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{{short description|American Christian evangelist and missionary (born 1952)}}
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| honorific_prefix   = [[The Reverend]]
| image              = 2021 Franklin Graham.jpg
| caption            = Graham in 2021
| birth_name         = William Franklin Graham III
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|07|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Asheville, North Carolina]], U.S.
| occupation         = [[Evangelism|Christian evangelist]]
| party              = [[Republican (United States)|Republican]] (before 2015)<br />[[Independent voter|Independent]] (2015–present)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/22/franklin-graham-quits-the-gop-over-planned-parenthood-funding/|title=Evangelist Franklin Graham quits the Republican Party over Planned Parenthood funding|date=December 22, 2015|first=David|last=Gibson|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=February 24, 2018}}</ref>
| education          = [[LeTourneau University]]<br />[[Montreat College]] ([[Associate of Science|AS]])<br />[[Appalachian State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| spouse             = {{marriage|Jane Cunningham|1974}}
| children           = {{nowrap|4, including [[Will Graham (evangelist)|Will]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billygraham.org/biographies_show.asp?p=2&d=2 |work=Franklin Graham Biography |publisher=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |title=Franklin Graham |url-status=dead |access-date=July 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517112930/http://www.billygraham.org/biographies_show.asp?p=2&d=2 |archive-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>}}
| parents            = [[Billy Graham]]<br>[[Ruth Graham]]
| relatives          = [[L. Nelson Bell]] (grandfather), [[Gigi Graham]] (sister), [[Anne Graham Lotz]] (sister)
| module             = {{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes
|office = President of the {{avoid wrap|[[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]]}}
|term_start = 2001
|term_end = present
|predecessor = [[Billy Graham]]}}
}}
'''William Franklin Graham III''' (born July 14, 1952) is an American [[Evangelism|evangelist]] and [[missionary]] in the [[Evangelicalism|evangelical movement.]] He frequently engages in [[Christian revival]] tours and [[political commentary]]. The son of [[Billy Graham]], he is president and CEO of the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] (BGEA) and of [[Samaritan's Purse]], an international evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization. Under his leadership, Samaritan's Purse has become a leading global Christian relief organization, providing emergency assistance in crisis zones worldwide, including large-scale responses in Ukraine, Pakistan, and other regions affected by conflict or natural disasters. Graham has been considered as one of the most influential and best-known evangelicals in America, leading one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States, with $1.111 billion in private donations.<ref name="Time100ReligiousLeaders">{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1993235_1993243_1993276,00.html |title=Top 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America |magazine=Time |publisher=Time Inc. |date=February 7, 2005 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="FTReligiousLeaders">{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f2b17cb7-f179-4b06-bbe1-15f682ba16a5 |title=Evangelical leader Franklin Graham: 'Americans realise Trump is not pastor-in-chief |website=Financial Times |date=July 24, 2024|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="ForbesTopCharities">{{cite web |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Forbes Top 100 Charities |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/top-charities/ |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=Forbes}}</ref>

Graham became a "committed Christian" in 1974 and was [[Ordination|ordained]] in 1982, and has since become a public speaker and author.<ref name=Biography>{{Cite AV media | people = Graham, Franklin (BGEA Board Chair, Pres., CEO) & BGEA Staff | date = 2025-11-11 | title = Biographies: Franklin Graham | work = [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] (BGEA) website (billygraham.org) | url=http://billygraham.org/about/biographies/franklin-graham/ |access-date=2025-11-11 |language=en-US}} For Graham's roles as the organisation's Board Chair, President, and CEO, see [https://billygraham.org/ministry-report this link], also accessed on the date just referenced.{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

==Early life and education==
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William Franklin Graham III was born in [[Asheville, North Carolina]], on July 14, 1952, to evangelist [[Billy Graham]] and [[Ruth Graham]], the fourth of their five children.<ref name=Biography/>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} Following local tradition, Franklin was given the family name, which had been passed down to the eldest son. His grandfather was named William Franklin Graham and was known as Frank within the family. His father, William Franklin Graham II, was called Billy Frank by his parents. Franklin was named William Franklin Graham III and called Franklin by his parents, to avoid confusion.<ref name=Rebel>{{cite book | last=Graham | first=Franklin | title=Rebel with a Cause | edition=illustrated | location = Nashville, TN | publisher=Thomas Nelson | year=1995 | isbn=9780785279150 |page=2}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

His father, [[Billy Graham]], was one of the world's most renowned evangelists and civil rights advocates.<ref name="Franklin Graham – Biography">{{Cite AV media | people = Graham, Franklin (SP Board Chair) & SP Staff | date = 2025-01-26 | title = Franklin Graham—Biography | work = [[Samaritan's Purse]] (SP) website (samaritanspurse.org) | url=https://samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/franklin-graham-biography/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |language=en-US}} For Graham's role as Board Chair, see [https://samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/board-of-directors/ this link], also accessed on the date just referenced.{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} The father originated from North Carolina, and was of Scots-Irish descent.<ref name=Bruns2004pp5-14>{{cite book |last=Bruns |first=Roger |chapter=A Farm Boy Becomes a Preacher |pages=5–14 |chapter-url={{Google books|HQvtTF1HSL8C|page=5|plainurl=yes}} |title=Billy Graham: A Biography |publisher=Greenwood Press |series=Greenwood biographies |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-313-32718-6}}</ref> His mother, Ruth Graham (née Ruth McCue Bell), was a Chinese-born American,{{cn|date=November 2025}} born to the medical missionary family of [[L. Nelson Bell]], who served as head of the [[Presbyterian]] hospital in [[Huai'an|Qingjiang, China]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | author = Eds. EB | date = 2025-11-11 | chapter = Huai'an | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica online (britannica.com) | url =  https://www.britannica.com/place/Huaian | access-date = 2025-11-11 | quote = Huaiyin county was founded in the 2nd century bce... [but] was overshadowed in importance by Huai’an (now the Chuzhou district) to the south. After the 1120s it ceased even to be a county seat. At that time too the name Qingjiang, or Qingjiang Harbour, first appeared.}}</ref> (300 miles northeast of Shanghai{{cn|date=November 2025}}), Ruth thus being raised in China, in a household that taught "dependence on God..., love for his word, [and] concern for others above self."<ref>{{Cite web | author = Baker, Mike | date=2007-06-14 |title=Billy Graham's Wife, Ruth, Dies at 87 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/billy-grahams-wife-ruth-dies-at-87/ |access-date=2025-02-03 | url-access = subscription | language=en-US | quote = [H]er father, L. Nelson Bell... a missionary doctor, headed the Presbyterian hospital in Qingjiang, China, that had been founded by the father of author Pearl Buck. Ruth grew up there and spent three high school years in what's now North Korea.}} This obituary is blurred if not registered/subscribing.</ref> Ruth's father, Franklin's  maternal grandfather, [[L. Nelson Bell|Lemuel]], in addition to his decades of medical missionary service, was a co-founder of ''[[Christianity Today]]''.<ref name="Franklin Graham – Biography"/>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

Graham was raised in a log home in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, surrounded by a family deeply committed to Christian ministry.<ref name="Franklin Graham – Biography"/>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} During Franklin Graham's childhood, the Graham family lived in a house near [[Asheville, North Carolina]]. As his father, [[Billy Graham]], gained national recognition, an increasing number of tourists began visiting their home daily. To ensure greater privacy, the family purchased several acres of land in the mountains outside of [[Montreat, North Carolina]], where they built a log house named ''Little Piney Cove''. Since Billy Graham was frequently away preaching, Franklin's mother, [[Ruth Graham]], oversaw the construction of the home.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|3}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}<ref name="PastorHogg">{{cite web | author = Hogg, Michael | date=2024-04-20 | title=Where There Is Smoke | work = Intentional Faith (PastorHogg.net) | url=https://pastorhogg.net/2024/04/20/where-there-is-smoke/ |access-date=2025-02-17 | publisher = Self-published.}} For the assoication of this full author name with this website, see [https://open.spotify.com/show/2MQs9qK0IYs9Z2jEpPZpwV this link].{{better source|date=November 2025}}</ref>{{better source|date=November 2025}} Even after relocating to ''Little Piney Cove'', the Graham family occasionally faced harassment from strangers, including death threats directed at [[Billy Graham]] by radical groups. Due to security concerns, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] recommended installing a security fence with electronic gates around the property. According to Franklin Graham, the family agreed to the measures, which effectively deterred unwanted intrusions.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|17}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

Billy Graham was often absent during his children's upbringing, leaving his wife to take on the primary role in maintaining the family.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|19–20}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} In his autobiography, Franklin Graham recounted an incident in which his mother, upon discovering that he had been smoking, required him to smoke an entire pack of cigarettes as a disciplinary measure. He noted that a similar method had been used in his father Billy Graham's childhood, when his own father employed the same approach to deter him from smoking.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|10–11}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}<ref name = LifeInfluence>{{Cite book |last=Aikman |first=David |author-link1=David Aikman |title=Billy Graham: His Life and Influence |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=Thomas Nelson |year=2007 |page=286 |asin=B008JM5FE2}}</ref>

