Is anyone else watching the sickeningly hagiographic biography of Billy Graham on Fox?

Not watching. Along with my atheism came abillygrahamism. He’s one of those people who will never be seen by anyone as they really were, and less so after death than ever before.

I was brought up in evangelicalism and was a faithful listener to “Hour of Decision” on the radio in my teen years. Now I’m probably more cynical than even he deserves. And yet I don’t forget that I have known many honest, sincere, and intelligent true believers. It’s a paradox that I expect to die without resolving.

But how many of our putative heroes can withstand any kind of scrutiny at all? And should they? I don’t know the right answer.

Not big on tv preachers or egomaniacs, not watching it. Although as a christian, I’m sure he’s helped people, which I can respect. There’s not many people who are unblemished, so I try to focus on the positives. He was a different generation.

I won’t be watching. Billy Graham was hugely influential and attracted enormous audiences in my home town. His name was once on everyone’s lips now he is mostly forgotten. I have the impression he was sincere and a better man than the current crop of evangelicals but any interest I have would be historical rather than religious.

God no.

I have more enjoyable things to do than to watch a right wing propaganda piece about a religious extremist.
Like getting a team kill penalty after some moron in my team drove directly into my torpedo barrage in World of Warships.