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Billy Graham Gets Behind NC Gay Marriage Ban

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:22:05 CDT

Rev. Billy Graham has come out in strong support of North Carolina’s Amendment One , which would ban gay marriage in his home state. "At 93, I never thought we would have to debate the definition of marriage," reads his statement, which will appear in full-page newspaper ads this weekend. "The...

Billy Graham Hospitalized

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:51:02 CST

The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital today near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough, and a slight fever. The 93-year-old evangelist was taken to Mission Hospital in Asheville, and his personal physician said he was in...

Billy Graham Hospitalized

Wed, 11 May 2011 16:55:48 CDT

Evangelist Billy Graham has been admitted to a hospital n North Carolina for treatment for pneumonia. Doctors say the 92-year-old Graham came to Asheville's Mission Hospital this morning after suffering a health episode overnight. Initial testing suggested pneumonia, and diagnostic studies showed his heart was normal.

Obama Eulogizes W.Va. Miners

M. Morris — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:00:29 CDT

President Obama paid tribute this afternoon to the miners who died in the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, implicitly criticizing the mine-safety system as he celebrated the lives of the 29 men who perished, reports the Hill . "How can we fail them?" he asked. "How...

Graham Ripped 'Synagogue of Satan' on Nixon Tapes

Rob Quinn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:57:09 CDT

Billy Graham blamed Jews from the "Synagogue of Satan" for pornography in a newly released 1973 conversation with Richard Nixon, USA Today reports. The men, in a discussion about anti-Semitism and Jewish opposition to Christian evangelical efforts, agreed that Jews needed to "behave themselves" to avoid unleashing a tide of...

Billy Graham Done Advising Presidents: Son

Nick McMaster — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:30:51 CST

Billy Graham, the pastor who has advised every president since Eisenhower, won’t be counseling Barack Obama, the AP reports. Graham, who turns 90 today and is in failing health, “feels like his time and day for that is over," said Graham’s son Franklin. "He would certainly like to meet Obama...

Billy Graham Stable After Brain Surgery

Katherine Thompson — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:51:33 CST

Evangelist Billy Graham was alert following brain surgery yesterday to replace a tube that helps drain excess fluid from his head, his doctor told AP. "He was bright and alert and conscious immediately after surgery and called me by name," said the surgeon. The hospital lists the 89-year-old in fair...

'Geeky Hip' New Billy Graham Grabs Next Generation

Marcia Greenwood — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:30:25 CST

Bible-thumper Rob Bell wears geeky-hip glasses, once aspired to be David Letterman, and was momentarily poised for rock stardom, reports Time magazine. And he may be "one of the most important 21st Century Christian leaders," according to one biblical scholar. Nine years ago, Bell founded a nontraditional church called Mars...

Gospel Lives in the Oval Office

Jonas Oransky — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:41:18 CDT

Billy Graham has seen US leaders laid bare, from skinny-dipping with LBJ to long walks on the beach with GWB. A new book details the ailing 88-year-old preacher’s rendezvous with presidents past, including counseling Ford to pardon Nixon and advising Hillary Clinton to look past Monica Lewinsky. Graham’s refusal to...