Read the whole thing<\/a>.<\/p>\nIt would be nice if someone read it to Billy Graham, too.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During the previous civil rights era, those seeking moral guidance were far better served by turning to Harry Belafonte than by turning to the Rev. Billy Graham. For those seeking moral guidance today, Billy Graham remains a disappointment. You\u2019re better off turning to Bob Mould and Jeff Tweedy (or to Laurelyn Dossettt or to whoever […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[17,53,52],"class_list":["post-7490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evangelicals","tag-equality","tag-gay-rights","tag-homosexuality"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>\u201cI apologize to anyone I have unintentionally offended,\u201d Harris says<\/a>. \u201cHowever, I do not apologize for the manner in which the Word of God articulates sexual immorality, including homosexuality and effeminacy, as a behavior that is an abomination to God.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n