As a teenager, Graham attended [[The Stony Brook School]], a Christian private school on [[Long Island, New York]], but was expelled mid senior year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-20 |title=Franklin Graham: The hell-raising evangelist's son - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/franklin-graham-the-hell-raising-evangelists-son/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In his autobiography, Graham stated that he was very unhappy there and developed a "prisoner of war mentality", refusing to conform to the school's order or ways of thinking, and repeatedly breaking the rules (including its prohibition of smoking).<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|40–41}} He finished [[Charles D. Owen High School|Owen High School]] in [[North Carolina]], close to his home.<ref>{{cite news |title=The prodigal son comes home |url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/graham/profile.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403230836/https://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/graham/profile.html |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |publisher=CNN.com}}</ref><ref name=Rebel />{{rp|44}}

In 1970, Graham attended [[LeTourneau University|LeTourneau College]] in [[Longview, Texas]], and was expelled from the school for keeping a female classmate out past curfew.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news | author = AP Staff | date=1995-11-09 |  title=Billy Graham Chooses Son as Likely Successor | work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/09/us/billy-graham-chooses-son-as-likely-successor.html | access-date=2025-03-06 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |agency=[[The Associated Press]] (AP)}}</ref> In 1973, Graham joined [[Robert Pierce|Bob Pierce]], founder of [[Samaritan's Purse]], on a six-week mission to Asia. During this trip, Graham decided to focus on world relief.<ref>{{cite book | author = Brown, Megan G. | editor = Kurian, George Thomas  & Lamport, Mark A. | date = 2016 | chapter = Samaritan's Purse | title = Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States | volume = 4 | page = 2015-2016 | location = Lanham, MD | publisher = Rowman & Littlefield | isbn = 9781442244313 | url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch0004unse/mode/2up | access-date = 2025-11-11 |url-access = registration}} Note, this source only cites Frankin Graham's writings and Samaritan's Purse webpages as it sources, so while having been independently authored and edited, it is still is not fully independent of the title subject's influence.</ref><!--All attempts to find any relevant content in earlier stated "Volume 5" were failures, leading to the discovery that the "S" subjects began in Volume 4, so the volume no. was corrected.--> In 1974, he graduated from Montreat-Anderson College, now [[Montreat College]], with an [[Associate of Science|A.S.]] That same year on a trip to [[Jerusalem]], he repented and experienced a [[new birth]].<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline">{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Franklin Graham Timeline |url=https://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/graham/timeline.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> After his studies, Graham was involved in administrative work related to preparation of his father's crusades.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|145}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} In 1978 he graduated from [[Appalachian State University]] with a B.A.<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline"/><!--This is not a valid WP citation:  <ref>[http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/APP/old/directory.cgi?FNC=viewProfile___APP___342654 "Sign In"] (members only). Appalachian Alumni Association, Appalachian State University. Retrieved November 29, 2013.</ref>--><ref>{{Cite web |title=Distinguished Alumni Award |url=https://www.alumni.appstate.edu/s/1727/c20/Interior.aspx?sid=1727&gid=2&pgid=549 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.alumni.appstate.edu |language=en}}</ref>

In his school days, Graham's favorite hobbies included "mountains, dogs, guns, and friends",<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|32}} and that he particularly enjoyed spending time in the hills and mountains near his home.{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} He would go out with his gun and dogs, build a campfire, and listen to music by artists such as [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Chuck Berry]], and [[Little Richard]] on a [[transistor radio]].<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|29}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} In his youth, his father was absent for extended periods, and Franklin was known for his rebelliousness against authority, and his having interest in motorcycles and airplanes,<ref name="SinnerSaved">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=A Sinner Saved by Christ's Grace |url=https://caringmagazine.org/a-sinner-saved-by-christs-grace/ |website=Caring Magazine |date= May 31, 1996|access-date=3 March 2025}}</ref> and in Scotch and cigarettes, which was challenging for his parents.{{cn|date=November 2025}}<!--It is not clear what material is suggested as coming from what following source. We could identify <ref name="SinnerSaved"> mentioning "difficult years during and after adolescence", his "rebellion against authority", and a love of motorcycles and airplanes, sand no mention in that source of conversion at 22, so that citation was moved up.-->

Graham experienced a significant Christian conversion at the age of 22 (although retaining such interests as in motorcycles and cowboy boots).<ref name="AmericanPilgrim">{{cite book |editor1-last=Finstuen |editor1-first=Andrew |editor2-last=Wills |editor2-first=Anne Blue |editor3-last=Wacker |editor3-first=Grant |title=Billy Graham: American Pilgrim |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=2017 |isbn=9780190683542 |page=283}}</ref>{{verification needed|date=November 2025}}<ref name=LifeInfluence />{{rp|286}}{{verification needed|date=November 2025}}

== Ministerial career ==
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[[File:Billy Graham.JPG|thumb|right|On the left, with his father [[Billy Graham]], June 1994]]
[[File:William Franklin Graham III (evangelist).jpg|thumb|right|Graham preaching in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]]]
Franklin Graham was ordained in 1982 by Grace Community Church in [[Tempe, Arizona]], a [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] church.<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline"/> Graham gained his first experience in ministry in 1975 when he was invited by Bob Pierce, President of Samaritan's Purse, to accompany him on an international trip. The journey included visits to missionary and refugee camps, hospitals, and meetings with government officials, church leaders, and missionaries in South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Nepal.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|135–139}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

In 1979, after the death of Pierce, he became the president of [[Samaritan's Purse]].<ref>Robert Wuthnow, ''Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches'', University of California Press, USA, 2009, p. 136</ref> According to Graham, he built the organization in close cooperation with the Board, mirroring it after the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) by adopting its policies and procedures.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|258}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

In his first year as president of Samaritan's Purse, Franklin Graham managed the organization's operations from [[Boone, North Carolina]], while administrative tasks were handled from its California office. In 1980, he discovered that the California leadership had incorporated a separate ministry organization, leading to a conflict. As a result, two board members resigned, and the headquarters was relocated to Boone, where it merged with World Medical Mission under one roof.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|183–187}}{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

In 1982, Franklin Graham was ordained, marking the beginning of his evangelistic career. He denied that he was groomed to become a successor of his father. He argued that God had called him for his own work in the [[Samaritan's Purse]].<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline"/><ref name="AmericanPilgrim"/>

In 1989, Franklin Graham held his first evangelistic event, continuing his father's preaching to large audiences in stadiums and other venues worldwide. He has preached at more than 325 outreaches across all 50 U.S. states and territories, as well as in over 55 countries.<ref name="BGEAEvangelismOutreach">{{cite web |url=https://billygraham.org/what-we-do/evangelism-outreach/ |title=What We Do: Evangelism Outreach |website=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="TBNFranklinGraham">{{cite web |url=https://tbn.uk/people/franklin-graham/ |title=Franklin Graham |website=TBN UK |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} Since 1989, Graham has delivered sermons in [[Mexico]],<ref name="ChristianPostMexicoCity">{{cite web |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-2k-mexico-city-congregations-join-forces-for-bgea-festival.html |title=Over 2,000 Mexico City congregations join forces for Franklin Graham's Esperanza CDMX Festival |website=The Christian Post |date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> [[Poland]],<ref name="OnetFranklinGrahamAid">{{cite web |url=https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/franklin-graham-i-samaritans-purse-dostarczylo-pomoc-o-wartosci-1-mld-zl-dla-10-mln/43m3fll |title=Franklin Graham i Samaritan's Purse dostarczyło pomoc o wartości 1 mld zł dla 10 mln Ukraińców |website=Onet |date=April 17, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> [[Vietnam]],<ref name="PremierFranklinGrahamVietnam">{{cite web |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/franklin-graham-welcomed-to-vietnam-is-landmark-visit |title=Franklin Graham welcomed to Vietnam in landmark visit |website=Premier Christian News |date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="MNNVietnamFestival">{{cite web |url=https://www.mnnonline.org/news/vietnam-seeing-gospel-fruit-after-franklin-graham-festival/ |title=Vietnam seeing Gospel fruit after Franklin Graham Festival |website=Mission Network News |date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> [[Italy]],<ref name="ChristianDailyNaples">{{cite web |url=https://www.christiandaily.com/news/god-loves-you-franklin-graham-preaches-gospel-in-naples-italy |title="God loves you" – Franklin Graham preaches gospel at largest ever evangelical event in Naples, Italy |website=Christian Daily |date=September 16, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="ChristianDailyGenZ">{{cite web |url=https://www.christiandaily.com/news/franklin-graham-brings-gospel-to-gen-z-in-england-and-scotland |title=Gen Z and Gen Alpha open to the gospel, as Franklin Graham tours England and Scotland |website=Christian Daily |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> and other countries.

