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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums100-year-old evangelist, Billy Graham, vows to eat mor' chikin' on August 1st.
Grahams father, evangelist Billy Graham, issued a statement in support of Cathy and Chick-fil-A for its strong Christian faith.
I've known their family for many years and have watched them grow Chick-fil-A into one of the best businesses in America while never compromising their values, he said in the statement. Each generation faces different issues and challenges, but our standard must always be measured by God's Word. I appreciate the Cathy family's public support for God's definition of marriage. As the son of a dairy farmer who milked many a cow, I plan to 'Eat Mor Chikin' and show my support by visiting Chick-fil-A next Wednesday."
http://www.samaritan.org/index.php/articles/support_chick_fil_a/
Personally, I think Billy is too far into his own private memories to make statements like this. He's also only 94, not 100. But the rest of the quote is directly from son Franklin's web site.
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100-year-old evangelist, Billy Graham, vows to eat mor' chikin' on August 1st. (Original Post)
japple
Jul 2012
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DURHAM D
(32,595 posts)1. Totally agree - that is Franklin speaking, not his father.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)2. Did Jesus eat fried chicken marinated in pickle juice?
GoneOffShore
(17,308 posts)3. He was a fraud in the 1950's and still going strong.
Miserable old weasel.
Comrade_McKenzie
(2,526 posts)4. Eat plenty of it, Billy. It's good for your health. nt
xfundy
(5,105 posts)5. Cue the Nixon tape of Billy talking about the Jews
I once had some respect for him, as one of the only "real" christian televangiban. Fuck him, and fuck Franky who's carrying on the tradition of stealing from the sick, poor and undeducated in the family religion industry.