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Culture Should Billy Graham — evangelist with an anti-Semitism scandal — get a statue in the Capitol?
The U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, where two iconic figures from every state hold court, will soon have a new resident: A clay likeness of the late Reverend Billy Graham, the popular televangelist who brought the word of Jesus Christ to the masses through a series of high-profile “crusades,” evangelistic campaigns that saw massive rallies across…
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Community Is It Constitutional For The Government To Honor Billy Graham?
On February 28 and March 1, 2018, the body of Rev. Billy Graham will lie “in honor” in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Previously, in our Nation’s history, Congress has accorded this privilege to only four private citizens — Pierre L’Enfant, Rosa Parks and two Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty….
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The Schmooze That Time Billy Graham Argued About God — With Woody Allen
You would be hard-pressed to find two men more different than Woody Allen and Billy Graham. One is an extremely rich Jewish man. The other is an extremely rich Christian man. One believes that you have to take the car for a test drive before buying it. The other believes that God outlawed premarital sex…
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Fast Forward Billy Graham, Who Championed Israel But Derided Jews In Private, Dies At 99
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Billy Graham, the giant of American evangelism who was exalted by Jews for his championing of Israel at its hour of need and then condemned when a nasty anti-Semitic streak was revealed, has died. Graham, 99, died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, media reported. He was a counselor to presidents…
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