In early 1990's Franklin Graham was second second vice-chairman of the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] (BGEA). He was the only child of Billy Graham on the BGEA's board. It was speculated that Franklin Graham could become his father's successor in ministry; however, he denied that he could fulfill the role in the same way as Billy Graham.<ref>{{cite news |last=Niebuhr |first=Gustav |title=Billy Graham's Son Seen as Possible Successor in Ministry |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/01/10/billy-grahams-son-seen-as-possible-successor-in-ministry/aed1e5fa-f969-4b39-9b8c-1b9304a69a8f/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=9 January 1993 |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref> In 1995, at a crusade in Toronto, Billy Graham collapsed from a bleeding colon and, despite his hosts' efforts to find another preacher, insisted that his son Franklin take his place, highlighting Franklin's emerging role as his father's successor.<ref name="AmericanPilgrim" />{{rp|284}} A few month later in 1995, Franklin Graham became vice-president of the BGEA.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> According to Billy Graham's biographer, the decision to appoint his son, Franklin, as the head of the BGEA was initially controversial among some long-time employees who were critical of Franklin's lifestyle that clashed with the organization's conservative corporate traditions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aikman |first=David |author-link1=David Aikman |title=Billy Graham: His Life and Influence |location=Nashville |publisher=Thomas Nelson |year=2007 |page=291 |asin=B008JM5FE2}}</ref> At the same time, Franklin's father remained chairman and chief executive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Billy Graham Chooses Son as Likely Successor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/09/us/billy-graham-chooses-son-as-likely-successor.html |work=The New York Times |date=9 November 1995 |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

According to Billy Graham's autobiography, Franklin Graham gradually assumed greater leadership responsibilities within the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) as his father reduced his public engagements and administrative duties due to declining health; during this transition, Franklin took on more day-to-day operations within the organization.{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} Billy Graham stated that Franklin's experience as the president of a global Christian relief and evangelism organization made him well-qualified to lead BGEA.<ref name="Graham 2013">{{cite book |last=Graham |first=Billy |title=Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well |publisher=Thomas Nelson |date=2013 |isbn=9780849949753}}</ref> In 2000, Franklin Graham was named the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of the organization, since his father retired from ministry. According to the BGEA spokeswoman, it was his father's decision to let his son take charge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94948&page=1 |title=Billy Graham Retires From Ministry |website=ABC News |date=2000-11-21| access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 7, 2006 |title=Billy Graham's son takes the pulpit, his own way |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-03-07-franklin-graham-cover_x.htm |access-date=May 2, 2010 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In 2001, Franklin Graham succeeded his father, Billy Graham, as President of BGEA.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-27-me-beliefs27-story.html |title= Once-'Rebel' Son Becomes Heir to Graham Ministry |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2004-11-27 |access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://billygrahamlibrary.org/the-son-of-a-preacher-man/ |title=The Son of a Preacher Man |website=Billy Graham Library |date=2017-07-12 |access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref> According to Billy Graham, board of directors unanimously elected Franklin to succeed him as President of BGEA.<ref name="Graham 2013"/>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}<!--While use of occasional quotes from a father about a son are within the pale of encyclopedic writing, repeated use of a family member to establish historical facts of an individual's life is not, and does not comply with [[WP:INDEPENDENT]].-->

Franklin Graham continued the crusade ministry following his father's final evangelistic event, the Greater New York Crusade, held in June 2005. In 2006, Billy Graham preached alongside Franklin at two events: the Celebration of Hope in New Orleans and the Metro Maryland Festival in Baltimore.<ref name="Graham 2013"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Crusade City Spotlight: Greater New York City |url=https://billygrahamlibrary.org/crusade-city-spotlight-greater-new-york-city/ |website=Billy Graham Library |date=June 24, 2015 |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Billy Graham's Final Crusade: 'Are You Ready to Meet God?' |url=https://decisionmagazine.com/billy-grahams-final-crusade-are-you-ready-to-meet-god/ |website=Decision Magazine |publisher=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |date=21 February 2025 |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}}

===Relations to U.S. politicians===
Throughout his long ministry, Franklin Graham has had several documented encounters with U.S. presidents that have coincided with significant national events. For example, during his early career, Graham met with President [[Jimmy Carter]]. This meeting was linked to his father, Billy Graham's, longstanding relationship with Carter dating back to the 1973 Atlanta Crusade and later integrated evangelical outreach activities in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Reflections on Former President Jimmy Carter's Life |url=https://billygraham.org/articles/reflections-on-former-president-jimmy-carters-life |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} Franklin Graham also met with former president [[George H. W. Bush]] during events that included the dedication of the Billy Graham Library and prayer services held during the Gulf War.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Melanie |date=2018-12-04 |title=PHOTOS: Memories of former president George H.W. Bush with the Grahams |url=https://www.billygraham.ca/stories/photos-memories-of-former-president-george-h-w-bush-with-the-grahams/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada}}</ref>{{third party inline|date=November 2025}} At President [[George W. Bush]]'s inauguration, Franklin Graham delivered a prayer of invocation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prayer of Invocation Franklin Graham's Inaugural Text |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/02/03/prayer-of-invocation-franklin-grahams-inaugural-text/62160263007/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Evangelistic crusades ==
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=== Return to Glasgow ===
Following his legal victory against the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in 2022,{{cn|date=November 2025}} Franklin Graham returned to Glasgow in 2023 to hold an evangelistic event at the OVO Hydro arena, the same venue that had previously canceled his event.{{cn|date=November 2025}} More than 7,500 people attended the event as part of Graham's "God Loves You" tour. Speaking to the crowd, Graham emphasized forgiveness, faith, and unity, stating, "Maybe you're here tonight and you're wanting to know, who is Jesus? Jesus Christ is God's Son and He came on a rescue mission to save you from your sins."{{cite quote|date=November 2025}}

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) called the event a significant moment for religious freedom in the UK, demonstrating that Christian evangelists could continue to hold public gatherings despite previous opposition. Graham stated, "This is a victory, not just for us, but for all Christians and churches across the U.K."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-26 |title='Clear Victory for Freedom of Speech and Religion': Franklin Graham Wins in Court |url=https://cbn.com/news/cwn/clear-victory-freedom-speech-and-religion-franklin-graham-wins-court |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=CBN |language=en}}</ref><ref name="bbc.com">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-25 |title=Glasgow venue told to pay Franklin Graham £100,000 for axing event |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-63391006 |access-date=2025-03-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=US preacher wins more than £97k damages after Glasgow Hydro event Cancelled |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23077481.us-preacher-franklin-graham-wins-97k-damages-glasgow-hydro-event-cancelled/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Glasgow Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Ethiopia ===
In March 2025, Franklin Graham led a large-scale evangelistic event, Encountering God Ethiopia, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over 430,000 people attended the two-day outreach, and at least 4,000 people publicly committed their faith in [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]. During the event, Graham emphasized themes of repentance, salvation, and God's love for Ethiopia, drawing parallels to his father [[Billy Graham]], who had preached in the same city 65 years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=International |first=Christian Daily |date=2025-03-14 |title=Franklin Graham proclaims 'unchanging Gospel' at Ethiopia event, over 4,000 commit to follow Jesus |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-proclaims-unchanging-gospel-at-ethiopia-event.html#:~:text=Sixty-five%20years%20after%20his,4,000%20commitments%20to%20Jesus%20Christ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=www.christianpost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-10 |title=Franklin Graham Shares Gospel with 437,000 Ethiopians in Spot Infamous for Communist Rallies |url=https://cbn.com/news/world/franklin-graham-shares-gospel-437000-ethiopians-spot-infamous-communist-rallies |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=CBN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Over 400K Ethiopians gather to hear Franklin Graham preach - Premier Christian News {{!}} Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/over-400k-ethiopians-gather-to-hear-franklin-graham-preach |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=premierchristian.news |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== European Congress on Evangelism ===
In May 2025, Franklin Graham held the European Congress on Evangelism in [[Berlin]], drawing about 1,000 Christian leaders from 55–56 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-28 |title=European Congress on Evangelism Opens in Berlin with a Call for Bold Gospel Proclamation |url=https://cbn.com/news/world/european-congress-evangelism-opens-berlin-call-bold-gospel-proclamation |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=CBN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | author = CToday Staff | date=2025-05-31 | title=Franklin Graham wraps up European evangelism congress with call to be unashamed of the Gospel | url=https://www.christiantoday.com/news/franklin-graham-wraps-up-european-evangelism-congress-with-call-to-be-unashamed-of-the-gospel | access-date=2025-09-21 | work= [[Christian Today]] (christiantoday.com) | language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Mark |date=2025-04-27 |title=PRESS RELEASE: European Congress on Evangelism launching one month from today |url=https://media.billygraham.org/european-congress-on-evangelism-largest-gathering-for-christian-leaders-on-evangelism-in-25-years/ |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=BGEA Media |language=en-US}}</ref> The meeting emphasized “proclamation evangelism,” urging pastors to preach the gospel “unashamedly” amid perceived cultural opposition. The event also highlighted tensions within European evangelicalism: British apologist Amy Orr-Ewing reported unprecedented openness to the Christian message among Gen Z, while Finnish MP [[Päivi Räsänen]]’s ongoing legal case illustrated constraints on public religious expression. During the congress on 28 May 2025, Graham met Ukrainian president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy|Volodymyr Zelensky]] and led delegates in prayer for peace in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War|Russia–Ukraine war]], also praying for [[Vladimir Putin]] and U.S. president [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowle |first=Emma |title=You can question his style, but Franklin Graham’s exhortation to boldly preach the gospel is timeless |url=https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/you-can-question-his-style-but-franklin-grahams-exhortation-to-boldly-preach-the-gospel-is-timeless/19536.article |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Premier Christianity |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | author = CToday Staff | date=2025-05-31 |title=Franklin Graham wraps up European evangelism congress with call to be unashamed of the Gospel |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/news/franklin-graham-wraps-up-european-evangelism-congress-with-call-to-be-unashamed-of-the-gospel |access-date=2025-09-21 |work= [[Christian Today]] (christiantoday.com) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eyte |first=Chris |date=2025-05-31 |title='Do the work of the evangelist, fulfill your ministry,' Franklin Graham urges as evangelism congress concludes in Berlin |url=https://www.christiandaily.com/news/do-the-work-of-the-evangelist-fulfill-your-ministry-franklin-graham-urges-as-evangelism-congress-concludes-in-berlin |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=www.christiandaily.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Humanitarian efforts ==
As president of [[Samaritan's Purse]], Franklin Graham has overseen a broad range of humanitarian relief efforts in response to conflicts, natural disasters, and other emergencies around the world. In the aftermath of the [[Watergate scandal]], the [[Vietnam War]], and increasing divisions within evangelicalism, Franklin Graham's father, Billy Graham, prioritized evangelism while maintaining a commitment to humanitarian work. During the mid-1970s, world hunger became a significant concern among evangelicals, as [[famine]] in Africa gained widespread attention through relief agencies and media coverage, leading to a surge in faith-based aid efforts. This movement contributed to the expansion of evangelical relief organizations, including the establishment of Samaritan's Purse, which Franklin Graham later led.<ref name="AmericanPilgrim" />{{rp|134}}

