Word: grahame
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After a slow walk to the ARCO podium at the Institute of Politics (IOP) last night, Reverend Billy Graham was greeted with a standing ovation from the 800-member audience. Two more standing ovations were to come at the end of Graham's address, entitled "Is God Relevant for the 21st Century...
Speaking in his characteristic Southern drawl, Graham said that today's technology cannot solve humanity's biggest problems: evil, suffering and death. He urged students of all faiths, instead of turning to technology, to turn...
...Graham, 80 years old and suffering from Parkinson's disease, is one of the nation's most renowned evangelists as well as a respected presidential advisor. In his introduction of Graham, IOP Director Alan K. Simpson described him as "the single most respected world figure in the second half of the twentieth century, and a great part of the country's collective conscience...
...Graham, who counseled every president since Harry Truman, began his career more than a half century ago and has visited more than 100 countries--including the nations of the former Soviet bloc--with his evangelical message...
...remarkable career, Graham managed to avoid the financial and sexual scandals that have plagued other evangelists. He never built a church of his own, instead directing his followers to their own local churches...