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86. Damn RIGHT!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 12:03 PM

Feb 2018

He used the bible and religion as a weapon.

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Billy Graham did more harm to this planet than good [View all] malaise Feb 2018 OP

yes and biggest problem handmade34 Feb 2018 #1

Indeed malaise Feb 2018 #2

His piece of shit son is true evil. dalton99a Feb 2018 #5

His son shows what kind of a man he was Bettie Feb 2018 #11

I suppose the media Ohiogal Feb 2018 #3

It's already started on Morning JoeScum malaise Feb 2018 #4

Betcha Trump will order all flags to be flown at half-staff to honor The Great Christian. dalton99a Feb 2018 #7

Quite possible malaise Feb 2018 #8

Flags in my town mgardener Feb 2018 #41

They did that with Reagun...what a great prez. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #74

GMTA n/t malthaussen Feb 2018 #75

Sadly Christopher Hitchens isn't around to se them straight anymore. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #73

LOL.. That is so good.. disillusioned73 Feb 2018 #116

I love watching Hannity splutter. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #121

I loved Christopher Hitchens........ onecent Feb 2018 #128

K&R stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #6

When I was about 10, my mother and aunt took my cousins and me to one of his revivals. MoonRiver Feb 2018 #9

You're so right malaise Feb 2018 #13

Oh, that is a great story! MoonRiver Feb 2018 #15

It is intoxicating for young people malaise Feb 2018 #16

Yes, and it's one of the ways Hitler took control. MoonRiver Feb 2018 #18

German visiting prof said Germans refused to attend charismatic type revivals. Too many bad memories bobbieinok Feb 2018 #63

At least they learned their lesson malaise Feb 2018 #65

Student, worked on revivals, saw Triumpf des Willens, said his groups could learn from that bobbieinok Feb 2018 #66

"Triumph," actually. malthaussen Feb 2018 #79

Man o man!! Amazing power of subconscious connections between Nazis and now bobbieinok Feb 2018 #92

I posted a link to "Triumph" way back when Trump started running... malthaussen Feb 2018 #93

That opening scene is mindboggling. I 1st saw movie in German history class in grad school in 61 bobbieinok Feb 2018 #105

I can only imagine. MoonRiver Feb 2018 #71

Every time I see one of your posts, pangaia Feb 2018 #82

Lol, I see what you mean! MoonRiver Feb 2018 #102

Oh that is god. pangaia Feb 2018 #80

LOL malaise Feb 2018 #94

Very wise of your GWC58 Feb 2018 #127

He was, like many humans, a contradiction Nonhlanhla Feb 2018 #10

Good post. He genuinely tried to be a good man Hortensis Feb 2018 #40

Is that why he sat in Nixons office SCantiGOP Feb 2018 #83

He did worse than that. I just learned today about his "Stan's Synagogue" or some shit like Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2018 #100

The biggest compliment I can give him not fooled Feb 2018 #85

Yes, and that's a biggie. One of those unleashed, Hortensis Feb 2018 #90

I'm not so sure I agree.. completely. pangaia Feb 2018 #87

No one "had to" support segregation SCantiGOP Feb 2018 #106

OOPPSS my typo. I meant- He didn't support 'integration' until he had to... pangaia Feb 2018 #110

Which is why I qualified it by saying "fairly good," as opposed to "excellent." Nonhlanhla Feb 2018 #111

I'll drink to that... pangaia Feb 2018 #112

He's an object lesson in the danger of entrusting an individual with too much power. n/t Orsino Feb 2018 #129

You are exactly right! Billy Graham was a sort of anti-George Bailey malchickiwick Feb 2018 #12

Great point malaise Feb 2018 #14

May he rust in pieces. H2O Man Feb 2018 #17

Nicely put malaise Feb 2018 #19

Thanks. H2O Man Feb 2018 #20

So proud of the youngsters malaise Feb 2018 #21

Once again, I regret the inability to rec comments. malthaussen Feb 2018 #81

Thank you. libtodeath Feb 2018 #22

In what respect, Charlie? Because in my recollection, racism has always been with us... Hekate Feb 2018 #124

He was a warmonger SHRED Feb 2018 #23

Yes indeed malaise Feb 2018 #26

Yep and so much more SHRED Feb 2018 #28

He counseled that evil fuck Nixon Zorro Feb 2018 #24

+1,000 malaise Feb 2018 #27

Funny...a bit off topic, but maybe not. PatrickforO Feb 2018 #36

Minimum wage was raised from $1.40 to $1.60 an hour in 1968 Zorro Feb 2018 #44

Good post malaise Feb 2018 #47

Graham and the Republicans were kind of mutual remoras GoneOffShore Feb 2018 #123