In 1978, while studying at [[Appalachian State University]], Franklin Graham was approached by surgeons Lowell and Dick Furman from Boone, North Carolina, who proposed establishing an organization to send Christian physicians to missionary hospitals for short-term voluntary service. Graham agreed to assist with administrative responsibilities and initiated contact with approximately 30 mission hospitals to assess the need for short-term medical assistance. Following a positive response, [[World Medical Mission]], the medical ministry of [[Samaritan's Purse]], was founded.<ref name=Rebel />{{rp|147–151}}<ref name="MercerFurman">{{cite web |url=https://den.mercer.edu/dr-richard-furman-built-foundation-for-career-family-and-faith-at-mercer |title=Dr. Richard Furman built foundation for career, family and faith at Mercer |website=Mercer University |date=2021-10-14 |access-date=2025-02-17}}</ref>

Under Graham, Samaritan's Purse has become one of the largest Christian charitable organizations in the US.<ref name="ChristianityTodayGrahamAid">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2022 |title=Under Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse Grows to a $1 Billion Powerhouse |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2022/09/samaritans-purse-franklin-graham-humanitarian-aid-billion-c/ |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=Christianity Today}}</ref><ref name="BaptistStandardRelief">{{cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=How Samaritan's Purse became a global relief powerhouse |url=https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/world/how-samaritans-purse-became-a-global-relief-powerhouse/?print=print |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Baptist Standard}}</ref> As of 2025, Samaritan's Purse maintained offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Korea and the United Kingdom, providing aid in over 100 countries worldwide. According to the [[Forbes]] 2024 ranking, the Samaritan's Purse was ranked 13th among the 100 largest charitable organizations in the United States, with $1.111 billion in private donations.<ref name="ForbesTopCharities" /> While it occasionally partners with U.S. government agencies, only about 5% of its budget in recent years has come from federal grants.<ref name="Service">{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana-Religion News |date=2022-09-15 |title=Under Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse Grows to a $1 Billion Powerhouse |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2022/09/samaritans-purse-franklin-graham-humanitarian-aid-billion-c/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Christianity Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

Franklin Graham has regularly called on the global Christian community to pray for those affected, emphasizing prayer for peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other crisis zones. He has also stated that Samaritan's Purse "does not force religion on anyone" but shares Christian faith while meeting urgent needs.<ref name="Moore">{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Cortney |date=2022-02-27 |title=Ukraine refugees to receive help from Franklin Graham's humanitarian aid nonprofit |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/ukraine-refugees-help-franklin-graham |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Regarding the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration's]] 90-day freeze on [[USAID]], Graham is supportive. "I think it's a good thing for the government to assess and reexamine the various programs that the U.S. is funding around the world", Graham said. However, Graham added, "the details of the waiver process are not yet clear." Less than 5% of Samaritan's Purse's budget for 2024 came from government grants.<ref name="AP, Christian aid groups, Feb 12, 2025">{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Tiffany |date=2025-02-12 |title=Christian aid groups receive millions in USAID funds. Now their humanitarian work is collapsing |url=https://apnews.com/article/usaid-christian-nonprofits-funding-freeze-bbb000ea0e232765db1280c093301a8a |access-date=2025-03-06 |website= |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Operation Christmas Child ===
In 1993, Franklin Graham was contacted by British businessman [[Dave Cooke (businessman)|Dave Cooke]], who had founded Operation Christmas Child in 1990. Initially, the project involved collecting shoeboxes filled with gifts for children in Romania after the Cold War. Cooke asked Graham if he would help expand the initiative by providing shoeboxes filled with gifts for children affected by the war in Bosnia. Under Graham's leadership, [[Samaritan's Purse]] officially took over Operation Christmas Child.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://discoverwestman.com/articles/christmas-shoeboxes-share-the-love-of-god--the-story-of-jesus |title=Christmas Shoeboxes Share the Love of God & the Story of Jesus |website=DiscoverWestman |date=2022-11-07 |access-date=2025-02-17}}</ref> In November 2022, [[Samaritan's Purse]] celebrated a milestone by distributing its 200 millionth shoebox through [[Operation Christmas Child]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child reaches 200 million milestone |url=https://www.nbc26.com/greenbay/samaritans-purse-operation-christmas-child-reaches-200-million-milestone |website=NBC26 |date=2022-11-22 |access-date=2025-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Operation Christmas Child Sending 200 Millionth Shoe Box to Child in Ukraine |url=https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/operation-christmas-child-sending-200-millionth-shoe-box-to-child-in-ukraine/ |website=Daily Citizen |publisher=Focus on the Family |date=2022-11-30 |access-date=2024-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adopted as a child, Texas woman is now helping others find hope and feel loved at Christmas |author=Maureen Mackey |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/adopted-child-texas-woman-helping-hope-love-christmas |website=Fox News |date=2022-11-28 |access-date=2024-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Operation Christmas Child set to hand out its 200 millionth gift box this holiday season |author=Maureen Mackey |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/operation-christmas-child-hand-200-millionth-gift-box-holiday |website=Fox Business |date=2022-11-01 |access-date=2024-11-30}}</ref>

=== Victims of HIV/AIDS ===
Leading Samaritan's Purse, Graham has been an advocate for victims of [[HIV/AIDS]] since the 1980s.<ref name="AmericanPilgrim"/><ref name="AlTareekTV">{{cite web |title=Church Should Reach Out to HIV Sufferers: Franklin Graham |url=https://www.altareektv.com/en/articles/religion/1110-church-should-reach-out-to-hiv-sufferers-franklin-graham.html |website=Al Tareek TV |date=n.d. |access-date=March 2, 2025}}</ref> In February 2002, he organized a five-day international conference on HIV/AIDS in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="KFFHealthNews">{{cite web |title=HIV/AIDS Efforts and Funding |url=https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/dr00009542/ |website=KFF Health News |date=February 19, 2002 |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> Graham described HIV/AIDS as a greater threat than terrorism and urged Christians to set aside their prejudices and help prevent its spread globally. In 2004, [[Foreign Affairs]] journal noted, "Graham's superstar status among evangelicals and the conference's heartbreaking testimony from African ministers and health workers convinced American religious conservatives that it was their moral duty to do something about the pandemic."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burkhalter |first=Holly |date=2004-01-01 |title=The Politics of AIDS {{!}} Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/politics-aids |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.foreignaffairs.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2001, Samaritan's Purse allocated only $1.6 million for HIV/AIDS prevention efforts due to a lack of donor-designated contributions for such programs.<ref name="WashingtonPostAIDS">{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Army of Christians Needed in AIDS Fight, Evangelist Says |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/02/19/army-of-christians-needed-in-aids-fight-evangelist-says/a3d4f4e1-02d1-451a-9e98-c569903ae78b/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 18, 2002 |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref><ref name="SFGATE">{{cite web |title=AIDS and the Evangelicals |url=https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/AIDS-and-the-evangelicals-2867982.php |website=SFGATE |date=March 3, 2002 |access-date=March 3, 2025 |last1=Salter |first1=Stephanie }}</ref> In 2012, Graham stated that individuals with HIV or AIDS are often marginalized, similar to how those with leprosy were treated in biblical times, and asserted that the church should respond with compassion and support.<ref name="AlTareekTV"/> As a result, Samaritan's Purse introduced programs fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. Graham partnered with rock musician Bono to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS globally.<ref name="AmericanPilgrim" />{{rp|297}} In late 2002, Franklin Graham gathered with [[Bono]] and the [[Brooklyn Tabernacle]] Youth Choir at New York's [[JFK International Airport]] to send off more than 80,000 Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts, which were loaded onto a cargo jet for delivery to Ugandan children affected by HIV/AIDS.<ref name="SouthCoastToday">{{cite web |title=Bono joins in airlifting gifts to Africa |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2002/12/12/bono-joins-in-airlifting-gifts/50348213007/ |website=South Coast Today |date=December 12, 2002 |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref><ref name="SamaritansPurseUganda">{{cite web |title=Delivering Christmas to Children in Uganda |url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/delivering-christmas-to-children-in-uganda/ |website=Samaritan's Purse |date= |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> Graham also influenced President [[George W. Bush]] to encourage his involvement in funding AIDS relief.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taub |first=Amanda |date=2023-06-07 |title=When Politics Saves Lives: a Good-News Story |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/africa/interpreter-hiv-aids-drugs-bush.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interviews - Franklin Graham {{!}} The Age Of Aids {{!}} FRONTLINE |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids/interviews/graham.html#1 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.pbs.org}}</ref>

