This is just silly, Shemp, typical of you. I hold no brief for Billy Graham. I was simply correcting your erroneous notion that he's a nutjob fundamentalist (just as I corrected your equally erroneous notion that Obama is a fundamentalist).
Your research skills leave a great deal to be desired. Nothing you've posted in response contradicts anything I wrote. Perhaps (as is so often the case), you didn't actually *read* what I wrote. You might try doing that before you comment further. --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > > [snip] > > > > > > > Even Hillary! Gosh, don't forget the high-five that Bill and > Hill > > > gave each other as they sat on Billy Graham's stage a few years > > > back when he suggested that Bill become a preacher and Hillary > > > become president. You don't get an endorsement like that without > > > being a full-blooded "Jesus is the Way" nutjob Christian > > > fundamentalist. > > > > Well, yes, you can. Neither Bill nor Hillary is > > a fundamentalist, let alone a nutjob one. > > > > Graham himself isn't a nutjob fundamentalist and > > has been the target of criticism for his tolerance > > of other religions and unwillingness to hew to > > fundamentalist dogma. He's been an adviser to many > > presidents, including Nixon (whom he also endorsed > > politically). > > > > > Oh, yes, Judy, Billy Graham was VERY tolerant of other religions. > Indeed, the tolerant Most Reverand Mr. Graham just loved the Jews, > for example: > > "The National Archives made public thousands of tape recordings of > conversations of the late President Richard Nixon, who was notorious > for his slurs against Jews. On some of these tapes, were exchanges > between him and the famed evangelist, Rev. Billy Graham. > > "In 1972, Graham agreed with Nixon that our nation's problems lie > with the satanic Jews. Both accused Jews of dominating the media, one > of the oldest anti-Jewish canards. Graham went on to blame Jews for > putting out pornographic stuff. He told Nixon that the Jewish > stranglehold has to be broken or the country will go down the drain. > He admitted to Nixon that Jews do not really know his true feelings > about them." (from http://www.beth-elsa.org/be_s0419a.htm ) > > > As for his wonderful tolerance for Blacks and civil rights, here's > what Billy Graham said about Martin Luther King: > > " 'I am convinced that some Negroes are going too far and too fast.' > With King in jail he preached civic rectitude. 'I do believe we have > the responsibility to obey the law. No matter what the law may be -- > it may be an unjust law -- I believe we have the responsibility to > obey it.' In response to King's 'I have a dream' speech, Graham > critiqued it with, 'Only when Christ comes again will the little > white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little black > children.' > > "After King's death he put King down with: 'Yes, he had his > demonstrations in the streets, while I had mine in lawful religious > services in stadiums.' " (from http://tinyurl.com/ypebsk ) > > Thank you, Judy, for your endorsement of Billy Graham's "tolerance" > and your insistance that he is not a fundamentalist nutjob. > > It's Saturday morning, Judy. Will you be doing your usual Garage > Sale shopping whereby you go looking to expand your collection of > black-faced lawn ornaments? >
