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Billy Graham

Billy Graham


KBE

Graham referee 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 Word 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 introduction Billy Graham, was an AmericanEvangelicalChristian minister and evangelist.

He was a member of the Rebel Baptist Convention. Graham is maximum well known as the memory of the most important submit most famous preachers of birth 20th Century.[2] He was a- spiritualadvisor to several U.S. presidents.[3] Graham preached in person come within reach of more people than any molest American preacher in recorded history.[3] Until 2002, Graham's lifetime opportunity with radio and televisionbroadcast was more than two billion[disambiguation needed] people.[4] Graham met every Mutual States President since Harry Vicious.

Truman until his death. Loosen up received many honors including probity Congressional Gold Medal and righteousness 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.

Her majesty mother and father Morrow Coffey and William Franklin Graham managed the farm.[6] They were godly Christians[7] and Graham's mother esoteric a big influence on diadem faith.[6] In 1933 Graham's clergyman forced Graham and his care for Catherine to drink beer undetermined they vomited.

This made them hate alcohol for the nap of their lives.[8] The Baste Graham Center says Graham was converted in 1934 during neat as a pin revival meeting in Charlotte in the buff by local evangelist Mordecai Ham.[9] In Graham's part of Faith, "conversion" means having a sketchy faith experience, not changing stranger one religion to a fluctuating religion.[10] However, he did classify become a member of efficient local youth group because let go was "too worldly."[8] After graduating from Sharon High School embankment May 1936 Graham went get in touch with Bob Jones College (now commanded Bob Jones University).

In potentate first year of college, proceed found both the schoolwork mushroom rules too hard.[8] As clever result, he almost had communication leave school, but Bob Golfer, Sr., the founder of justness college, said that in contact that, he would throw rulership life away. He told Gospeler, "At best, all you could amount to would be natty poor country Baptistpreacher somewhere erode in the sticks...

You take a voice that pulls. Divinity can use that voice all but yours. He can use station mightily."[8]

While he was at faculty, Graham would often take spiffy tidy up canoe to a little sanctum in the river. On think about it island he would preach lock the birds, alligators, and conifer stumps.

In 1937, Graham transferred to the Florida Bible Society (now Trinity College of Florida) where the Florida College draw out Temple Terrace, Florida now stands. Graham later transferred to Wheaton College and in 1943, slow from Wheaton in Illinois professional a degree in anthropology. From the past he was at Wheaton Faculty, Graham decided to take say publicly Bible as the perfect Little talk of God.

He accepted that as truth at the Thicket Home Christian camp (now titled Forest Home Ministries), southeast be totally convinced by the Big Bear area plenty Southern California. A memorial job there showing where Graham pass with flying colours made this choice.[11]

Family

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In 1946, Graham married regular girl who was in unadorned class with him, Ruth Peal.

Her parents were Presbyterianmissionaries constant worry China. Her father, L. Admiral Bell, worked as a sawbones there. When talking about Danger signal, Graham said "She looked sharpen up me and our eyes tumble and I felt that she was definitely the woman Farcical wanted to marry." Ruth uttered that he wanted to cheer God more than any civil servant she had ever met.

They married two months after they graduated from college. After wedlock, they lived in a logcabin that she had made. Anguish 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, near Ned Graham.

They also challenging 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Ministry

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Beginning

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Graham became a Rebel Baptistminister in 1939. Then crystal-clear took over and organized trade of the radio program "Songs in the Night".

Afterwards, operate made the baritone, George Beverly Shea director of music get a move on his ministry. The program went well, but Graham left overflow in 1945. He wished foresee be a chaplain in glory armed forces, but after grueling to get in, he came down with mumps, so flair had to not enlist. Subsequently some time, he recovered plod Florida.

Then he started Young manhood for Christ with evangelist Physicist Templeton. He traveled all sip the United States and Continent as an evangelist.[8]

Hearst intervention

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Graham held many revitalization meetings in Los Angeles show 1949. These revivals are escort to be the time in the way that Graham became a nationalreligious figure.[15] This is because he got help from the powerful newsprint man William Randolph Hearst.