=== 2007 Mexico floods ===
In November 2007, Graham led Samaritan's Purse in responding to severe [[2007 Tabasco flood|flooding in Mexico's Tabasco]] region. With the support of local churches and relief teams he distributed survival kits, deployed community water filtration systems, and coordinated medical care for those stranded by floodwaters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-11-08 |title=Samaritan's Purse: Mexico floods situation report - Mexico {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/samaritans-purse-mexico-floods-situation-report |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2017 emergency field hospital near Mosul, Iraq ===
In 2017, Franklin Graham's organization, Samaritan's Purse, partnered with the Iraqi Health Ministry and the World Health Organization to establish an emergency field hospital near Mosul, Iraq, during the battle against [[Islamic State|ISIS]]. Located just 6 miles (10&nbsp;km) from the front lines, this 54-bed trauma hospital provided critical medical care to civilians, Iraqi soldiers, and even ISIS fighters injured in the conflict.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macswan |first=Angus |date=2017-03-23 |title=Child victims of Mosul battle fill emergency hospital |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/child-victims-of-mosul-battle-fill-emergency-hospital-idUSKBN16U12A/ |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>

The facility featured two operating rooms, an intensive care unit, and emergency care wards, treating over 1,000 patients in the first few months alone. More than 435 major surgeries were performed, including amputations for children injured by shrapnel, drone attacks, and sniper fire. Some patients had been trapped under rubble for days before being rescued.

Dr. Elliott Tenpenny, the hospital's director, noted that 95% of critically injured patients would not have survived the long journey to a permanent hospital in Erbil without the field facility. The [[United Nations]] praised the hospital for its role in saving lives. Graham stated that the hospital's mission was to provide compassionate care in Jesus' name, regardless of the patients' background, including injured ISIS militants.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Samuel |last2= |first2= |date=2017-01-13 |title=Samaritan's Purse Opens New Hospital 6 Miles Outside ISIS' War Zone in Mosul |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/samaritans-purse-opens-new-hospital-6-miles-outside-isis-war-in-mosul.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Christian Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-01-14 |title=Samaritan's Purse Opens New Hospital 6 Miles Outside ISIS' War Zone in Mosul |url=https://www.persecution.org/2017/01/14/samaritans-purse-opens-new-hospital-6-miles-outside-isis-war-zone-in-mosul/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=International Christian Concern |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ChristianWeek |date=2017-03-29 |title=Over 1,000 victims treated at Samaritan's Purse emergency field hospital near Mosul |url=https://www.christianweek.org/1000-victims-treated-samaritans-purse-emergency-field-hospital-near-mosul/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=ChristianWeek |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Samuel |last2= |first2= |date=2017-02-13 |title=Franklin Graham: Samaritan's Purse Is Saving Lives of ISIS Fighters Outside Mosul |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-samaritans-purse-is-saving-lives-of-isis-fighters-outside-of-mosul.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.christianpost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-14 |title=Amid primary care struggle, field hospital opens near Mosul fighting |url=https://jordantimes.com/news/region/amid-primary-care-struggle-field-hospital-opens-near-mosul-fighting |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Jordan Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Ukraine ===
In response to the 2022 [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Graham deployed Samaritan's Purse disaster response specialists to Poland and Romania, providing medical supplies, food, and temporary shelter. The charity also shipped and delivered over 600,000 Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children in Ukraine, and set up field hospitals to treat the wounded.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Anugrah |date=2022-02-26 |title=Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Christian groups Samaritan's Purse, World Help send relief to war victims |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-christian-groups-send-relief.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Christian Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Moore"/>

The organization has also conducted airlifts to deliver medical supplies, food, and relief items, as well as provided training to local healthcare providers. As of September 2022, Samaritan's Purse had conducted at least 30 airlifts carrying essential relief and medical equipment into Ukraine.<ref name="Service"/> According to the Ukrainian government, Samaritan's Purse has been operating in Ukraine since the start of the hostilities in Ukrainian Donbas in 2014. Since the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|full-scale Russian invasion in 2022]], the organization, through local partners, has been delivering food, water, warm clothing, and medical assistance. During the organization's work in Ukraine, Franklin Graham visited the teams operating the hospital and offering medical assistance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Franklin Graham visits Ukraine to support staff doing 'dangerous work' |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/franklin-graham-describes-dangerous-work-in-ukraine |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Premier Christian News}}</ref> More than 9.6 million Ukrainians have benefited from this aid. The organization has established cooperation with 2,000 Ukrainian partners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=The Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of cooperation with the international charitable organization "Samaritan's Purse" and the charitable foundation "Samaritan's Purse Ukraine" |url=https://moz.gov.ua/en/the-ministry-of-health-signed-a-memorandum-of-cooperation-with-the-international-charitable-organization-samaritans-purse-and-the-charitable-foundation-samaritans-purse-ukraine |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Ministry of Health of Ukraine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Мінсоцполітики підписало Меморандум про співпрацю з Міжнародною благодійною організацією "Самарітенз Перс" |url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/news/minsotspolityky-pidpysalo-memorandum-pro-spivpratsiu-z-mizhnarodnoiu-blahodiinoiu-orhanizatsiieiu-samaritenz-pers |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Ukraine Government Portal |language=uk}}</ref>

In March 2025, Franklin Graham spoke with Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] to discuss humanitarian aid efforts and support for Ukraine amid the ongoing war. Zelenskyy publicly thanked Graham for his assistance through Samaritan's Purse, which has provided medical care, supplies, and disaster relief to affected Ukrainian civilians. During their meeting, Zelenskyy informed Graham about Ukraine's acceptance of a United States proposal for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire and emphasized the importance of international pressure in achieving peace. He also highlighted Graham's role, stating that Ukraine values his voice and relies on his support.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zelenskyy |first=Volodymyr |date=2025-03-14 |title=I spoke with Franklin Graham, President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse. |url=https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1900632372959473731 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=X}}</ref>

