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{{#Show badges: | tobaccowiki}}'''Billy Graham''' (ministerWilliam Franklin Graham, Jr.) is a prominent American Christian televangelist who, since the 1950s, has served as a religious consultant to a number of U.S. presidents including [[George W. Bush]].<ref> Answers.com [http://www.answers.com/topic/billy-graham Biography: Billy Graham, Evangelist] Web site, accessed December 15, 2008 </ref> "Recognitions include the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Freedom Award (2000) for contributions to the cause of freedom; the Congressional Gold Medal (1996); the [[Templeton Foundation]] Prize for Progress in Religion (1982); and the Big Brother Award for his work on behalf of the welfare of children (1966). In 1964 he received the Speaker of the Year Award and was cited by the George Washington Carver Memorial Institute for his contributions to race relations. He was recognized by the [[Anti-Defamation League]] of the [[B’nai B’rith]] in 1969 and the [[National Conference of Christians and Jews]] in 1971 for his efforts to foster a better understanding among all faiths. In December 2001 he was presented with an honorary knighthood, Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), for his international contribution to civic and religious life over 60 years." <ref>[http://www.billygraham.org/MediaRelations_Bios.asp?id=0 William (Billy) F. Graham], Billy Graham Library, accessed February 2, 2009.</ref> *Chair, [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] <ref>[http://www.billygraham.org/pdfs/development/annualreports/BGEA2007FinancialReport.pdf 2007 Annual Report], Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, accessed December 15, 2008.</ref>*Co-founded [[Youth for Christ]] with evangelist [[Charles Templeton]] <ref>[http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979573,00.html God's Billy Pulpit], Time, accessed February 2, 2009.</ref>*Winner of the 1982 [[Templeton Prize]] <ref>Templeton Prize [http://www.templetonprize.org/currentwinner.html Former Winners], organizational web page, accessed June 13, 2013.</ref> ==Billy Graham and tobacco issues== A 1974 [[Tobacco Institute]] newsletter reported the following information regarding Billy Graham's stance on smoking issues: "In his syndicated column, Billy Graham quoted the view of the U. S. PublicHealth Service about smoking. He concluded that the custom is "a sin against one's self." <ref>Tobacco Institute [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/yuh92f00 Tobacco Institute Newsletter Number 109] October 29, 1974. 8 pp. Bates No. TIMN0116727/6734</ref> ==Selected Books==*Billy Graham, [[Malcolm Muggeridge]] and [[John R. Stott]], ''Christ and the Media'' ([[Regent College Publishing]], 2003). ==Criticism== *[[Alexander Cockburn]], "[http://www.counterpunch.org/alexgraham.html When Billy Graham Planned To Kill One Million People]", ''Counterpunch'', March 12, 2002.*Marshall Frady, ''Billy Graham: A Parable of American Righteousness'' (Simon & Schuster, 2006). [http://worldview.cceia.org/archive/worldview/1979/09/3270.html/_res/id=sa_File1/v22_i009_a014.pdf Review]*[[Cecil Bothwell]], ''[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=YbjPlW5j8bIC&dq=%22The+Prince+of+War:+Billy+Graham%27s+Crusade+for+a+Wholly+Christian+Empire+%22&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=QbT8Spj9AZGWkAWI1JH1Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false The Prince of War: Billy Graham's Crusade for a Wholly Christian Empire]'' (Asheville, NC, 2007). ([http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/rothermel060908.html MRZine Review])*William Hughes, "[http://www.counterpunch.org/hughes09272007.html A Prince of War Exposed: The Dark Side of Rev. Billy Graham]", ''Counterpunch'', September 27, 2007.*Michael Barker, "[http://www.swans.com/library/art15/barker39.html The Religious Right And World Vision's "Charitable" Evangelism]", ''Swans Commentary'', December 28, 2009.  ===Other===*A Startling Exposure: Billy Graham and the Church of Rome by [[Ian R. K. Paisley]] *Billy Graham Reformer? Politician? Preacher? Prophet? A Chronological Record Compiled from Public Sources By the Church League of America 1951-1982. *The Assimilation of Evangelist Billy Graham into the Roman Catholic Church by [[Erwin Wilson]].

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