Billy Graham's Impact On Society

(1)The Christian evangelist William Franklin Graham Jr., Billy Graham, was born in Charlotte, NC. (3)Surprisingly, he would one day preach the Christian gospel to over 215 million people in over 185 countries. He was credited for preaching the gospel to more individuals than basically anyone in history. He attended Bob Jones University, but he while he was there he considered their rules to be intolerable. (5)While going to the Florida Bible Institute he became a Southern Baptist. (2) Along with attending Wheaton College the Christian evangelist met Ruth Bell, who had a father that was a medical missionary, and later he would marry her.
(1)Graham’s long career regarded a positive effect on everyone that listens to him, one reported from Times said that he was “ the Pope of Protestant America”. (2)Throughout his career he preached to more than 80 million to countless
He was also awarded the Templeton Foundation Prize for Progress in Religion, and Speaker of the Year. (2) Throughout the world he won awards he was bestowed with the Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. (5) While Jews and Christians were listening to his sermons, they started understanding the differences in their faith. (3) Shockingly, in time Graham released his final sermon to the world, this is because of his health. Graham, who was getting older, was concerned about America’s spiritual health. He was so concerned in fact that he stated “Our country’s in great need of a spiritual awakening, there have been times that I’ve wept as I’ve gone from city to city and I’ve seen how far people have wandered from God.” For his children he has left a flawless legacy to keep alive, even though it will be a hard task they have willingly tried to keep Billy Graham’s message