In May 2025, when Franklin Graham was convening the European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, Germany, he met with President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy|Zelensky]]. Graham prayed for Zelensky and prayed for an end to the conflict.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baehr |first=Jasmine |date=2025-05-28 |title=Franklin Graham meets with Zelenskyy in Berlin, offers prayer as Russia-Ukraine war escalates |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/franklin-graham-meets-zelenskyy-berlin-offers-prayer-amid-escalating-russia-ukraine-war |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2022 Pakistan floods ===
In August 2022, following [[2022 Pakistan floods|severe monsoon flooding that devastated one-third of Pakistan]], Franklin Graham directed Samaritan's Purse to launch an immediate relief operation. During August and September the provided help included distribution of emergency food, water filtration kits, shelter materials, and hygiene supplies to thousands of affected families. Graham emphasized the importance of demonstrating Christian compassion, aligning with his approach of deploying rapid assistance to global disaster zones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NRB |date=2022-09-08 |title=NRB Members Provide Aid for Pakistan Flooding Victims |url=https://nrb.org/nrb-members-provide-aid-for-pakistan-flooding-victims/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=NRB |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Gaza war (2023-?)===
In October 2023, after the initial outbreak of the [[Gaza war|Israel–Hamas]] conflict, Graham visited Israel to assess humanitarian needs and provide assistance through Samaritan's Purse. The organization pledged to send 42 replacement ambulances, trauma kits, and essential medical supplies, partnering with over 50 local churches to distribute relief to displaced families in both Israel and Gaza.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=Evangelical leader Franklin Graham is in Israel to provide humanitarian aid, meet hostage families, tour Gaza border, offer hope from the Bible |url=https://allisrael.com/evangelical-leader-franklin-graham-is-in-israel-to-provide-humanitarian-aid-meet-hostage-families-tour-gaza-border-offer-hope-from-the-bible |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=All Israel News |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2025, Samaritan’s Purse began airlifting food to Gaza, sending 65 tons of food for starving Palestinians on three air missions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-01 |title='In Jesus' name': Samaritan's Purse airlifts food from Greensboro to Middle East |url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/samaritans-purse-airlift-gaza-israel-humanitarian-relief-pti-greensboro-wfmy/83-5dae5dc8-1383-402f-b718-91ceb10c7415 |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=wfmynews2.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burnett |first=Erin |date=2025-08-01 |title=Samaritan’s Purse sending urgent food aid to Gaza amid growing famine |url=https://www.wxii12.com/article/samaritans-purse-delivers-urgent-food-aid-to-gaza-amidst-growing-famine/65572564 |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=WXII |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2023 earthquake relief in Turkey ===
In February 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse deployed a 52-bed emergency field hospital to Antakya, Turkey (ancient Antioch). The hospital was strategically placed in a damaged regional medical center's parking lot and became a crucial healthcare provider, treating over 530 earthquake victims in its first week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shimron |first=Yonat |date=2023-02-09 |title=Samaritan's Purse sends 52-bed field hospital to Antakya, Turkey |url=https://religionnews.com/2023/02/09/samaritans-purse-sends-52-bed-field-hospital-to-antkaya-turkey/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=RNS |language=en-US}}</ref>

The hospital included two operating rooms, an intensive care unit, an X-ray unit, and a pharmacy, with more than 100 medical staff rotating every two weeks. Graham personally visited the site, emphasizing the hospital's role in providing orthopedic care for victims suffering from fractures and crush injuries. Among the patients was a 14-year-old boy who had been buried under rubble for more than a week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackey |first=Maureen |date=2023-02-18 |title=Boy buried alive for over a week brought to Samaritan's Purse field hospital |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/franklin-grahams-samaritans-purse-emergency-field-hospital-turkey-amid-unbelievable-wreckage |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Graham described the scale of destruction as "unbelievable" and committed to long-term aid efforts, including distributing tents, blankets, water purification systems, and hygiene kits. He noted that Samaritan's Purse would remain in Turkey for at least three months, possibly longer, depending on the needs of the people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamman |first=Samantha |last2=Reporter |first2=Christian Post |date=2023-02-15 |title=Samaritan's Purse opens field hospital in Turkey as earthquake death toll surpasses 40K |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/samaritans-purse-opens-field-hospital-in-turkey-after-earthquake.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.christianpost.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Hurricane Helene ===
In response to Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina Franklin Graham mobilised about 35,000 volunteers and oversaw the largest civilian airlift operation in U.S. history, flying 385 air missions to deliver 7000,000 pounds of supplies. Graham also promised to rebuild destroyed homes, and he started welcoming the first families into their new homes in May 2025. The homes were provided for survivors for free and were fully furnished.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cuthrell |first=Shannon |date=2024-12-31 |title=Franklin Graham: North Carolina's ace in the hole |url=https://businessnc.com/franklin-graham-north-carolinas-ace-in-the-hole/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Business North Carolina |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sowers |first=Serra |date=2024-10-15 |title=Largest civilian aircraft operation for Helene survivors continues |url=https://www.wxii12.com/article/samaritans-purse-continues-largest-civilian-aircraft-operation-for-helene-survivors/62584284 |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=WXII |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baehr |first=Jasmine |date=2025-05-16 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Franklin Graham dedicates homes to Hurricane Helene survivors: 'God hasn't forgotten them' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/exclusive-franklin-graham-dedicates-homes-hurricane-helene-survivors-god-hasnt-forgotten-them |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HPU Donates $100,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to Provide Support for Helene and Wildfire Relief {{!}} High Point University |url=https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2025/01/hpu-donates-100000-to-samaritans-purse-to-provide-support-for-helene-and-wildfire-relief/ |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=www.highpoint.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=luke.barber@wataugademocrat.com |first=Luke Barber |date=2024-10-15 |title=Samaritan's Purse utilizing Boone Airport to conduct large-scale civil air relief effort |url=https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/local/samaritans-purse-utilizing-boone-airport-to-conduct-large-scale-civil-air-relief-effort/article_4c230eda-8aa9-11ef-9830-67092c90b122.html |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Watauga Democrat |language=en}}</ref>

=== Texas Floods ===
In early July 2025, severe flash flooding struck central Texas, leaving at least 104 people dead across multiple counties, including Kerr, Burnet, Kendall, Travis, Tom Green, and Williamson. The flooding was caused by torrential rains that led the Guadalupe River to rise rapidly—cresting at more than 39 feet (12 m) and surpassing the previous record set in 1987. Among the victims were campers at Camp Mystic, a private Christian girls’ camp located along the Guadalupe River. In addition to deploying disaster relief teams with Samaritan’s Purse and chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, Franklin Graham prayed with distraught families waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be discovered. On July 8, 2025, Graham wrote, “This morning, I joined Secretary of Homeland Security [[Kristi Noem]] via phone from Alaska to pray for families gathered in a church in Kerrville, Texas, to await word about their missing children and loved ones,” wrote Graham. “I read Scripture to them and prayed for them, and Secretary Kristi Noem prayed for them as well. We need to continue to surround these devastated families and communities in prayer.” <ref>{{Cite web |last=Eyte |first=Chris |date=2025-07-08 |title=Samaritan’s Purse and BGEA deploy relief teams after Texas floods claim more than 100 lives |url=https://www.christiandaily.com/news/samaritans-purse-and-bgea-deploy-relief-teams-after-texas-floods-claim-more-than-100-lives |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=www.christiandaily.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petithomme |first=Neydja |date=2025-07-10 |title=Samaritan's Purse volunteers help flood-ravaged Texas |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/samaritans-purse-volunteers-help-flood-ravaged-texas-kerr-county-billy-graham-evangelistic-association-disaster-relief-unit-north-american-ministry |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=WLOS |language=en}}</ref>

==Political views and activism==
In December 2015, Franklin Graham left the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He stated, "This is an example of why I have resigned from the Republican Party and declared myself Independent. I have no hope in the Republican Party, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], or [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] to do what is best for America."<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Franklin Graham quits the GOP over Planned Parenthood funding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/22/franklin-graham-quits-the-gop-over-planned-parenthood-funding/ |work=The Washington Post |date=December 22, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref> His decision came in response to a GOP-led budget that continued funding [[Planned Parenthood]], which he criticized for its fetal tissue donation practices, comparing them to [[Holocaust trivialization|Nazi atrocities]]. Graham's move reflected broader evangelical frustration with mainstream politics, and he subsequently launched a series of prayer rallies to mobilize Christian voters. He criticized both Republicans and Democrats for passing a budget that continued funding Planned Parenthood.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Evangelist Franklin Graham quits the Republican Party over Planned Parenthood funding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/22/franklin-graham-quits-the-gop-over-planned-parenthood-funding/ |work=The Washington Post |date=December 22, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Franklin Graham quits GOP Over Planned Parenthood Funding |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/franklin-graham-quits-republican-party-217077 |work=Politico |date=December 22, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Evangelical Leader Franklin Graham Quits the GOP Over Planned Parenthood Funding |url=https://www.newsweek.com/franklin-graham-evangelical-leader-tea-party-activist-leaves-republican-party-408688 |work=Newsweek |date=December 23, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>

===Donald Trump===
In April 2011, Graham told ABC's ''[[This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' program that [[Donald Trump]], who had recently declared an interest in the Republican nomination for the 2012 U.S. presidential race, was his preferred candidate.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 22, 2011 |title=US religious figure backs Donald Trump White House bid |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/8469257/US-religious-figure-backs-Donald-Trump-White-House-bid.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |location=London}}</ref> During an [[MSNBC]] ''[[Morning Joe]]'' interview on February 21, 2012,<ref>{{cite news |date=February 21, 2012 |title=Obama Seen as Son of Islam |url=http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/21/10466877-rev-graham-obama-seen-as-son-of-islam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224020940/http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/21/10466877-rev-graham-obama-seen-as-son-of-islam |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |location=New York |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Graham said that [[Rick Santorum]] was most closely aligned to "[[Christian values]]" in his words and deeds and that Senator Santorum was certainly a "Christian at heart". On President Obama, Graham said he is "a fine man", but he could not know whether the president was a Christian. Asked about [[Mitt Romney]], Graham said that most Protestants do not view [[Mormonism]] as a [[Mormonism and Nicene Christianity|Christian faith]].<ref>{{cite web |date=December 27, 2012 |orig-date=February 21, 2012 |title=MSNBC's most viewed in 2012: Rev. Graham says Obama seen as 'son of Islam' |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/msnbcs-most-viewed-2012-rev-msna17249 |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=[[MSNBC]]}}</ref>

