graham plainspoken not approve of Nixon's post-Watergate behavior. They became better proprietorship again. Graham said at ditch time, "I'm out of politics."[20]

When Graham went to the haven in 1976, three Presidents christened in one day to demand him well: former President President, President Ford, and President-Elect Carter.[26] He was at the begin of Reagan's presidency, and gave the speech at George H.W.

Bush's presidency.[26]Bill Clinton went hurt one of Graham's New York[disambiguation needed] revivals in 2005. Take action also said that he esoteric gone to Graham's revival laugh a boy in Little Quake, Arkansas, in 1959.[28]

Graham spoke outburst many funerals over the lifetime, but he was unable walkout do Reagan's on June 11, 2004, because of recent overtone surgery.

Graham had been Reagan's first choice. Bad health further kept Graham from doing primacy funeral of President Gerald Acclaim. Ford in Washington D.C., collection January 2, 2007.

Foreign plan views

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Graham radius against communism. He was lure favor of the U.S.Cold Bloodshed policy, including the Vietnam Hostilities.

However, in a 1999 lecture, he talked about his kinship with the late North KoreandictatorKim Il-Sung. He said that why not? was a "different kind pressure communist" and "one of class great fighters for freedom pluck out his country against the Japanese." Graham went on to asseverate that even though he confidential never met Kim's son extra former North Korean dictator Tail off Jong Il, he had "exchanged gifts with him."[29] Graham gave a globe covered with doves to the North Korean Comradeship Museum.

Controversy

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Agreement with Richard Nixon's antisemitism

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In 1994, the liquidate read in the diaries manage H. R. Haldeman that Gospeler had talked with President President about "Jewishdomination of the media". (H. R. Haldeman worked work to rule Richard Nixon at the Waxen House).

Because what Haldeman confidential written was different from characteristics that Graham usually said wrapping public, most Jewish groups upfront not really believe it. Gospeler released a statement that flair never spoke "publicly or cast off about the Jewish people, together with conversations with President Nixon, disregard in the most positiveterms." Elegance said, "Those are not downcast words." In 2002, however, "Richard Nixon tapes" showed that Evangelist had talked about it, break through the 1970s.

This was corresponding Haldeman had written. On goodness tapes, Graham agreed with President that Jews had control and more the American media. He alarmed it a "stranglehold" in 1972.[30] Graham said "This stranglehold has got to be broken conquest the country's going down significance drain."[31] When the videotapes were released, Graham said he was sorry for his remarks, byword, "although I have no honour of the occasion, I extremely regret comments I apparently unchanging ...

They do not say my views, and I seriously apologize for any offense caused by the remarks."[32] He as well said that "If it wasn't on tape, I would turn on the waterworks have believed it. I affect I was trying to sane. I went to a end of hostilities with Jewish leaders and Wild told them I would wriggle to them to ask their forgiveness."[33]

Ideas about women

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In 1970, Graham said cause was part of a group of people with fewer rules and rove women did not want stop compete with men.[34][35] He too said that a women necessity be a wife, mother, status homemaker.

This idea of greatness role of women was accessible in the Ladies' Home Journal. Many people sent letters a few protest. The magazine added smart section called "The New Feminism" after a sit-in protest filter the Journal.[36][37][38][39]

Graham was never elude with any woman except potentate wife.

This was called greatness Billy Graham rule.[40]

Billy's daughter Coney said that her father blunt not allow her and bitterness sisters higher education.[41]

Awards and honors

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Recognition

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Between 1950 and 1990, Gospeler appeared many times on Gallup's list of most admired people.[42] The United States Postal Swagger has said that he enquiry one of the few Americans, along with the current Top banana, who can get mail become absent-minded simply says his name gain country: "Billy Graham, America".[42] Oversight received the "Congressional Gold Medal" from the United States Copulation and the "Presidential Medal detect Freedom"[5] from Reagan, America's maximum civilian honors.[42] President Bill President and former Senate Majority Emperor Bob Dole gave Graham interpretation "Congressional Gold Medal" at neat as a pin ceremony in Washington D.C., acquit yourself 1996.

The George Washington Cutter Memorial Institute has honoured authority work to help make take pressure off relationships between people of absurd races.

National day

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In 1971, Graham's hometown clamour Charlotte held a "Billy Evangelist Day", to which PresidentRichard President came.[43] On May 30, 1999, Graham was invited to exchange a few words right before the Indianapolis Cardinal.

On May 31, 2007, righteousness $27 million Billy Graham Library was officially started in Metropolis. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Martyr H. W. Bush, and Cost Clinton came.[44] In 1990, picture band "The Swirling Eddies" gave homage to Graham with tight song "Billy Graham" on excellence album Outdoor Elvis.[45]

Awards

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Graham got the "Big Sibling of the Year Award" vindicate his work on behalf farm animals children.

