Billy Graham’s last crusade in New York City has become a media love fest, and it is really great to see the admiration for Dr Graham and the way the Crusade is pulling together the Christian church in the city. But please don’t pay attention to anything Dr. Graham says these days, except in his prepared sermon. He has lost his political discretion, but it’s OK. He deserves a little senility late in life. Don’t condemn him, as some have. Just smile when it sounds as though he’s endorsing Hillary Clinton for president (when Bill Clinton joined him on stage, Graham "quipp[ed] that the former president should become an evangelist and allow 'his wife to run the country'”). This wasn’t politics; just a good-natured quip at an evangelistic crusade. We need to read in the discretion the grand old man of evangelicalism is now lacking.
It's OK, Dr. Graham
Monday, June 27, 2005
--James Jewell
Posted by rooftop at 8:21 AM
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I don't condemn him, but his comments about Hillary have the potential to help her 2008 election bid. If that's what he wants to do, then he's succeeded, and those who don't want to see her elected have the right to note his assistance.
If it's not what he wants to do, then perhaps it is time to stop making public statements.
Maybe it's like when Grandpa gets too old to drive.
I heard it more toungue in cheek than that. His comments about Bill being equipted to be an evangelist...(he is of sorts, the gospel he preaches is not to my liking...) and he can "leave Hilary to run the country" sounds a bit scarcastic to me...
He is retiring, and is too old to be doing this sort of thing. These days one has to be as cunning as a snake...the gentleness of doves gets swallowed up in these difficultdays...
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