In June 2016, Graham told a crowd, "I have zero hope for the Democratic Party; I have no hope for the Republican Party. I am running a campaign to put God back in the political process."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Jean Hopfensperger Star |date=June 17, 2016 |title=Evangelist Franklin Graham holds 'no hope' for either parties' candidates |url=https://www.startribune.com/evangelist-franklin-graham-urges-voting-even-in-disgust/383311471/ |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> Nevertheless, in November 2016, Graham told ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that God had played a role in Donald Trump's election as U.S. president, saying: "I could sense going across the country that God was going to do something this year. And I believe that at this election, God showed up."<ref name="Washington Post 10 November 2016">{{cite news |last=Bever |first=Lindsey |date=November 10, 2016 |title=Franklin Graham: The media didn't understand the 'God-factor' in Trump's win |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/11/10/franklin-graham-the-media-didnt-understand-the-god-factor |access-date=March 17, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> The same newspaper noted that the day after Trump's victory, Graham had posted a comment on Facebook in which he wrote, "Did God show up? […] In watching the news after the election, the secular media kept asking 'How did this happen?' 'What went wrong?' 'How did we miss this?' Some are in shock. Political pundits are stunned. Many thought the Trump/Pence ticket didn't have a chance. None of them {{sic|understand}} the God-factor."<ref name="Washington Post 10 November 2016" /> At the [[first inauguration of Donald Trump]], Graham chose to read a passage from chapter 2 of [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]]'s [[First Epistle to Timothy]], which calls for prayers for all people, including "kings and for all those in authority, that we may live peacefully quiet lives in all godliness and holiness."<ref name="Charlotte Observer 20 January 2017">{{cite news |last=Funk |first=Tim |date=January 20, 2017 |title=In prayer, Franklin Graham sees rain at inauguration as good omen for Trump |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article127687134.html |access-date=March 17, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |location=Charlotte, North Carolina}}</ref>

Graham expressed the same belief after [[Joe Biden]] was elected president. In an interview with ABC News, Graham said, "God put him in that seat. All authority in heaven has been given by God. All authority—that means Joe Biden."<ref name="ABC News">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHD3RVd0agQ |title=Rev. Franklin Graham speaks on potential 2nd term for Donald Trump |date=2024-07-18 |last=ABC News |access-date=2025-03-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Since the 2016 election, Graham has been a prominent supporter of some of Trump's policies on the U.S. economy, [[Social policy of the first Trump administration|abortion]], and religious freedom.<ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine |last=Griswold |first=Eliza |date=September 11, 2018 |title=Franklin Graham's Uneasy Alliance with Donald Trump |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/franklin-grahams-uneasy-alliance-with-donald-trump |access-date=December 21, 2019 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-16 |title=The Christians who see Trump as their saviour |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20g1zvgj4do |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="ABC News"/> He strongly opposed the [[first impeachment of Donald Trump]], calling it an "unjust inquisition."<ref>{{cite web |last=Fearnow |first=Benjamin |date=November 2, 2019 |title=Evangelist Franklin Graham urges Prayers for Donald Trump by Promoting T-Shirt |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pray-45-donald-trump-t-shirt-franklin-graham-advertisement-christians-prayer-abortion-1469377 |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> In a November 21, 2019, interview with [[Eric Metaxas]], Graham suggested opposition to Trump was the work of a "demonic power."<ref>{{cite web |last=Wehner |first=Peter |date=November 25, 2019 |title=Are Trump's Critics Demonically Possessed? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/to-trumps-evangelicals-everyone-else-is-a-sinner/602569/ |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bunting |first=Deborah |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Heads Spin As Franklin Graham Says Demonic Activity May Be Behind Trump Opposition |url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/november/heads-spin-as-franklin-graham-says-demonic-activity-may-be-behind-trump-opposition |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=CBN News}}</ref> In December, when ''[[Christianity Today]]'' magazine, founded by Graham's father Billy, published an editorial calling Trump "profoundly immoral" and supporting his removal from office, Graham responded by saying his father had voted for Trump and saw him as the "man for this hour in history for our nation" and that the magazine was "representing the [[Liberal elite|elitist liberal]] wing of evangelicalism."<ref>{{cite web |last=Fink |first=Jenni |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Billy Graham's Son Says It's 'Unfathomable' Christianity Today would Side With Democrats in 'Totally Partisan' Attack on Trump |url=https://www.newsweek.com/billy-grahams-son-says-its-unfathomable-christianity-today-would-side-democrats-totally-1478463 |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 20, 2019 |title="My father voted for Trump:" Franklin Graham responds to anti-Trump op-ed |url=https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/My-father-voted-for-Trump-Franklin-Graham-responds-to-Christianity-Todays-anti-Trump-op-ed-566374111.html |access-date=December 21, 2019 |publisher=WVLT}}</ref> Graham did not support and expressed dismay about the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|attack on the U.S. Capitol]] that took place in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruiz-Goiriena |first=Rick Jervis, Marc Ramirez and Romina |title='No regrets': Evangelicals and other faith leaders still support Trump after deadly US Capitol attack |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/12/evangelicals-donald-trump-capitol-riot-voter-fraud/6644005002/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>

In mid-December 2020, Graham wrote about the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|first Trump presidency]] on [[Facebook]], saying that "President Trump will go down in history as one of the great presidents of our nation, bringing peace and prosperity to millions here in the U.S. and around the world."<ref>{{cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Cameron |date=December 16, 2020 |title=Franklin Graham thanks Trump 'as we come to the end of this election season' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/530425-franklin-graham-thanks-trump-as-we-come-to-the-end-of-this-election-season |access-date=December 16, 2020 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>

In January 2021, Graham compared the ten Republican members of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who voted for the [[second impeachment of Donald Trump]] Trump to [[Judas Iscariot]], suggesting that the Democrats had promised them "[[thirty pieces of silver]]".<ref>{{cite news |author1=Carol Kurvilla |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Evangelist Compares Republicans Who Voted For Trump's Impeachment To Judas |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/franklin-graham-republicans-trump-impeachment_n_6001ebb6c5b6ffcab9644320 |publisher=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref>

In 2024, Graham wrote a private letter to President Trump asking him to stop using profanity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-09 |title=It's not your imagination. Profanity is getting worse |url=https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/03/08/profanity-donald-trump-anderson-cooper-anora/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref> During the [[2024 Republican National Convention]], Trump publicly said he was trying to follow Graham's advice to stop swearing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marusak |first=Joe |date=2024-07-20 |title=NC's Franklin Graham had a plea to Donald Trump, and he listened. 'I've been very good.' |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article290262569.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Charlotte Observer}}</ref>

=== North Carolina Amendment 1 ===
Graham supported [[North Carolina Amendment 1]], which was passed by a voter referendum on May 8, 2012, prohibiting [[same-sex marriage]] and all [[domestic partnership]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Anugrah |date=2012-04-29 |title=Franklin Graham Backs NC Marriage Amendment |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-backs-nc-marriage-amendment.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=[[The Christian Post]] |language=en}}</ref> Graham responded to Obama's May 9, 2012, statement of support for same-sex marriage, saying, "President Obama has, in my view, shaken his fist at the same God who created and [[Opposition to LGBTQ rights|defined marriage]]. It grieves me that our president would now affirm same-sex marriage, though I believe it grieves God even more."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards-Levy |first=Ariel |date=2012-05-10 |title=Franklin Graham: Obama Has 'Shaken His Fist' At God |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/franklin-graham-obama-gay-marriage_n_1506922 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2017, several British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|MPs]] urged the [[Home Secretary]] to consider refusing UK entry to Graham from speaking at an event due to take place in [[Blackpool]] in September 2018. As Graham represents the evangelical community, critics argued that those who want to ban Graham, which means that individuals who have different opinions of [[LGBT rights]] would be banned in the UK. [[Gordon Marsden]], an [[openly gay]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP, suggested that Graham's comments may have contravened British laws on hate speech. As of February 2018, a petition against Graham being granted a visa had gathered more than 7,500 signatures. The pastor of Liberty Church in Blackpool, who organized the petition, said: "As a Christian and as a leader of a church that particularly welcomes LGBT people, I'm horrified that other local churches are inviting someone with this record of hate speech." The pastor said that Graham's visit had triggered an "enormous amount of protest from Christians in the north-west" of England, and his presence would be "extremely destructive in the area".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=December 7, 2017 |title=US evangelical preacher should be banned from entering UK, critics say |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/07/us-evangelical-preacher-franklin-graham-uk-critics |access-date=February 17, 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>

