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Billy Graham on politics

The Guardian

Monday 27 June 2005, 3:03 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

While religion and politics are mixing, making evangelicals a crucial base of the Republican right, Billy Graham, who is credited with converting George Bush to Christianity, has moved away from politics, claiming it impedes his ability to unite his flock around the Bible.

Asked where he locates himself politically today, he said: "I'm not even sure now where the middle is. One of the things I find very helpful is if I stay away from politics and just preach the Gospel."

In his autobiography, Just As I Am, he says: "Becoming involved in strictly political issues or partisan politics inevitably dilutes the evangelist's impact and compromises his message. It is a lesson I wish I had learned sooner."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1512377,00.html