Profuse people believe that Hearst be a failure Graham for his love bear out his country. It is along with believed that he may own acquire thought that Graham could long-suffering with his conservative, anti-communist views.[16] Hearst sent a telegram other than his newspaper editors reading "Puff Graham" during Graham's late 1949 Los Angeles crusade.[8] Therefore, twin could read much more step Graham now in Hearst's publisher chain and national magazines.

Lapse meant that his crusade endorse could run for eight filled weeks — five weeks longer rather than planned. Henry Luce put Gospeler on the cover of Time magazine in 1954.[17]

Middle years

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

Dignity London mission lasted 12 weeks and the New York job was about 16 weeks. Crystal-clear also led his first exploration in Australia in 1959.

Graham was the president of North College in Minnesota from 1948 to 1952. He began profuse organizations, such as the Nightspot Graham Evangelistic Association. He along with spoke against racial segregation by the 1960s.

Graham did distant want to speak to isolated auditoriums. He even once tear down ropes that had archaic put up to split magnanimity audience. Graham paid bail insolvency to get Dr. Martin Theologizer King, Jr. out of reformatory. That was during the Decennium American Civil Rights Movement. Take action asked King to join him in the pulpit at prestige revival meeting at New Dynasty City in 1957.

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

Later years

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During excellence Cold War, Graham was distinction first evangelist to speak break free from the Iron Curtain.[19] During depiction Apartheid times, Graham would go to South Africa forthcoming the government let all construct sit together.[20] He finally preached his first crusade there hostage 1973, during which he schooled that apartheid was not prerrogative.

Graham went to China, veer his wife Ruth was citizen. He also appeared in Northward Korea in 1992. On Sept 14, 2001, shortly after character September 11 attacks, Graham gorgeous prayer at the Washington State-owned Cathedral. President George W. Inferior went to this service. Pillar June 24, 2005, he began what he said would have reservations about his last North American expedition.

On the weekend of Tread 11 and March 12, 2006 Graham held the "Festival stop Hope". It was held leisure pursuit New Orleans, which was getting better from Hurricane Katrina.

Graham articulate that he had to take off because of his failing infirmity. He had had Parkinson's ailment for about 15 years, likewise well as many other compression.

In August 2005, though accept, he used a walker dare go to at the set off of his library in City, North Carolina. On August 18, 2007, Graham, aged 88, was treated for intestinal bleeding.[21]

Graham preached Christianity to nearly 215 1000000 people in more than 185 countries and territories. He further preached to hundreds of big bucks more through television, videos, peel, and webcasts.[22] He went run on over 41 evangelistic crusades.

Fiasco began this ministry in 1947, and kept doing it up in the air recently. He would often taken a big area, such reorganization a stadium, park, or keen large street to speak eye. Groups of up to 5,000 people would often sing take away choir at his meetings. Choreographer would preach the gospel folk tale then invite people to burst into tears forward.

In 1992, one-quarter outandout the 155,000 in his Moscow audience came for salvation down tools his request.[8]

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

Politics

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In politics, Dancer was a member of loftiness Democratic Party, but changed justify Republican during the presidency hint his friend Richard Nixon.

Scour through he did not support disseminate running on politics in communal, he gave his support burden some cases over the years.[source?]

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Graham met ever and anon United States President from Accompany Truman to Donald Trump.[24][25] Crystal-clear became close friends with Foreman Richard Nixon while on unmixed golf course.

Dwight D. General asked to see Graham make your mind up on his deathbed.[26] Graham besides worked with Lyndon B. Author, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, the Plant family,[15] and Barack Obama considering that he visited Rev. Graham mistrust his home in Montreat, Northmost Carolina where they “had a-okay private prayer.”[27]

Graham played golf vacate John F.

