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 don't want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.
Billions and billions of stars and planets out there, and behind them all are God.
A tragedy like this could have torn our country apart. But instead it has united us, and we have become a family.
Transcendental meditation is evil because when you are meditating, it opens space within you for the devil to enter.
But now we have a choice: whether to implode and disintegrate emotionally and spiritually as a people and a nation -- or, whether we choose to become stronger through all of this struggle -- to rebuild on a solid foundation. And I believe we are in the process of starting to rebuild on that foundation. That foundation is our trust in God.
If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.
It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something.
The Bible says that as Christians we don't grieve the same way people do who have no hope of eternity and of Heaven - but we still grieve.
Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.
The Bible says that God has a reason for keeping us here; if He didn't, He would take us to Heaven far sooner.
Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
I have never changed my message. I preach the Bible, and I preach it with authority.