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Billy Graham to lie in honor at Capitol: House speaker
Reuter.com ^ | February 22, 2018 | Ian Simpson

Posted on 02/22/2018 1:26:58 PM PST by Kaslin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The body of evangelist Billy Graham will lie in honor under the U.S. Capitol rotunda next week as Congress pays tribute to a clergyman who counseled presidents and preached the Gospel to millions worldwide, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday.

Graham, who died at his home near Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday at age 99, will arrive at the white-domed Capitol on Feb. 28 and lie in honor there until the following day, Ryan said in a statement.

“Members of the public and Capitol Hill community are invited to pay their respects to the late reverend while he lies in rest,” the speaker of the House of Representatives said.

Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will take part in a bicameral service when Graham’s coffin arrives, the statement said.

A spokeswoman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, North Carolina, said by phone that the family had approved a request from McConnell and Ryan for the public tribute.

Graham preached Christianity to more people than anyone else in history during his 70-year career, reaching hundreds of millions of people either in person or via TV and satellite links, his ministry said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: billygraham; billygrahamobit; capitol; congress; graham; honor; housespeaker; lieinhonor; lyinginhonor; paulryan; reverendbillygraham; ryan; uscapitol
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1 posted on 02/22/2018 1:26:58 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Well that should make a lot of heads explode in D.C.! I hope he’s well-guarded.


2 posted on 02/22/2018 1:28:57 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Kaslin

Very few people are accorded the honor of lying in state in the US Capitol.

Its a fitting tribute to the Rev. Graham, known as “America’s Pastor.”

May he RIP.


3 posted on 02/22/2018 1:31:07 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: Kaslin

Waiting for the ACLU to file its lawsuit in 5...4...3...2...1.


4 posted on 02/22/2018 1:34:32 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Kaslin

He was an amazing person and great pastor.

I saw him in Los Angeles in 1986. He was the most inspirational and uplifting speaker I had ever heard in my life to that point.

No question that he is now at home with Our Lord.


5 posted on 02/22/2018 1:39:27 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: goldstategop

And where will the protesters, paid and volunteer, be corralled? Rev. Graham receiving the respect and admiration he deserves.
RIP, sir. The end of an era.


6 posted on 02/22/2018 1:41:21 PM PST by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - Donald J. Trump)
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To: Hostage

If he didn’t make it into Heaven, I suspect none of us will. I somehow doubt that anyone reads The Washington Post there or watches a Harvey Weinstein movie.


7 posted on 02/22/2018 1:42:09 PM PST by laconic
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To: Kaslin

Who was the last non-governmental person afforded this honor?...................Hint: it was a WOMAN.................


8 posted on 02/22/2018 1:42:42 PM PST by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: Red Badger
Rosa Parks.

-PJ

9 posted on 02/22/2018 1:44:53 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Red Badger

Ping me when someone posts the answer. :^)


10 posted on 02/22/2018 1:45:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: goldstategop

Only a head of government can lie in state. There is also lie in repose.

All pretty much means the same stuff.

I kind of like, “laid out in the parlor.”


11 posted on 02/22/2018 1:45:39 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: SunkenCiv

PING!.................


12 posted on 02/22/2018 1:47:05 PM PST by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

DING! DING! DING!........We have a winner!................


13 posted on 02/22/2018 1:47:45 PM PST by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: Kaslin
This is such a wonderful idea!

He richly deserves this honor.

In younger days he looked a lot like James Arness...but he was a bit shorter at 6'3" Arness was 6'6"


14 posted on 02/22/2018 1:48:51 PM PST by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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To: Vermont Lt

When I was a kid, back in the Stone Age, here Down South, people were laid out in the casket in the living room while visitors brought tons of food...................


15 posted on 02/22/2018 1:49:18 PM PST by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: Red Badger

My grandfather was laid out in the front room of the house. As a ten year old, it gave me the creeps. He was a bad man, so I already had the creeps.


16 posted on 02/22/2018 1:53:36 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
I hope he’s well-guarded.

You got that right! The vitriol hatred in our society for Christians and conservatives/patriots is palatable. Our institutions and those they influence have been perverted by Christ haters. I would encourage all Christian and conservatives to do whatever it takes to protect yourself and your family. Owning a self-defense gun would be wise.

17 posted on 02/22/2018 1:56:07 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: Red Badger
Well, you have to know these things when you're a junkie, you know...

-PJ

18 posted on 02/22/2018 1:56:12 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Kaslin

While Graham lies in honor, the MSM will lie in dishonor.


19 posted on 02/22/2018 2:00:34 PM PST by redfreedom
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Good! He certainly deserved the honor, and I hope they behave themselves. I’m a Catholic, and I thought he was great - I saw him preaching once on the Great Lawn in Central Park.


20 posted on 02/22/2018 2:00:39 PM PST by livius
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