Billy Graham Research Paper

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To start off, Billy Graham impacted the world because he was an activist for racial equality, which brought together black and white people inside the church. Graham once said, “Christianity is not a white man’s religion and don’t let anybody ever tell you that it’s white or black. Christ belongs to all people; He belongs to the whole world.” As silly as it sounds, that means that God does not reject a person based on skin color, but rather on the person’s heart and relationship with Christ. Imagine believing in the same thing as someone, but not going to the same church just because the person has a different pigment of skin? What’s next, black people’s heaven and white people’s heaven? Fortunately, in the 1950s Graham fought to end segregation in churches, which was a vital thing to do because God does not look at the skin color of a person, but the heart of man. He also ordered that his staff hire African Americans (Mayer). It is said that Graham began to combine races in his crusades before the start of Brown v. Board of Education. This led to, “… [him winning] the support of prominent African American associates, numerous black pastors, and multitudes of minority lay followers (Wacker).” It is clear that Graham was not just saying these things, but he actually put feet to his words, and made progress in desegregation. In later years Graham supported Kennedy’s actions of a nonviolent resolution during the Cuban missile crisis. Furthermore, “Graham continued to advocate desegregation and denounced violence against the Freedom Riders…” (Mayer). Billy Graham addressed many concerns that was going on during that time and fought for what was morally right.
In addition, Billy Graham served as great support and comfort, after World W...

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...main a widely respected evangelical preacher for more than 50 years because he avoided misinterpretations of the bible and financial scandals (Hall). What will count most to the lives that Billy Graham effected, will be the day those people die. Graham has led to eternal life that Jesus gave us. Those people will no longer perish but join Graham in Heaven one day.
To sum it up, due to Billy Graham’s accomplishments and works, the world would not be the way it is today. Not only has his ministry grew and will continue to grow Christianity, but more importantly, it has led and will continue to increase the number of souls in heaven. He did not find the Proton Theory of Light, E=mc², but he gave the world a hope. A hope that is eternal. The world should be so thankful for such an honorable man to exist, and set fourth an example of a life we should live.

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