[Magdalen] RIP Billy Graham, 99.

[Grace Cangialosi]

I always thought he had great integrity, though I didn’t always agree with his theology. I once came upon one of his televised programs—Crusade for Christ, I think, and I was quite moved by his words and by the numbers of people who made their way down the long aisles of that arena. And yes, I know all the objections to all of that. And I was much younger, but even then, I was very skeptical of televangelists. Graham seemed like the real deal to me.
Never understood his affinity for Nixon, but obviously Nixon needed prayer and spiritual guidance as much as anyone else, and perhaps Graham felt called to that particular ministry.

> On Feb 21, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> May God rest his soul.
> 
> And as my mother, may the Lord bless her and grant her peace, would say,
> may God deal with his children as they deserve. What a horrid lot!
> 
> On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 11:01 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I would never call Billy a saint by any means, but I wholeheartedly say I
>> cannot stomach his son.
>> 
>> I saw him in person once, at a crusade in San Jose in my senior year of
>> high school.  Didn't actually do much for me.  But I at least got to say I
>> saw him in person once.
>> 
>> I knew this day was coming, and soon.  Now it's here.  Hang in there,
>> Billy.  Pray for us if you can.
>> 
>> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>> 
>> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
>> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
>> "...[My mouth is a] shithole..." -- 45th US President.
>>