Clinton Honors Graham at Final Revival (I'm so Confused)

Yahoo, AP ^ | June 26, 2005 | RACHEL ZOLL

[AZConcervative]

Somebody please explain this to me. How could Billy Graham think these things about two such self centered people. The exact opposite of what Christians should be.

[skip_intro]

I was just a little boy and I'll never forget it," said Clinton

Was this before or after he remembered the black churches that didn't burn down?

[JoanneSD]

Clinton spoke briefly before Graham's sermon and recalled how the man known as America's pastor had refused to preach before a segregated audience in Arkansas decades ago when that state was in a bitter fight over school desegregation. Makes me wonder if this was like the black church burnings clinton recalled?

[Theodore R.]

Do you recall that Billy also defended Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal, saying that the then President had "such a way with the ladies," or some such nonsense? He has been close to all incumbent Presidents since Eisenhower. And he would have been close to Dole too if Dole had made a serious effort and been elected.

[Biblebelter]

Maybe Graham said "Get behind me Bubba", and it was not reported in the press.

[evad]

Was this before or after he remembered the black churches that didn't burn down?

It would be after..
but..
BEFORE his first attempted rape.

[Theodore R.]

It is true that Graham integrated all of his Crusades from the 1950s onward. This aroused some opposition in the South too.

[AZConcervative]

I don't remember that. This whole thing is really disappointing to me. Does anyone have any intellectual honesty anymore? I hoppe Benedict stays the course.

[Congressman Billybob]

I'm with you. A multiple rapist and perjurer (and his enabler, Lady Macbeth) "honor" a supposed religious leader by praising him? Is the writer insane? Is Billy Graham insane? Are the Clintons insane? Well, yes, the Clintons are insane, but in a crafty, single-minded way.

Congressman Billybob

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[SkyPilot]

Billy Graham made an announcement 2 days ago. He said he was not going to get into politics, nor would he answer any questions on social issues that he would have answered 20 years ago.

All he wanted to do, he said, was preach the message that God loves you, and that Jesus Christ died for you to pay a penalty for your sins and mine.

Then, Rev. Graham shows up with Bill Clinton, and essentially endorses Hillary for President in 2008.

I am stunned.

[Theodore R.]

Apparently Franklin is the real conservative in the Graham family, and Graham is the popular "moderate." Ruth was once very conservative too, saying that unless God punished the wicked people of the U.S., He would have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.

[pollyannaish]

I think BG was is all about bringing people to Christ, powerful and not so powerful. He is very careful to stay out of politics because he does not want that to alienate anyone from his core message—Christ.

When you hear statements like these quoted, I think that they are a misrepresentation of Grahams effort to stay away from the political, while still ministering to people who truly need the message.

[Theodore R.]

Yes, I saw it on the "Today" show, a program that I watch about once every five years. Graham essentially evoked the old Ann W. Richards line about Clinton not being able to "hep' himself" around attractive "ladies." My wife stopped watching the occasional Graham crusades on television thereafter. I think though that Franklin will restore real Christian substance to the crusades. He does not seem to care if people like him the way his poor father does.

[Theodore R.]

Rev. Graham shows up with Bill Clinton, and essentially endorses Hillary for President in 2008.

Didn't one or more of the Bushes recently do pretty much the same thing? I wonder if Graham is close to McCain, who may be Hillary's opponent?

[AZConcervative]

If you think that praising a rapist/perjurer/(insert word here) is how Christ wants people brought to Him you need to read your Bible more. Christs condemns people like the Clintons in no unceartain terms.

[small voice in the wilderness]

...and satan smiled...

[poobear]

I looked forward all week to see Billy Graham's final appearance and seeing those two there ruined it for me. What @!@k were they doing there anyway?! God help us!

[Theodore R.]

Also, Graham probably knows how liberal NY people are, and he wanted to plug Hillary to get them to be more receptive to his preaching.

[AZConcervative]

See post 15

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