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William Franklin Graham Jr. (/ ˈ ɡ r eɪ ə m /; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate, [1] [2] whose broadcasts and world tours featuring live sermons became well known in the mid- to late 20th century.
The Los Angeles Crusade of 1949 was the first great evangelistic campaign of Billy Graham. It was organized by the Christian group Christ for Greater Los Angeles. [ 1 ] The campaign was scheduled for three weeks, but it was extended to eight weeks. [ 2 ]
Eldridge Wayne Coleman Jr. [4] (June 7, 1943 – May 17, 2023), better known by his ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham, was an American professional wrestler. He gained recognition for his tenure as the WWF Heavyweight Champion from 1977 to 1978.
President George W. Bush credited Graham for getting him to quit drinking and President Bill Clinton turned to Graham after his sex scandal. Remembering Billy Graham: Lesser-known facts of the ...
Billy Graham's first-and possibly most powerful-book, Peace With God, has become a classic. Within its pages Billy Graham shares God's gentle, reassuring promise of authentic peace-an amazing ...
In Billy Graham's 1997 autobiography, Just As I Am, he writes of his vision, idea, and history with Christianity Today, [23] and his early meeting with oil company executive, John Howard Pew, to establish the publication. [24] [25] Most critics label Christianity Today as a mainstream, intellectual, centrist evangelical publication. [26] [27 ...
In early 1957, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association released a brochure titled Why We Must Go To New York, in which Billy Graham explained that 58% of New York residents did not identify with any religion. Protestants comprised only 7.5%, and many had loose ties to their churches.
The stage play was later used as the starting point for a film version of Raschke's life and career, The Claw. The film, again written by Karl Raschke, was directed by Phil Harder , a noted director of dozens of music videos, who had first met Raschke when he hired the wrestler to star in a video by Duluth indie-rock band Low .