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There is no room in the Billy Graham Crusade
fo r doctrines o f hatred and bigotry
Flore id Walker
District Manager
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earing that the impending Billy Gra­
ham Crusade in September would whip
the fanatic "religious" right into a
frenzy o f gay-bashing, Just Out de­
cided to contact the crusade headquar­
ters and see just what Billy Graham preaches.
We talked to Tom Phillips, the senior crusade
organizer, about some of our fears and concerns
regarding the crusade coming to Portland. He was
very receptive to us. Phillips stated, “The Billy
Graham Crusade does not target groups. Billy
Graham’s message is about the loveof God through
Jesus Christ.” There seems to be no room in the
crusade organization for people who do not have
that level of loving acceptance of all people.
Doctrines of hatred and bigotry will have no
platform during this crusade.
The crusade's organizers are well aware of the
escalating attacks from hate-filled people in our
communities. Phillips said, "The Jewish commu­
nity is usually the most fearful of the crusade
coming to town and triggering a tide of anti-
Semitism. We always meet with the [Jewish]
leaders and they are immediately reassured by the
message o f love that Billy Graham preaches.” .
Rally organizers are committed to reaching all
people, with a special emphasis on "the multi­
cultural community." Many comments are made
in the crusade’s literature about the diversity of
people that are welcomed. “Every night from the
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platform, Mr. Graham urges the crusade audience
to go out of their way to meet and make friends
with a person of a different race. He preaches
about peace, love and unity among all people and
ethnic groups. The crusade reaches across ethnic,
cultural, language and physical boundaries.”
The crusade does not teach a sectarian doc­
trine or in any way try to influence people toward
a specific church or denomination.
“All seats are available free of charge on a
first-come, first-serve basis. Special provisions
are frequently made for other language groups
and for persons with disabilities,” reads the
crusade’s literature.
In talking to Police Chief Tom Potter about
concerns of escalating violence as a result o f the
Billy Graham crusade, Potter said, “Billy Gra­
ham is inclusive, he’s not exclusive. This is the
most well-run organization I ’ve seen doing a
production in Portland.”
The crusade is very open and aboveboard in all
financial matters. Billy Graham remains the one
major evangelist that is scandal-free.
Preaching love, acceptance and diversity to
people is what Oregon desperately needs right
now. We can only hope that Billy Graham's
message is able to heal the hate-tom "Christians"
who are turning themselves inside out trying to
annihilate everyone who doesn't agree with their
dogma.
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