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Say it isn’t so Billy!

So, back to what is gnawing at me.  Why did Billy Graham appoint his son to take over his ministry enterprise and his legacy? 

Franklin Graham helps resolve Oregon standoff

Franklin Graham, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham and an increasingly outspoken figure among social conservatives, played a role in negotiations with the last four rightwing protesters at federal wildlife refuge in Oregon that finally ended their holdout.

Why Franklin Graham’s salary raises eyebrows among Christian nonprofits

Franklin Graham’s annual compensation of $880,000, revealed in a Charlotte Observer story, has some worrying that too many top Christian nonprofit leaders as well as pastors are seeing themselves as CEOs instead of as God’s servants.

Franklin Graham: Putin is better on gay issues than Obama

(RNS) "Isn’t it sad, though, that America’s own morality has fallen so far that on this issue -- protecting children from any homosexual agenda or propaganda -- Russia’s standard is higher than our own?" evangelist Franklin Graham wrote.

IRS targets Christian groups, demands content of prayers

Over the last week, Americans learned that the Internal Revenue Service targeted some 500 conservative groups for extra scrutiny, some of which included the words "Tea Party" or "patriots" in their name.  Several reports say that the agency has also targeted some Christian organizations, going so far as to demand the content of members' prayers.

Franklin Graham: “We have turned our backs on God”

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax TV last week, Rev. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, said the country is in the economic shape it is in because, "we have turned our backs on God."

“The more we turn our backs on God, the bigger our problem becomes,” he said.

Billy Graham faces backlash over Mormon ‘cult’ removal

The Rev. Samuel Wynn admired Billy Graham and his evangelistic association for decades, joining its spiritual crusades and urging fellow Christians to do the same. But no more.
“I will never again support anything by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,” said Wynn, the superintendent of a United Methodist Church district in Fayetteville, N.C.

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