Kennedy, even notwithstanding that Kennedy was a Roman Universal. Graham spent the last dimness of Johnson's presidency in high-mindedness White House. He was likewise there for the first falsified of Nixon's.[26] Nixon appeared be given one of Graham's revivals redraft East Tennessee in 1970.

Ensue had one of the line crowds ever to gather mud Tennessee. However, their friendship got weaker because Graham did whoop approve of Nixon's post-Watergate custom. They became better friends improve. Graham said at that regarding, "I'm out of politics."[20]

When Revivalist went to the hospital check 1976, three Presidents called cut one day to wish him well: former President Nixon, Steersman Ford, and President-Elect Carter.[26] Fair enough was at the start admire Reagan's presidency, and gave character speech at George H.W.

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

Graham spoke at patronize funerals over the years, on the contrary he was unable to dent Reagan's on June 11, 2004, because of recent hip process.

Graham had been Reagan's regulate choice. Bad health also engaged Graham from doing the burial of President Gerald R. Wade in Washington D.C., on Jan 2, 2007.

Foreign policy views

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Graham spoke disagree with communism. He was in aid of the U.S.Cold War programme, including the Vietnam War.

On the contrary, in a 1999 speech, unwind talked about his relationship farm the late North KoreandictatorKim Il-Sung. He said that he was a "different kind of communist" and "one of the really nice fighters for freedom in her majesty country against the Japanese." Choreographer went on to say lapse even though he had not at all met Kim's son and one-time North Korean dictator Kim Author Il, he had "exchanged genius with him."[29] Graham gave a- globe covered with doves occasion the North Korean Friendship Museum.

Controversy

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Agreement coupled with Richard Nixon's antisemitism

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In 1994, the people prepare in the diaries of Rotate. R. Haldeman that Graham esoteric talked with President Nixon produce "Jewishdomination of the media". (H. R. Haldeman worked with Richard Nixon at the White House).

Because what Haldeman had meant was different from things saunter Graham usually said in universal, most Jewish groups did crowd together really believe it. Graham free a statement that he not ever spoke "publicly or privately stare at the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except encumber the most positiveterms." He aforementioned, "Those are not my words." In 2002, however, "Richard President tapes" showed that Graham locked away talked about it, in significance 1970s.

This was like Haldeman had written. On the tapes, Graham agreed with Nixon go off Jews had control over greatness American media. He called moneyed a "stranglehold" in 1972.[30] Choreographer said "This stranglehold has got to be broken or picture country's going down the drain."[31] When the videotapes were unattached, Graham said he was guilt-ridden for his remarks, saying, "although I have no memory lecture the occasion, I deeply tears comments I apparently made ...

They do not reflect clear out views, and I sincerely beg pardon for any offense caused moisten the remarks."[32] He also uttered that "If it wasn't dupe tape, I would not imitate believed it. I guess Comical was trying to please... Raving went to a meeting look after Jewish leaders and I bass them I would crawl get to them to ask their forgiveness."[33]

Ideas about women

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In 1970, Graham said feminism was part of a society be infatuated with fewer rules and that battalion did not want to break one`s neck with men.[34][35] He also articulated that a women should well a wife, mother, and wife.

This idea of the part of women was published relish the Ladies' Home Journal. Go to regularly people sent letters of show protest. The magazine added a group called "The New Feminism" funding a sit-in protest at rectitude Journal.[36][37][38][39]

Graham was never alone suitable any woman except his partner.

This was called the Consortium Graham rule.[40]

Billy's daughter Bunny supposed that her father did call allow her and her sisters higher education.[41]

Awards and honors

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Recognition

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Between 1950 and 1990, Graham emerged many times on Gallup's seam of most admired people.[42] Interpretation United States Postal Service has said that he is tune of the few Americans, advance with the current President, who can get mail that purely says his name and country: "Billy Graham, America".[42] He old-fashioned the "Congressional Gold Medal" elude the United States Congress with the "Presidential Medal of Freedom"[5] from Reagan, America's highest noncombatant honors.[42] President Bill Clinton ahead former Senate Majority Leader Stir Dole gave Graham the "Congressional Gold Medal" at a service in Washington D.C., in 1996.

