Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr.is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core constituency of middle-class, moderately conservative Protestants. He held large indoor and outdoor rallies; sermons were broadcast on radio and television, some still being re-broadcast today. In his six decades of television, Graham is principally known for hosting the annual Billy Graham Crusades, which he began in 1947, until he concluded in 2005, at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth7 November 1918
CityCharlotte, NC
CountryUnited States of America
I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.
I don't think there is a single social issue I haven't spoken on.
I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.
A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.
I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world.
I don't think I get angry.
There are a lot of groups that feel a little bit strange around me, because I am inclusive.
People have a negative impression of New York that I don't think is quite fair.
I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.
Most of all, God has blessed us by giving us the privilege of knowing Him and walking with Him every day. He did this by sending His Son into the world to die for our sins.
I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them and I do.
If you find a perfect church don't join it: You'd spoil it.
If God can be fully proved by the human mind, then He is no greater than the mind that proves Him.
I also would have steered clear of politics. I’m grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to. But looking back I know I sometimes crossed the line, and I wouldn’t do that now.