Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 2:39 PM
Subject: Mr. Graham
Dear Friend:
Mr. Graham apologized in regard to the Nixon tapes which were
recently broadcast. Although Mr. Graham had no memory of what he
had said, he felt it was appropriate at this time to give an
apology. He does not actually feel about Jewish people in the
way the words were said. Mr. Graham has made many friends over
the years among the Jewish leaders and rabbis and has a great
respect for them.
Please pray for Mr. Graham and our Association--that we will be
truly faithful and obedient to our Lord. May God bless you.
Sincerely,
Barbara Webb
Administrative Services
Beware Of Hypocrisy
In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered
together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His
disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which
is hypocrisy "For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed,
nor hidden that will not be known. "Therefore whatever you have
spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have
spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 12:1-3
Yes, Jesus taught His disciples first of all in front of
an innumerable multitude of people to beware of hypocrisy with a
promise “For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor
hidden that will not be known. "Therefore whatever you have spoken
in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in
the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.” Now many
foolish one just don’t seem to get it that whatever is spoken or done
in secret will one day come out just like it did with Southern
Baptist Evangelist Billy Graham.
It seemed impossible, when H. R. Haldeman's White House diaries came
out in 1994, that the Rev. Billy Graham could once have joined with
President Richard M. Nixon in discussing the "total Jewish domination
of the media." Could Mr. Graham, the great American evangelist,
really have said the nation's problem lies with "satanic Jews," as
Mr. Nixon's aide recorded?
Mr. Graham's sterling reputation as a healer and bridge-builder was
so at odds with Mr. Haldeman's account that Jewish groups paid little
attention, especially because he denied the remarks so strongly.
"Those are not my words," Mr. Graham said in a public statement in
May 1994. "I have never talked publicly or privately about the Jewish
people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the
most positive terms."
That was the end of the story, it seemed, until two weeks ago, when
the tape of that 1972 conversation in the Oval Office was made public
by the National Archives. Three decades after it was recorded, the
North Carolina preacher's famous drawl is tinny but unmistakable on
the tape, denigrating Jews in terms far stronger than the diary
accounts.
"They're the ones putting out the pornographic stuff," Mr. Graham
said on the tape, after agreeing with Mr. Nixon that left-wing Jews
dominate the news media. The Jewish "stranglehold has got to be
broken or the country's going down the drain," he continued,
suggesting that if Mr. Nixon were re-elected, "then we might be able
to do something."
Finally, Mr. Graham said that Jews did not know his true feelings
about them.
"I go and I keep friends with Mr. Rosenthal at The New York Times and
people of that sort, you know," he told Mr. Nixon, referring to A. M.
Rosenthal, then the newspaper's executive editor. "And all — I mean,
not all the Jews, but a lot of the Jews are great friends of mine,
they swarm around me and are friendly to me because they know that
I'm friendly with Israel. But they don't know how I really feel about
what they are doing to this country. And I have no power, no way to
handle them, but I would stand up if under proper circumstances."
Mr. Graham, who is now 83 and in poor health, quickly issued a four-
sentence apology, but he did not acknowledge making the statements
and said he had no memory of the conversation, which took place after
a prayer breakfast on Feb. 1, 1972.[1]
The comments were all the more stinging because Graham had long been
considered a staunch friend of the Jewish people. He lobbied for
freer emigration of Soviet Jews, castigated Southern Baptists for
singling out Jews for conversion and has long supported the state of
Israel. When the tapes first surfaced, Graham issued an apology but
said he couldn't remember making the comments. [2]
Billy Graham could claim to be a spokesman for Christianity all he
wants, but what he said was and is not God and God let him be seen
for what he is, a hypocrite and racist. Now Billy Graham will have
to answer to God for his lies and cover up and will go down in
history for what he was, an evangelist who hated Jews, but it’s a
warning that no one is safe from being exposed for things said or
done in secret.
Speaking of hypocrisy amongst the Pharisees, the media reported that
"About half of Baptist organizations contacted by the independent
newspaper Baptists Today would not disclose salary information for
their top executive. Three Southern Baptist Convention entities said
policies allowed them to release only salary ranges.
Presidents Albert Mohler of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and
Kenneth Hemphill of Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas,
declined to provide any information on compensation. New Orleans
Seminary did not return numerous phone calls regarding the salary of
President Charles Kelley. However, the IRS requires all colleges and
universities to report the salaries of the top five paid staff
members, Brumley explained." [3]
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[1] March 17, 2002 The New York Times Billy Graham Responds to
Lingering Anger Over 1972 Remarks on Jews By DAVID FIRESTONE
[2] Friday, March 22, 2002 Graham weathering the storm Evangelist
fighting for respect after controversy at the twilight of his career
By Allen G. Breed Associated Press
[3] The Associated Baptist Press - www.abpnews.com on April 3, 2001
Billy Graham and the Last Crusades!
Sick and Dying Billy Graham on His Last Legs?
Graham walked to a wooden podium on the arm of his son, who placed a
chair behind him in case he needed to sit as he preached. Graham, who
has Parkinson's disease and underwent brain surgery in 2001, said he
thought two years ago he might die reported the Associated Baptist
Press.
Getting to the pulpit these days is more difficult than ever for 84-
year-old evangelist Billy Graham, the friend of U.S. presidents and
premier evangelist of his day who is now battling Parkinson's disease
fluid on the brain and other ailments.
Graham's spokesman A. Larry Ross said the great evangelist needs to
conserve all his energy for preaching because he plans to do
that "until God calls him home."
http://www.christiannews.0catch.com/graham.htm
http://redesign.eastgates.org/awordfrombg.asp
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/9te/9te026.html
http://www.cephasministry.com/baptists_money_changers.html
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/4275408.htm
-- Anonymous, July 15, 2003