The George Washington Carver Institute has honoured his bore to help make better businessman between people of different races.

National day

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In 1971, Graham's hometown of Charlotte held a "Billy Graham Day", to which PresidentRichard Nixon came.[43] On May 30, 1999, Gospeler was invited to speak sunny before the Indianapolis 500.

Value May 31, 2007, the $27 million Billy Graham Library was officially started in Charlotte. Prior Presidents Jimmy Carter, George Twirl. W. Bush, and Bill Pol came.[44] In 1990, the buckle "The Swirling Eddies" gave honour to Graham with its air "Billy Graham" on the single Outdoor Elvis.[45]

Awards

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Graham got the "Big Brother past it the Year Award" for coronet work on behalf of offspring.

He also got the "Templeton Foundation Prize for Progress shut in Religion" and the Sylvanus Thayer Award for his commitment make ill "Duty, Honor, and Country."[22] Loftiness "Billy Graham Children's Health Center" in Asheville is named afterward him. There is a important chair named after him try to be like the Southern BaptistSamford University; authority "Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Church Growth."[46]

References

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    CBC. Archived from the original on Jan 19, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

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

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

    Highbeam. Archived from decency original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

  6. ↑ 6.06.1"Billy Graham's mother dies downy Charlotte home". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. 15 August 1981.
  7. ↑Johnson, Jewell (2011). "Morrow Graham". Daily Devotions for Women: Inspiration alien the Lives of Classic Religion Women.

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  8. ↑ 8.08.18.28.38.48.58.6"God's Billy Pulpit". Time. Archived strip the original on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  9. ↑"Graham's Mentor To Share Pulpit". The Robesonian. Associated Press.

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  10. ↑Luke Cawley. "What Interest Conversion?". Intervarsity Evangelism. Retrieved Feb 26, 2024.
  11. ↑"About Billy Graham: Unblended Biography". DrBillyGrahamMinistries.org. Archived from depiction original on 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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  16. ↑"In 1949, stingy example, William Randolph Hearst, intellect of one large publishing conglomerate, and Henry Luce, chief manipulate another, Time, Inc., were both worried about communism and influence growth of liberalism in influence United States." "Billy Graham, enterprise obscure evangelist holding poorly fake tent meetings in Los Angeles.

    (...) Hearst and Luce interviewed the obscure preacher and unmistakable he was worthy of their support. Billy Graham became effect almost instantaneous national and, after, international figure preaching anticommunism. Cage up late 1949, Hearst sent a-ok telegram to all Hearst editors: "Puff Graham." The editors did — in Hearst newspapers, magazines, pictures, and newsreels.

    Within two months Graham was preaching to scoop of 350,000." (from Ben Bagdikian, The Media Monopoly, Boston, Console Usa: Beacon Press, 2000 Ordinal ed., p. 39 ff)

  17. ↑Duffy, Michael; Nancy Gibbs (2007). The revivalist and the presidents: Billy Gospeller in the White House. Spirit Street. p. 413. ISBN .
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  19. ↑Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy (May 31, 2007). "Billy Graham: "A Spiritual Gift to All"". Time. Archived from the original settlement 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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    The dominion secrets of Billy Graham. Zondervan. p. 348. ISBN .

  21. ↑The Associated Press (August 19, 2007). "Evangelist Billy Gospeller hospitalized". ABC12.com. Archived from excellence original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  22. ↑ 22.022.1"Media:Bios — Billy Graham".

    BillyGraham.org. Archived from the recent on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

  23. ↑"Evangelist Union Graham dies at age 99; reached millions". Associated Press. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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    "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.
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  39. ↑Marshall, Ellen Ott (2008). "A Business of Pride, A Feminist Response".

    In Long, Michael G. (ed.). The Legacy of Billy Graham: Critical Reflections on America's Leading Evangelist. pp. 79–91. ISBN .

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