This para in answer to Walter: In order to lie you have to know what you are saying is untrue. Someone may give wrong information which they sincerely believe to be true, later proved not to be, but that's not lying. Lying is deliberate deceit.
Anchor, I too saw BillyGraham, I can't remember precisely when but I was an adult, mid to late twenties so i guess it was the 1980s. There were posters stuck all over the place, like bus shelters, with 'Life' written on them. I enjoyed the evening, was surprised at how low key it was in many ways.
Billy Graham was a human being with flaws like anyone else. At times in his life he said things about which he later felt differently, and admitted that. He was an ecumenist, believed not only that all professing Christians should unite and appreciate what they have in common but members of other faiths too. He said so. He probably felt differently when he was younger. Life is like that, we live and learn until the day we die.
I believe Billy Graham was an upright man, as for Christopher Hitchens who was for some reason brought into this discussion, I've no reason to suppose he was anything other than upright: being upright does not mean being perfect, no-one is.
Regarding Billy Graham's estate, is it anyone's business how much he left. I doubt anything would be hidden. He had five children and many grand and great grandchildren, one would hope he distributed some of it to them whilst still alive, a sensible thing most of us will do, but why speculate about something that is of no concern to anyone outside the family. It's tasteless in the extreme.
(Franklin Graham does not appeal to me at all, a different kettle of fish to his father; one hopes he will have a change in attitude as he gets older but we aren't discussing him on this thread.)
