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Starting today, the Reverend Billy Graham will be preaching in Flushing, Queens in what it seems like everyone is excitedly calling "his last crusade" because he's old and seems to be ready to die. The "crusade" is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people, and it'll be a big media event, too - Brian Williams anchoring the NBC Nightly News tonight from Flushing Meadows Park tonight; the Hollywood Reporter points out that Graham's 1957 sermon at Madison Square Garden was televised by ABC. The 86 year-old preacher even visited Flushing Meadows Park last night, to check out the site and thank workers. Gothamist hopes there's an extensive air-conditioning system onstage, as it's supposed to be humid, hot, hazy, and yes, hellish, this weekend, though TV producers might think a fainting Graham would make good TV. This weekend's event is an expensive $6.8 million, with all sorts of Grahamites available (the NY Times has one of their trademark fun graphics of what's where).
The NY Times has a lot of Billy Graham stories, including one today about Graham's place in NYC, which has a large population of Jews and a growing population of Muslims; Newsday has a story about evangelism in NYC.
Photograph of Billy Graham poster in Flushing from the AP
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That's really clever, calling it a "crusade." You know, since those have typically turned out so well throughout history.
Billy Graham is here on the same weekend as Gay Pride... coincidence?
crusade :: christian
jihad :: muslim
thank zog for kaplans, eh?
Erm.....because Graham coming to New York is such a violent action. I'm sure he's going to go on stage with missles and rocket launchers. Smart analogy.....
From Merriam-Webster:
jihad - a crusade for a principle or belief
Crusade in this case, is not attributed as a "Holy War". Like i said again, he's not going on stage with a missle.......idiot.
"Billy Graham is here on the same weekend as Gay Pride... coincidence?"
Max, I laughed out loud at that one!
Things that make you go "Hmmmmmmmmmmm"...
Max> Brilliant association, brother. Wonder what time Mr. Graham finishes on Sunday? Although I imagine there will be some gray-haired trannnies marching, we may never know for sure.
I sure hope he gets stuck in tranny-traffic.
From Merriam-Webster:
crusade - any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims
They should update it to reflect 21st century.
For the third time, this is not attributed as a "holy war". If the only definition you're using is that, then you need to look harder as it is also considered as a, "A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse".
I don't see a reason to call me dumb if you're so narrow minded.
*shrug*