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WATCH: Billy Graham's electrifying preaching in 5 videos
WATCH: Billy Graham's electrifying preaching in 5 videos

Billy Graham's electrifying preaching style reached more than 200 million people around the world over the course of his lifetime.

The Billy Graham backlash: Why speak ill of the dead?
The Billy Graham backlash: Why speak ill of the dead?

There's that ancient word to the wise that our present generation might do well to heed: 'do not speak ill of the dead'. In the polarised age of furious Twitterstorms and instant hot-takes, we might do well not to speak too soon either.

Queen sends personal condolences to Billy Graham's family as funeral details emerge
Queen sends personal condolences to Billy Graham's family as funeral details emerge

The Queen is sending private condolences to Billy Graham's family after the famous evangelist died yesterday aged 99.

Time to arm teachers, says Trump at meeting with Florida shooting survivors
Time to arm teachers, says Trump at meeting with Florida shooting survivors

Donald Trump is considering arming teachers in classrooms in the wake of a mass shooting on a school in Florida.

Trump administration rejects asylum for more than 100 Iranian Christians
Trump administration rejects asylum for more than 100 Iranian Christians

More than 100 Iranian Christians and other refugees have been denied asylum in the US by the Trump administration. Despite White House promises of protection for the persecuted, these refugees now face potential deportation to and subsequent punishment in Iran.

Billy Graham funeral: Trump, Obama and Bill Clinton expected to attend ceremony under canvas
Billy Graham funeral: Trump, Obama and Bill Clinton expected to attend ceremony under canvas

As CBN put it, Billy Graham will finish in the same way that he started – under a large white tent in front of thousands of people.

Stormzy attacks Theresa May over Grenfell and dedicates Brits win to God: Is he Christianity's latest hero?
Stormzy attacks Theresa May over Grenfell and dedicates Brits win to God: Is he Christianity's latest hero?

Stormzy is no Cliff Richard but it's precisely this roughness that makes him exciting as a face for modern Christianity.

'When he spoke, it was real': How Billy Graham changed my life
'When he spoke, it was real': How Billy Graham changed my life

Billy Graham touched the lives of millions through a long life of evangelistic service – an estimated 215 million, according to some counts.

Billy Graham dies aged 99: Tributes pour in for 'the most important evangelist since the Apostle Paul'
Billy Graham dies aged 99: Tributes pour in for 'the most important evangelist since the Apostle Paul'

Tributes to Billy Graham are pouring in today after the evangelist died at the age of 99.

'My home is in Heaven': Here are some of Billy Graham's best quotations
'My home is in Heaven': Here are some of Billy Graham's best quotations

'My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.'

Billy Graham, preacher to millions and friend of presidents, dies aged 99
Billy Graham, preacher to millions and friend of presidents, dies aged 99

Billy Graham, the hugely popular American evangelist and one of the most influential Christian preachers of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 99.

After the Florida shooting, what is wrong with 'thoughts and prayers'?
After the Florida shooting, what is wrong with 'thoughts and prayers'?

Last week's horrific school shooting in Florida saw the tired trope of 'thoughts and prayers' trending once again. Here's why the religious sentiment makes people so angry.

Trump must recruit even more Christian voters to win in 2020, says top pollster
Trump must recruit even more Christian voters to win in 2020, says top pollster

Donald Trump must increase his support from Christians if he is to stand a chance of winning another election, according to a leading pollster.

800 Christians flee Pakistan neighbourhood after violent mob demands death for 'blasphemy'
800 Christians flee Pakistan neighbourhood after violent mob demands death for 'blasphemy'

As many as 800 Christians fled a neighbourhood in Pakistan this week, after a violent Muslim mob of hundreds had demanded capital punishment for 'blasphemy' of a 20-year-old Christian man.

Pennsylvania cult church invites AR-15 assault rifles for 'blessing' ceremony
Pennsylvania cult church invites AR-15 assault rifles for 'blessing' ceremony

A cult church in Pennsylvania will next week held a ceremony which invites attendees to bring AR-15 assault rifles, the same weapon used in last weeks Florida school shooting that killed 17.

Bishop of Chelmsford: Do we really want Trump's finger on nuclear button?
Bishop of Chelmsford: Do we really want Trump's finger on nuclear button?

The Bishop of Chelmsford is pressing ministers to take part in United Nations discussions on banning nuclear weapons, branding them 'immoral' and a 'lethal extravagance'.