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Alpha
Roots Chart
Data Table
Reasons to Believe Billy Graham is a Freemason
original link: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~emcd/AlphaRoots_Graham.htm
PLEASE
NOTE:
The following is merely a limited collection of useful but essentially random
facts on the subject in question. This document is not intended to be
taken as an in-depth, or exhaustive, or definitive treatment.
The following information is taken
from the book Billy Graham and His Friends, by Cathy
Burns. All of Cathy’s statements are accompanied by exhaustive
source references:
· A
past director of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), William M.
Watson, was a Freemason [p177];
· Another
director of Billy Graham’s EA, David M. McConnell, was also a Freemason [Ibid].
· The
co-chairman of the Billy Graham Crusade Advisory Committee for the St. Louis
Crusade in 1973, Arthur Lee Malory, was a 32nd degree Mason [Ibid].
· Graham
has referred to Jesse Bader as a “godly” man and as being one of Graham’s “VERY
close advisers”, yet Bader was a Mason [p158].
· Graham
has shared a platform with Andrew Young – who was a Freemason [p104].
· In
his crusades, Graham has used Roy Rogers – a 33rd degree Mason [p488], Dale
Evans – a Mason [Ibid], and Burl Ives - a 33rd degree Mason [Ibid].
· The
luncheon guest list when Graham received the Lowell Thomas Award (Thomas was a
Mason [p388]) included Hugh Downs (a DeMolay – a Masonic organization) [p389],
Dan Rather (another DeMolay) [Ibid] and Paul Harvey (another DeMolay
[Ibid]). As Burns says: “Of course, Billy Graham has
bragged up the DeMolay organization. In a Masonic book, The
Clergy and the Craft, in which the author states ‘The clergy represented
in this volume are proud to be both Masons and Ministers
of God’ … we find this statement by Graham: ‘There are the young people upon
which the hope of America’s future rests and DeMolays are part of this
group....May God richly bless all DeMolays as they continue their good work’”
[p390].
Graham has called Mark Hatfield “a devout evangelical” and “a great Christian
leader” [p16], yet Hatfield was a 33rd degree Mason [p14]. Hatfield
was on the judging panel which awarded Graham the Templeton
prize. Graham recommended Hatfield to Nixon as a running mate [Ibid]. Graham
also recommended Walter Judd as a Nixon running mate, yet Judd was a Mason [Ibid].
· Who
‘made’ Billy Graham? William Randolph Hearst was Graham’s first
major backer, yet Hearst’s organization was run by Masons
[p56]. Back in 1953 the chairman of the board of RCA, a man called
David Sarnoff, got Billy Graham onto NBC (every Sunday
night!). Sarnoff was a Mason [p49].
· Billy
Graham calls Brooks Hays “my old Christian friend” and an adviser,
yet Hays was a Mason [p58].
For the 1992 Portland, Oregon Billy Graham Crusade
only Shriner clowns were allowed to perform. To become a Shriner, a
person must first be a 32degree Mason! There were other clowns available, but
they were not allowed to perform. That seems quite odd, doesn’t it? Is Graham
subtly trying to get a message across? [p177].
Norman Vincent Peale
Cathy Burns points out that “Billy
Graham … and [33rd degree Mason Norman Vincent] Peale had a friendship of about
35 or 40 years. In 1957 at the Madison Square Garden Crusade
Graham had Peale on the platform with him. In fact, Graham said that
Peale was very supportive of his meetings, but there’s probably a reason why.
Almost 400 decision cards were turned over to Peale [!!]… NO other church had
received as many cards as Peale did. In fact, ‘Peale’s church received more
cards (373) than ALL of the 14 Conservative Baptist churches COMBINED (311)”
[p26].
Cathy continues: “Peale … had already
been a mason for over 30 years and had also been the Grand Chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of New York for several years BEFORE he sat on the platform with
Graham [In 1960 Graham invited Peale to address a group of evangelical leaders
in Switzerland].” [pp26-27] Cathy later
notes that “Graham said on December 6th, 1966, at a National Council of
Churches luncheon, ‘I don’t know ANYONE who has done more for the kingdom of
God than Norman and Ruth Peale, OR have meant any more in my life – the
encouragement they have given me’ Over 30 years later (and after Peale had
died), Graham was STILL praising him. In his 1997 autobiography he noted: ‘…Dr.
Peale was warmly supportive of the meetings [at Madison Square Gardens in
1957]. Although our EMPHASIS in preaching differed, I found
him a deeply committed believer” [p31]. Cathy also points out
that “Peale endorsed a biography for Graham” [p32].
Graham is also linked, albeit
indirectly, to NVP through their respective close friendships with President
Nixon.
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Billy Graham personally refuses to
deny that he is a mason. "A famous Mason named Jim Shaw, was
called for induction to the 33rd level, and he has since converted
toChristianity. He exposed in his Book [co-authored
with Tom McKenney], The Deadly Deception,
(1998), p.104-105, the fact that Billy Graham was present there at his induction.
(Only very High level Masons are allowed to witness such
events.) The Publishers
of his Book, Huntington House refused to publish it with Billy Graham's
name there and he wasforced to remove his name and
replace it with 'an internationally prominent evangelist'. You can only guess
where the pressure
came from for the suppression of Billy Graham's name" [www.apostasyrevealed.com/article_billyg.htm].
"Before Jim [Shaw] died he
confirmed this fact [that Billy Graham was present at his induction] to many
people. At page 109 I have included a letter from Tom McKenney
stating that page 104 definitely referred to Billy Graham. For those of you who
do not have the time to read through Jim's whole testimony, I recommend you
read page 104 and the letter located on page 109 to verify the fact that it was
Graham referred to in the book" [www.nisbett.com/rbooks/rb-deadly.htm].
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"Robert Morey, while doing
research on Freemasonry at the House Of The Temple,
asked the librarian if they had Billy Graham's Masonic membership file. She
replied that they did have such a file on hand. On page 23 of Morey's book
entitled The Truth About Masons he
refers to Billy Graham when he states '...Or that one of the most well-known
evangelists in the world is a Luciferian because he
is a thirty-third degree Mason?'" {}
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"Billy Graham's Christianity
Today gave Peale positive publicity. In Billy Graham's New York Crusade the
larger number of people who came forward (373) were sent to Peale's Marble
Collegiate Church" {}
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Graham's name was given in two
official Masonic lists of one hundred famous Masons. His name was only
removed from the lists after strenuous representations by the BGEA.
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Bill Clinton was a DeMolay [i.e.
Mason], yet Graham made him the honorary chair of Graham's 1989 Crusade in
Little Rock [{ }, p309].
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INCPU concluding
notes - we believe the
evidence clearly shows that Mr. Graham has been working with the Vatican for a
one-world-religion since 1946. We cannot determine how long Mr. Graham has been
a freemason, but we're quite sure other evidence builds the case of him not
only being a mason, but also a 33rd degree mason - the highest degree in
freemasonry on the Scottish Rite side. You can find
our previous report on this subject here at this link:
http://www.incpu.org/exposing-mr-graham.pdf
If you are unfamiliar
with the religion or organization of freemasons, please see our gospel tract on
it:
http://www.incpu.org/ms-tr-darker.pdf
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I pray this information
is helpful for everyone who reads it for the cause of Jesus Christ and the
building of His church, and helping His followers stay pure and ready for His
soon-coming return.
~ a
growing servant/life-slave of Jesus, SH
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Writer: Steven
Henry, a Bible student and Bible teacher, and a reporter with the INCPU new
team, and regular contributor on the Vine of Life team or reporters.
