Rev. Billy Graham, dead at 99

[MomentsofSanity]

I didn't realize he was that old for some reason. Perhaps because I don't pay much thought to it but that is a good long run. Will be a huge impact to those who share his beliefs.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ly-graham-americas-pastor-has-died/858017001/

 

[shortylickens]

I saw him speak briefly at a concert. I think it was DC Talk and Micheal W. Smith. I didnt wanna go. Mom shoved me on the bus and sent me to the Metrodome.

 

[dank69]

Truly a terrible loss. Hopefully we don't lose every single other televangelist as soon as possible.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Truly a terrible loss. Hopefully we don't lose every single other televangelist as soon as possible.

I'm in no way a religious person but even I know Graham wasn't like many of the others. The impression I always had was he was in it because he believed it and wanted to share that faith with others. I might be wrong but I have no feeling he was in it for the fame or money etc...

 

[dank69]

I'm in no way a religious person but even I know Graham wasn't like many of the others. The impression I always had was he was in it because he believed it and wanted to share that faith with others. I might be wrong but I have no feeling he was in it for the fame or money etc...

I knew a guy once who was in it because he truly believed he was the second coming of Christ. Another terrible loss for humanity when he passed.

 

[HomerJS]

When I was growing up my parents used to watch him on TV. Kinda had a soft spot for him, albeit maybe a lot of that steeped in ignorance.

However, that son of his is a despicable lowlife piece of shit.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

. Will be a huge impact to those who share his beliefs.

Naked greed?

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Naked greed?

Nope. He wasn't like that. He openly publicized what he earned, took only a salary, and turned down a lot of lucrative offers. No god jets or yachts for this man of the cloth. He's one of the good ones.

 

[HomerJS]

Nope. He wasn't like that. He openly publicized what he earned, took only a salary, and turned down a lot of lucrative offers. No god jets or yachts for this man of the cloth. He's one of the good ones.

How did that son become so vile??

 

[IronWing]

I don't think much of Mr. Graham's chosen profession but as folks in his line of work go, he wasn't terrible. He was one of the first prominent Protestant preachers to reach across the color bar at a time when the move could have been career killing.

 

[dank69]

How did that son become so vile??

When you are President, nothing you do is illegal. When you are ordained by God, nothing you do is evil, it's God's will.

 

[preCRT]

The wrong Graham passed, should have been the POS evil hateful son Franklin.

 

[Ajay]

I'm in no way a religious person but even I know Graham wasn't like many of the others. The impression I always had was he was in it because he believed it and wanted to share that faith with others. I might be wrong but I have no feeling he was in it for the fame or money etc...

I expect the cynical will be out in force, but I agree with your assessment. The current crop of TV evangelists of note simply cannot compare.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I'm in no way a religious person but even I know Graham wasn't like many of the others.

Think again brother.
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/8-richest-pastors-in-america.aspx?p=7

 

[HomerJS]

Some history about Billy Graham during the civil rights era. An enemy of the Klan is a friend of mine.
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Billy...-involvement-during-the-Civil-Rights-Movement

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Think again brother.
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/8-richest-pastors-in-america.aspx?p=7

I'm referring to how he came to that wealth. He built a media empire. So be it. He wasn't fleecing his followers. He wasn't begging for private jets etc... And he put his money back in to what he believed. Not into his own personal enrichment.

How his sons are so different I can't understand.

 

[zinfamous]

I'm in no way a religious person but even I know Graham wasn't like many of the others. The impression I always had was he was in it because he believed it and wanted to share that faith with others. I might be wrong but I have no feeling he was in it for the fame or money etc...

Billy was a pretty good guy for his time. His son, Franklin is an adomination, however. And while Billy was rather honest and moral, he was pretty much the granddaddy evangelist. So, his movement sparked what is today the most destructive interest group of amoral, selfish, antidemocratic twats on the planet: evangelicals.

 

[MtnMan]

He was a homophobic racist bigot, and the world is a better place today.

 

[Thebobo]

He was a homophobic racist bigot, and the world is a better place today.

yea and his son is even worse. but RIP anyway.

 

[Thebobo]

Billy was a pretty good guy for his time. His son, Franklin is an adomination, however. And while Billy was rather honest and moral, he was pretty much the granddaddy evangelist. So, his movement sparked what is today the most destructive interest group of amoral, selfish, antidemocratic twats on the planet: evangelicals.

I took the risk of being cut to "like" your post because it hit the nail on the head!

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

RIP

 

[interchange]

Well he was first among his peers, although the peer group is not one I'd like to associate with. I think he did some real good in the world; certainly had a lot of influence anyway.

 

[bshole]

What are the chances of his chatting with the creator of universe at this very moment?

 

[SKORPI0]

What are the chances of his chatting with the creator of universe at this very moment?

From none to zero, dead is dead. R.I.P.

 

[bshole]

From none to zero, dead is dead. R.I.P.

So between 0 and 0.0000000000000?

I wouldn't go that far. I would put the odds at .01^1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000