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Black ministers say evangelical group ‘cherry-picked Christianity’ for political ads
The head of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP criticized the son of famed evangelist Rev. Billy Graham for using Graham’s image to promote a narrow vision of Christianity in an advertising campaign allegedly attacking President Barack Obama. “Those of you in the so-called ultra-conservative tradition say so little…
Billy Graham website admits scrubbing ‘Mormons’ from ‘cult’ list after endorsing Romney
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed all references to Mormonism as a “cult” from its website after their founder announced his support of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The New Civil Rights Movement first noticed last week that “Mormons” had disappeared from the list…
Romney asks Rev. Billy Graham to pray for him
MONTREAT, North Carolina — US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney met with Reverend Billy Graham on Thursday and asked the world-renowned evangelist to pray for him in the final weeks of the campaign. “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Graham, 93. The Christian leader and his son Franklin…
Billy Graham endorses North Carolina amendment to ban same sex marriage
Rev. Billy Graham on Wednesday encouraged the residents of North Carolina to vote for Amendment One, a ballot initiative that would define marriage as solely between a man and a women in the state’s constitution. Graham, a Christian evangelical, is one of the most influential religious figures in the United…
Billy Graham’s daughter: ‘I would not vote for an atheist’
The daughter of televangelist Rev. Billy Graham says that it’s important to discriminate against candidates who are atheists because politicians “should have a fear for almighty God.” In an interview with Ann Graham Lotz on Sunday, NBC host David Gregory noted that her father had advocated using every form of…
Franklin Graham: ‘I cannot answer’ if Obama is Christian
Franklin Graham, the son of Rev. Billy Graham, produced a serious of eye-brow raising comments on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Tuesday, including having uncertainty on President Barack Obama’s faith. Co-host Willie Geist began the discussion with Graham by asking if he agreed with Rick Santorum on whether Obama was a Christian.…
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