Graham to nixon about Jews edhopper Feb 2018 #25

Well said malaise Feb 2018 #29

Wish I could rec responses. The Polack MSgt Feb 2018 #59

"stand up if under proper circumstances" malthaussen Feb 2018 #84

another religious asswhole weissmam Feb 2018 #30

Where is RObertson these days? malaise Feb 2018 #32

Another great religious charlatan Zorro Feb 2018 #46

Where is Benny Hinn these daysHe had the jet and the luxury homes. malaise Feb 2018 #48

These frauds live long, long lives Scarsdale Feb 2018 #54

No - it's because they havegreat health care malaise Feb 2018 #56

Porking Paula White behind a pulpit somewhere njhoneybadger Feb 2018 #62

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Feb 2018 #64

Billy was big on the "love the sinner but hate the sin" meme for LGBT people and .... Botany Feb 2018 #31

and not only in America malaise Feb 2018 #33

If hear one more news outlet refer to Billy Graham as America's pastor, I'm gonna puke. octoberlib Feb 2018 #34

Was your final word ironic or merely a good-bye? lapucelle Feb 2018 #35

Good-bye - no irony malaise Feb 2018 #38

I thought sure he would have reported back from heaven by now rurallib Feb 2018 #37

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Feb 2018 #42

If only Christianity could have died with him njhoneybadger Feb 2018 #39

I'm not going to fall all over myself grieving for Graham... Raster Feb 2018 #43

Nailed it malaise Feb 2018 #49

It will be fun to watch his kids fight over his wealth rurallib Feb 2018 #45

Hehehehehehhe malaise Feb 2018 #53

You guys remember his broadcasts on tv? Catherine Vincent Feb 2018 #50

Those annoyed me as a kid TlalocW Feb 2018 #107

Warms my heart to see so many clear-eyed folks here RussBLib Feb 2018 #51

Truth will out despite the propaganda malaise Feb 2018 #55

nixon and graham were some slimey evil shits. spanone Feb 2018 #52

If I can't say anything good about a person... MrScorpio Feb 2018 #57

There is that eye of the needle thing brokephibroke Feb 2018 #58

And it is 'written' that the 'elect' will be judged more harshly. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #113

When I was a kid (maybe 9 or 10 years old), I attended a revival service. Grammy23 Feb 2018 #60

What a great post Grammy23 malaise Feb 2018 #61

He sure did! Grammy23 Feb 2018 #67

Billy hated Jews and said Catholics are not Christians. keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #68

I have heard "Catholics are not Christians" all my life. Boomerproud Feb 2018 #117

Seems to me,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2018 #69

And he started his corporation in Minneapolis geardaddy Feb 2018 #70

The Hour of Decision malaise Feb 2018 #72

The devil is happy to see his son come home today. kimbutgar Feb 2018 #76

K&RK&RK&RK&R pangaia Feb 2018 #77

My personal experience mchill Feb 2018 #78

Damn RIGHT! usaf-vet Feb 2018 #86

Religion and politics use each other to gain wealth and power. keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #120

Snake oil salesmen have been pedalling Ilsa Feb 2018 #88

Heard this morning that he started out as a door to door brush salesman dhol82 Feb 2018 #89

Bingo malaise Feb 2018 #99

And Franklin has built on the legacy dhol82 Feb 2018 #101

After reading the entirety of this thread malaise, I'm just wondering: KPN Feb 2018 #91

Hehehehehhe malaise Feb 2018 #95

a big AMEN and GOOD BYE from this atheist. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #96

he also spawned a piece of shit for a child (franklin) gopiscrap Feb 2018 #97

He pretty much perfected the use of media in fleecing the Enoki33 Feb 2018 #98

Will Trump go to the funeral? 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2018 #103

Couldn't you say the same thing about religion? Bradshaw3 Feb 2018 #104

Thanks to Billy Runningdawg Feb 2018 #108

You win the thread malaise Feb 2018 #118

He made the non religious nervous. Sneederbunk Feb 2018 #109

I can't see how anyone who lives in the life of luxury... WyattKansas Feb 2018 #114

It's a good pitch for the prosperity gospel posse malaise Feb 2018 #119

This place is always very classy when someone dies fescuerescue Feb 2018 #115

You'd say the same about TRump. Duppers Feb 2018 #125

No need to be mean fescuerescue Feb 2018 #130

Your culture? Duppers Feb 2018 #131

Graham was the hateful one and look at his sleazy piece of shit son JI7 Feb 2018 #126

So did Steve Jobs. hunter Feb 2018 #122