JTrost1234 21 Posted February 21, 2018 Another one bites the dust. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QTips 24 Posted February 22, 2018 Perhaps just like Mr. Smith, the Rev's tag should also say fallen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Éricles Souza 32 Posted February 22, 2018 That of love to the next that most of the religious like this lord propagate is pure lie, a disguise to hide who really are truly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 716 Posted February 22, 2018 Rest in peace Reverend. He was suffering for years and years so this is one of the few "happy releases" on this list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted February 22, 2018 On 03/11/2003 at 21:44, Guest Catherine said: 85 - well past average life expectancy - and could pop his clogs soon. 14 and a half years later .... 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 22, 2018 To be fair, I came across an article today where he admits he made mistakes, including the fact that he had provided a theological veneer of justification for US imperialism: "I came close to identifying the American way of life with the kingdom of God... Then I realized that God had called me to a higher kingdom than America. I have tried to be faithful to my calling as a minister of the gospel." Also, "To underline how far his thinking had evolved, he said that he now thought that President Truman had "made a mistake in dropping that first atomic bomb" on Japan. "I wish we had never developed it," he said of the bomb. "I have seen that we must seek the good of the whole human race, and not just the good of any one nation or race."" "Until his dying day [note: that'd be today - DJL ], he believed that communism was a malevolent attempt to usurp the sovereignty of God on earth. But he changed in how he thought Christians should behave towards Communists—the people, not the ideology—and in how he thought the gospel should be presented to regimes that officially rejected Christianity. Graham came to believe that direct confrontation with wicked regimes would not work. His new approach to dealing with communist regimes was an extension of his approach to working for the propagation of the gospel with people whose Christian theology differed sharply from his own—and to the fundamentalists was sheer anathema." Source: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/billy-graham/what-i-would-have-done-differently.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 22, 2018 Just found this quote online, too. Okay so, technically, is he a hit for the DL or not? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squid 16 Posted February 22, 2018 All his life waiting for the second coming but on deathlist he is the second going 9 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted February 24, 2018 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-soul-crushing-legacy-of-billy-graham-w517067 The soul crushing legacy of Billy Graham It seems not everyone is reacting to Billy Graham's passing with compliments, praise and loving eulogies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 17:39, Davey Jones' Locker said: To be fair, I came across an article today where he admits he made mistakes, including the fact that he had provided a theological veneer of justification for US imperialism: "I came close to identifying the American way of life with the kingdom of God... Then I realized that God had called me to a higher kingdom than America. I have tried to be faithful to my calling as a minister of the gospel." Also, "To underline how far his thinking had evolved, he said that he now thought that President Truman had "made a mistake in dropping that first atomic bomb" on Japan. "I wish we had never developed it," he said of the bomb. "I have seen that we must seek the good of the whole human race, and not just the good of any one nation or race."" "Until his dying day [note: that'd be today - DJL ], he believed that communism was a malevolent attempt to usurp the sovereignty of God on earth. But he changed in how he thought Christians should behave towards Communists—the people, not the ideology—and in how he thought the gospel should be presented to regimes that officially rejected Christianity. Graham came to believe that direct confrontation with wicked regimes would not work. His new approach to dealing with communist regimes was an extension of his approach to working for the propagation of the gospel with people whose Christian theology differed sharply from his own—and to the fundamentalists was sheer anathema." Source: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/billy-graham/what-i-would-have-done-differently.html Hmmm. I take it all back. He was an evil murderous apologist for imperialism: "To some, he was "America's Pastor," a benign pater familias blessing the nation. To others, he was the country's leading hypocrite, in one moment preaching a gospel of love and, in another, advising presidents to escalate the war in Vietnam." https://www.npr.org/2018/02/24/587809173/billy-graham-walked-a-line-and-regretted-crossing-over-it-when-it-came-to-politi "His support for the war in Vietnam was so enthusiastic that on April 15,1969, after meeting with missionaries from Vietnam, Graham sent a memo to the White House urging that, if the peace talks in Paris failed, Nixon should bomb the dikes that held back floodwaters in the North. This, said Graham, “could overnight destroy the economy of North Vietnam.” It would also have destroyed countless villages, sending as many as a million civilians to their deaths." https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/21/billy-graham-death-richard-nixon-217039 "The most important clergyman for Christian libertarianism, though, was the Rev. Billy Graham. In his initial ministry, in the early 1950s, Mr. Graham supported corporate interests so zealously that a London paper called him “the Big Business evangelist.” The Garden of Eden, he informed revival attendees, was a paradise with “no union dues, no labor leaders, no snakes, no disease.” In the same spirit, he denounced all “government restrictions” in economic affairs, which he invariably attacked as “socialism.” https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/a-christian-nation-since-when.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted February 28, 2018 Looks like he got to lie in state... EDIT: Technically it’s lain in honor... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted March 5, 2018 On 2/28/2018 at 15:06, Joey Russ said: Looks like he got to lie in state... EDIT: Technically it’s lain in honor... Totally inappropriate but not unexpected for such a careless and extreme administration. This could not be a more up-in-your-face violation of our principle of separating church and state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted March 30, 2018 On 1/18/2018 at 23:57, Death Impends said: Billy may outlast yet another associate: evangelist Luis Palau, who worked as a translator for Billy Graham before founding his own ministry and has sometimes been called "the Latin American Billy Graham," has stage 4 lung cancer. Tumors has shrunk with no new growth. Mind you, this does give me Nabeel Qureshi vibes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 6, 2018 His daughter Anne has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 16, 2022 Harvey Thomas, a former Billy Graham Crusade director, has died. He was 82. From 1960-1975, Thomas produced Billy Graham’s rallies around the world before moving back to the United Kingdom. https://www.keepthefaith.co.uk/2022/03/14/former-billy-graham-crusade-director-harvey-thomas-passes-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 21, 2022 Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late evangelist Billy Graham, announced to her social media followers on Sunday that her daughter Rachel-Ruth (Lotz Wright) had been rushed to the hospital with severe heart pain over the weekend. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InquilineKea 75 Posted February 27, 2023 1,267,174 views Premiered Feb 21, 2022 In Billy Graham’s final days, he had a deep desire to preach one more time. This is his last message—recorded in his North Carolina, mountaintop home. He doesn't even look that bad in that video.. I was on the impression that he was barely functional for years before his death.. (this seems recorded years before his death - he was already in poor shape even in the late 2000s - he was in poor health for over a decade before death, which strangely seems more the exception than norm for most famous people these days) He mentioned "eternal life" in 9:18.. Interesting how they added 9 months to his lifespan, calling him a centenarian. This movie actually affected me more strongly than I thought it would. got released. But his "final crusade" happened 13 years before he actually died.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tiagosccarvalho 2 Posted February 1 (edited) I think this photo has never been posted here, but I found a photo of Billy Graham from 8 March 2015 and honestly, while he doesn't look particularly healthy, he looks much better than that photo from 2014 in which he was bedridden. I always thought he was bedridden for years until his death Edited February 1 by tiagosccarvalho I forgot some information 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted February 1 Ok, on DL next year. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