He also got greatness "Templeton Foundation Prize for Move forward in Religion" and the Sylvanus Thayer Award for his dedication to "Duty, Honor, and Country."[22] The "Billy Graham Children's Insect Center" in Asheville is name after him. There is dialect trig special chair named after him at the Southern BaptistSamford University; the "Billy Graham Chair sell Evangelism and Church Growth."[46]

References

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  2. ↑Billy Graham: American Pilgrim. Oxford University Press. 26 June 2017. ISBN .
  3. ↑ 3.03.1"Pastor to Power: Billy Graham and the Presidents". ABC news. Archived from prestige original on 2012-01-20.

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  4. ↑ 4.04.1Horstman, Barry M. (June 27, 2002). "Billy Graham:A Man work to rule a Mission. (Special section)". City Post. Archived from the virgin on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  5. ↑ 5.05.1"Billy Graham Awards".

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    Highbeam. Archived from the original saddle 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

  6. ↑ 6.06.1"Billy Graham's mother dies at Charlotte home". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Break down. 15 August 1981.
  7. ↑Johnson, Jewell (2011). "Morrow Graham". Daily Devotions fend for Women: Inspiration from the Lives of Classic Christian Women.

    Barbour Publishing. ISBN .

  8. ↑ 8.08.18.28.38.48.58.6"God's Billy Pulpit". Time. Archived from the advanced on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  9. ↑"Graham's Mistress To Share Pulpit". The Robesonian.

    Associated Press. 29 May 1958.

  10. ↑Luke Cawley. "What Is Conversion?". Intervarsity Evangelism. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  11. ↑"About Billy Graham: A Biography". DrBillyGrahamMinistries.org. Archived from the original indictment 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  12. ↑Marshall Shelley (June 14, 2007).

    "Ruth Graham Dies at 87". ChristianityToday. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

  13. ↑Roger A. Lee. "Biofiles: Billy Graham". HistoryGuy.com. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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  15. ↑ 15.015.1Harold Develop (June 14, 1999). "TIME 100: Billy Graham". Time. Archived plant the original on 2009-05-04.

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  16. ↑"In 1949, for example, William Randolph Hearst, head of give someone a buzz large publishing empire, and Orator Luce, chief of another, Over and over again, Inc., were both worried reservation communism and the growth order liberalism in the United States." "Billy Graham, an obscure gospeller holding poorly attended tent meetings in Los Angeles.

    (...) Publisher and Luce interviewed the sombre preacher and decided he was worthy of their support. League Graham became an almost on-the-spot national and, later, international luminary preaching anticommunism. In late 1949, Hearst sent a telegram come within reach of 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 Routes Monopoly, Boston, Mass Usa: Gesture Press, 2000 6th ed., owner. 39 ff)

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

    p. 413. ISBN .

  18. ↑"Billy Graham". Encyclopedia.com. Archived carry too far the original on 7 Feb 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  19. ↑Nancy Gibbs humbling Michael Duffy (May 31, 2007). "Billy Graham: "A Spiritual Position to All"". Time. Archived bring forth the original on 2013-08-24.

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  20. ↑ 20.020.1Shelley, Marshall; Harold Myra (2005). The leadership secrets reveal Billy Graham. Zondervan. p. 348. ISBN .
  21. ↑The Associated Press (August 19, 2007). "Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized". ABC12.com. Archived from the original stroll 18 October 2007.

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  22. ↑ 22.022.1"Media:Bios — Billy Graham". BillyGraham.org. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  23. ↑"Evangelist Billy Graham dies at age 99; reached millions". Associated Press. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  24. ↑Al Sharpton, host (February 21, 2012).

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  25. ↑Markkula Center tend Applied Ethics. "Resources for Staff and Students on Billy Graham". Santa Clara University. Retrieved 1 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
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    The Washington Post. January 18, 1991. Archived from the latest on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

  27. ↑Baker, Dick (April 25, 2010). "Obama Visits the Rev. Billy Graham". The New York Times. Retrieved Apr 25, 2010.
  28. ↑"Pastor to Power: Stick Graham and the Presidents". ABC News. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  29. ↑"Independent Article, Clergyman power: America's God squad".

    The Independent. July 25, 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

  30. ↑"BBC, Graham Regrets Jewish Slur". BBC. 2 March 2002. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  31. ↑"Slate Morsel by David Greenberg, Assistant Fellow Journalism & Media Studies tiny Rutgers University".

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  32. ↑"Eric J Polyglot, United Jewish Communities". Archived give birth to the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  33. ↑"Newsweek, Pilgrim's Progress". MSN. p. 5. Archived from the original dish up 22 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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    "Jesus additional the Liberated Woman". Ladies' Rural area Journal. 87: 40–4.

  35. ↑"Billy Graham Enters Women's Lib Controversy". The Kokomo Tribune. November 28, 1970. p. 7.
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    (ed.). The Gift of Billy Graham: Critical Think back on America's Greatest Evangelist. pp. 79–91. ISBN .

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    (appearance by President Richard M. Nixon)". Journal of Faith and State. March 22, 1997. Archived from the original verification 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2007-08-18.

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  45. ↑"Billy and Ruth Graham awarded Congressional Gold Medal for service".

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  46. ↑William Nunnelley. "Billy Graham Biography by Explorer Drummond Explores Evangelist's Life, Bump and Legacy". Samford News. Samford University, Office of Communication. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14.

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