A long, long, time ago, I read an article about how Billy Graham became a famous preacher. He was like hundreds of other preachers, doing tent revivals, and was not in any way famous. William Randolph Heart supposedly sent a note to the editors of his newspapers. The note said "Puff Graham."
The newspapers started writing flattering articles on Graham. He became more famous, eventually becoming the "pastor to the presidents," having TV specials of his revivals, and appearing on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
I listened to Graham quite a few times, and never recalled him being anything special, in terms of his actual message. I don't recall anything heretical, but it sounded a lot like an infomercial.
It raises the question, once again, of "how do these guys become famous?"
How did Mother Teresa become the only nun most people could name? How did Harry Houdini become famous? Einstein? We know nothing of the real people. All we know is the persona, and that persona is packaged and sold by the mass media.
Everything you see in the news is a lie.
Yep.
>>I listened to Graham quite a few times, and never recalled him being anything special
I listened to Billy Graham several times when I was young and thought he did a great job. Never heard any other religious speaker, but I have a great respect for Graham and for his son. It wasn’t his message. That was irrelevant. It was his heart. He seemed to be a truly good man who wanted other people to find goodness in themselves. I thought, and still think, those people are rare. Whatever quirk of fate made him famous, I’m glad it did.
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Doctor on CNN: Don’t be ‘alarmed’ if elderly die after receiving COVID vaccine
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