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I am not a particularly pious person, nor do I attend church, but I like what I see in Franklin Graham; he has qualities that are rare and missing in many public figures today.
If you evaluate him by his words and deeds, it is obvious that Franklin Graham is a man of integrity, honesty, honor and courage. He dares to "call a spade a spade" in regards to the issues of terrorism, Islam and the United Nations, as well as other hotbutton issues of the day.
If only our President, Senators, Representatives, Federal Judges and Generals had the courage and integrity Mr. Graham exhibits...
Our nation needs more men and women like him.
Billy Graham's Son: UN Is 'Godless'
Billy Graham's son Franklin pulls no punches when discussing national and world issues.
Recently, he declared that the United Nations will fail because it is a "godless enterprise."
In an interview with The New Yorker magazine, he also told writer Peter J. Boyer that homosexuality is a sin against God - and abortion is murder.
"I believe that when a woman's right to choose takes the life of another person, that's a sin against God," said the 53-year-old head of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association.
After the 9/11 attacks Franklin Graham had said that Islam was "wicked, violent, and not of the same God."
He was hardly backing away from that view in his New Yorker interview, saying: "The global war on terrorism, let's give it a name - it's Islamic.
"We're not fighting the Maoists. We're not fighting the Hindus or the Buddhists. It's Islamic."
During Billy Graham's final crusade in New York in June, Bill and Hillary Clinton attended as special guests and the evangelist recalled a comment he made when the Clintons were in the White House: "I felt when he left the presidency he should be an evangelist, because he has all the gifts - and he'd leave his wife to run the country."
The remarks created dismay among many evangelicals.
A few days later, Franklin issued a "clarification" from the Graham organization, saying his father had been joking about Bill Clinton becoming an evangelist.
"President Clinton has the charisma, personality and communication skills, but an evangelist has to have the call of God, which President Clinton obviously does not have, and my father understands that."
Franklin added that his father "certainly did not intend for his comments to be an endorsement for Senator Hillary Clinton."
Billy Graham's best legacy for America may turn out to be his son.
If you evaluate him by his words and deeds, it is obvious that Franklin Graham is a man of integrity, honesty, honor and courage. He dares to "call a spade a spade" in regards to the issues of terrorism, Islam and the United Nations, as well as other hotbutton issues of the day.
If only our President, Senators, Representatives, Federal Judges and Generals had the courage and integrity Mr. Graham exhibits...
Our nation needs more men and women like him.
Billy Graham's Son: UN Is 'Godless'
Billy Graham's son Franklin pulls no punches when discussing national and world issues.
Recently, he declared that the United Nations will fail because it is a "godless enterprise."
In an interview with The New Yorker magazine, he also told writer Peter J. Boyer that homosexuality is a sin against God - and abortion is murder.
"I believe that when a woman's right to choose takes the life of another person, that's a sin against God," said the 53-year-old head of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association.
After the 9/11 attacks Franklin Graham had said that Islam was "wicked, violent, and not of the same God."
He was hardly backing away from that view in his New Yorker interview, saying: "The global war on terrorism, let's give it a name - it's Islamic.
"We're not fighting the Maoists. We're not fighting the Hindus or the Buddhists. It's Islamic."
During Billy Graham's final crusade in New York in June, Bill and Hillary Clinton attended as special guests and the evangelist recalled a comment he made when the Clintons were in the White House: "I felt when he left the presidency he should be an evangelist, because he has all the gifts - and he'd leave his wife to run the country."
The remarks created dismay among many evangelicals.
A few days later, Franklin issued a "clarification" from the Graham organization, saying his father had been joking about Bill Clinton becoming an evangelist.
"President Clinton has the charisma, personality and communication skills, but an evangelist has to have the call of God, which President Clinton obviously does not have, and my father understands that."
Franklin added that his father "certainly did not intend for his comments to be an endorsement for Senator Hillary Clinton."
Billy Graham's best legacy for America may turn out to be his son.
