Via Worldview on WBEZ 91.5 Chicago
The late Billy Graham’s influence went far beyond religious life. Worldview talks with writer and filmmaker, Frank Schaeffer, son of another evangelical giant, theologian, Francis Schaeffer. One of America’s most prominent liberal Christian thinkers, Schaeffer will give his insights from his long family history with Graham, and how Graham was not as aligned with today’s populist evangelical mainstream as you might think. He’ll also tell us about Graham’s instrumental role in tearing down the wall of separation between Church and State.
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Nice interview . And a bit more revealing than the previous article . Though to be honest I’m begging to suffer from a bout of Billy Graham fatigue .. what with all the discussions flying around my house and inner circle … all the ( negative ) memories even talking about him are dredging up etc .
But here’s a thought .
Maybe … rather than trying to place the blame on this person … that entity .. etc .as we delve even further into being a ” Culture of Complaint ” .. complete with scapegoats etc … on both sides …
.. perhaps its about damn time we start focusing the blame on ourselves in this country
Because when it comes right down to it … the likes of a Billy Graham … Donald Trump … an NRA minority running roughshod over the nation etc .. et al .. ad nauseam …
.. are but mere symptoms underling the actual disease itself .
Which is us !
Because … we’re the idiots voting these celebrities and fools into power … we’re the ones buying the guns filling the NRA and Arms Manufactures pockets … we’re the ones succumbing to cheap half baked Russian social media propaganda … we’re the ones listening to the words of a Billy / Franklin Graham while ignoring the actions behind their words … we’re the ones excusing celebrity for actions we would not tolerate from our own family … we’re the ones falling for every imaginable ..ism under the sun thinking that will finally save us … we’re the suckers for every snake oil salesman on the planet regardless of what he/she may be selling … we’re the ones despite being the most educated nation on the planet that have volitional chosen to become The Collective Stupidity of America … which means
We’re the ones to blame . And the only one we can fix is ourselves . Because the reality is … for every Billy Graham that passes … there’s another ten to take his place .. Dump the Trump… and guaranteed the line will be a mile long to fill his shoes … some as bad .. many even worse … and on and on and on ..
Think about it .
Eco .. va bene … basta .. ciao
Dear Frank Schaeffer:
Thank you for these recollections and reflections.
Readers can download from https://is.gd/6vE1OK
A blessed Lenten walk with Christ!
Readers – The Correct and Secure Link Has Been Provided by Frank in the Above Paragraph
Begging the question gdd . Why would you feel the need to provide a link ? … ( which by the way is both invalid and insecure when clicked on … ahh the joys of VPN and extensive advanced digital security ) … when the proper link has already been provided by Frank ?
Trying to draw Frank’s readers into your own private digital hell of trolldom and lies gdd ?
Sigh … once again gdd … your Spectacle of the Inept comes shining thru like a burned out flashlight on an ant hill
Dearest Frank,
You escaped your evangelical torturers as I escaped my federal ones he he….
I see you prospering in your retirement years as am I…
Lets travel back in time to the sixties and our dear Beatles…
Back to the Garden as it were…
“Octopus’s Garden”
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been
In his octopus’s garden in the shade
I’d ask my friends to come and see
An octopus’s garden with me
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus’s garden near a cave
We would sing and dance around
Because we know we can’t be found
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
(Lies beneath the ocean waves)
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe
(Happy and they’re safe)
We would be so happy you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden with you
In an octopus’s garden with you
In an octopus’s garden with you ”
the beatles
That is a fabulous love song….
N
What would you give up to leave the evangelical lie?
Take a look at our dear Frank and he will lead you out….
Republicans are domestic enemies and the war has come home to Wisconsin’s first congressional district as I see the Dems picking up this seat as Paul Ryan is a paid billionaire whore…..
Our dear Bernie Sanders came home to speak here in the “first” and he said we will not cu;t social security but expand it.
That should be our rallying call….
Gun issues?
Divide and conquor at its best…
Social Security is where the money hits the road and one must get ones priorities straight as the middle class and unions and pensions are a thing of the past.
Paul Ryan is weak in this district and can be defeated….
N