In addition to the criticisms, local religious leaders provided a different perspective. An imam stated, "I heard there was an evangelist from America who was coming here to Blackpool and he would be preaching hate speech, so I wanted to come and see for myself. There was nothing hateful in what I heard."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menges |first=Jerri |date=2018-11-01 |title=Proclaiming Truth in Blackpool, England |url=https://decisionmagazine.com/proclaiming-truth-blackpool-england/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Decision Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Steve Haskett, vicar of the Anglican church of St. John's in Blackpool, added, "Franklin will come with a positive message of hope. There are few people around who can share the Christian message with the clarity and conviction that Franklin does and that's why we've invited him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Rosie |date=2018-09-12 |title=Defending Islam, gays and Blackpool, Brits oppose Franklin Graham's UK visit |url=https://religionnews.com/2018/09/12/defending-islam-gays-and-blackpool-brits-oppose-franklin-grahams-uk-visit/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=RNS |language=en-US}}</ref>

===2025 Donald Trump inauguration===
At the inauguration ceremony for President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, Graham gave an invocation in which he thanked God for Trump's win and stated, "Mr President, over the last four years I'm sure there were times when you thought it was pretty dark. But look at what God has done. We praise him and give him glory."<ref>{{Cite web |title=God 'raised up Trump' to be president, says Franklin Graham at inauguration - Premier Christian News {{!}} Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis |url=https://premierchristian.news/us/news/article/god-raised-up-trump-franklin-graham-inauguration |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=premierchristian.news |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Hank |date=2025-01-22 |title=Rev. Franklin Graham delivers invocation at President Trump inauguration |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/inauguration/reverend-franklin-graham-donald-trump-inauguration-invocation/275-2e479f77-fd25-4ac5-be9a-6a0d79088465 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=wcnc.com}}</ref>

=== Legal and political advocacy in the UK ===
Franklin Graham has actively advocated for religious freedom and challenged restrictions on Christian evangelism. His legal victories in the United Kingdom, particularly in Blackpool and Glasgow, have reinforced protections for religious expression under UK law.

In 2020–2022, Graham's events in multiple UK cities faced cancellations by local authorities and venue operators, often due to concerns about his past comments on LGBTQ+ issues and Islam. Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) took legal action against multiple venues, arguing that their cancellations violated the UK Equality Act (2010).

The court rulings in both Blackpool and Glasgow established legal precedents protecting Christian evangelists' right to public speech, with judges affirming that venues and government officials must remain neutral and cannot suppress religious views due to public opposition. Graham's legal team stated that these cases represent a landmark defense of religious liberty in modern Britain.<ref name="bbc.com"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marusak |first=Joe |date=2022-10-27 |title=Scottish judge fines venue for barring 'contentious American evangelist' Franklin Graham |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article267936117.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref><ref name="Silliman">{{Cite web |last=Silliman |first=Daniel |date=2021-07-16 |title=British City Apologizes for Removing Franklin Graham Ads |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2021/07/franklin-graham-lgbt-bus-blackpool-uk-lawsuit/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Christianity Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Foreign policy views===
==== Support of the Iraq War ====
Graham supported the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]].

==== Opposition to indicting Sudan's Al-Bashir ====
When the International Criminal Court indicted Sudanese president [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] in March 2009, Graham argued in an [[op-ed]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' that Bashir should not be indicted for alleged genocidal acts because the indictment would lead to the collapse of the [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement|2005 peace agreement]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Franklin |date=March 3, 2009 |title="Put Peace Before Justice", ''The New York Times,'' 2 March 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/opinion/03graham.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=franklin%20graham&st=cse |access-date=May 31, 2013 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

====Commentary about Vladimir Putin====
In a February 28, 2014 opinion piece titled "Putin's Olympic Controversy: Morality & Nations in a Changing World", Franklin Graham defended aspects of Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s policy that banned "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors." Graham argued that the law was intended to protect children from what he considered harmful influences. He noted that American media and liberal activists had reacted strongly against the law, while he contrasted this reaction with what he perceived as a decline in American moral standards.

Graham also acknowledged that Putin's background—as a former [[KGB]] officer and a political figure with personal controversies—leads some critics to label him as ruthless and compare him to a modern czar. He stated, "To be clear, I am not endorsing President Putin. To survive in the KGB and rise to power in Russia, you have to be tough." Despite his reservations about other aspects of Putin's leadership, Graham expressed the opinion that on the specific issue of protecting children, Putin's policy was justified.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Franklin |date=2014-02-28 |title=Putin's Olympic Controversy |url=https://decisionmagazine.com/putins-olympic-controversy/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Decision Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Political support for Ukraine ====
Franklin Graham visited Ukraine in March 2022, immediately after the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. Graham conducted an Easter Sunday sermon from Ukraine and addressed both Presidents Putin and [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], calling for a 10-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in observance of the Easter holiday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-04 |title=Franklin Graham Calls for a 10-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine |url=https://decisionmagazine.com/franklin-graham-calls-for-a-10-day-ceasefire-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Decision Magazine}}</ref>

==== Relations with Ethiopia ====
Franklin Graham's 2025 crusade in Ethiopia coincided with a period of shifting political dynamics between Ethiopia's government and the Trump administration. Reports suggested that the Ethiopian government viewed Graham's influence among American evangelicals as a potential diplomatic channel to improve relations with Donald Trump, who had distanced himself from Abiy Ahmed during his presidency. Critics of the Ethiopian government questioned whether the event had an implicit political strategy behind it. However, Graham himself maintained that his primary mission was solely to preach the Gospel.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Account |date=2025-03-09 |title=Inviting Franklin Graham to Addis Ababa, as a strategy to get Connection to Trump Administration? |url=https://borkena.com/2025/03/08/ethiopia-franklin-graham-to-addis-ababa-as-a-strategy-to-get-connection-to-trump-administration/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Borkena |language=en-US}}</ref> Samaritan's Purse has an extensive history of humanitarian work in Ethiopia since the 1980s, including drilling water wells and responding to the war in Tigray by providing life-saving aid to nearly 300,000 people and distributing over 51,000 tons of food.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Restoring Hope to a Dry and Weary Land |url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/restoring-hope-to-a-dry-and-weary-land/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Samaritan's Purse |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Restoring War-Torn Ethiopia |url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/disaster/restoring-war-torn-ethiopia/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Samaritan's Purse |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reception and controversies ==
[[File:Festiwal Nadziei Warszawa 2014.06.14 004.JPG|thumbnail|Warsaw (June 14, 2014)]]

=== COVID vaccination ===
Graham has said in interviews and social media posts that he believes Jesus would approve of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]], saying "that's what Jesus Christ would want us to do, to help save life. It's just a tool to help save life."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Why "the pathway to ending the pandemic runs through the evangelical church"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-evangelical-church-leaders-try-to-convince-vaccination-skeptics/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.cbsnews.com|publisher=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He has compared the vaccine to the oil and wine the [[Parable of the Good Samaritan|Good Samaritan]] used to treat the wounds of the injured traveler, saying "Now the oil and wine were the medicines of that day."<ref name=":4" /> He told [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], "I think for a pastor to tell someone not to take the vaccine is problematic because what would happen if that person got coronavirus and died?"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chvnradio.com/articles/franklin-graham-supports-vaccines-and-says-jesus-would-too|title=Franklin Graham supports vaccines and says Jesus would too|website=CHVN Radio}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1= Vann |first1= Matthew|last2= Folmer|first2= Kaitlyn|last3= Hosenball|first3= Alex|last4= Jung|first4= Jinsol| date= March 15, 2021|title= Blessing by way of medicine: These pastors preach COVID-19 vaccination|url= https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blessing-medicine-pastors-preach-covid-19-vaccination-gods/story?id=76367456|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |location= |access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref>

Graham has also cited the work of Samaritan's Purse in describing his support for the vaccine. "We have seen what COVID can do", said Graham, citing Samaritan's Purse work to help during the outbreaks in [[Cremona]], Italy; Los Angeles; North Carolina and the Bahamas.<ref name=":4" />

Graham has also spoken of seeing the effects of the virus in his own organization. "I've had some of my own staff, one of them was on a ventilator for three months, Graham said in an interview with [[CBS News]], "...from what I have seen and experienced myself, I don't want COVID and I don't want anybody else to get it."<ref name=":4" /> Graham stated that he and his wife are both vaccinated. He also stated, "I want people to know that COVID-19 can kill you. But we have a vaccine out there that could possibly save your life. And if you wait, it could be too late."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/553503-franklin-graham-presses-christians-get-vaccine-or-it-could-be/|title=Franklin Graham presses Christians: Get vaccine or 'it could be too late'|first=Morgan|last=Gstalter|date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>

=== Islam ===
Graham came under criticism for comments he made about [[Islam]] in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001, attacks]] when he referred to Islam as "a very evil and wicked religion."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/evangelist-s-views-on-islam-draw-critics-in-winnipeg-1.589396 |title=Evangelist's views on Islam draw critics in Winnipeg |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=October 22, 2006 |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312005525/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/evangelist-s-views-on-islam-draw-critics-in-winnipeg-1.589396 |archive-date=March 12, 2009 }}</ref> A month earlier, Graham told CNN that Americans should not generalize Muslims, stating that a "small group of people" was responsible for the terror attacks.<ref name="CNNPentagon">{{cite web |title=Franklin Graham conducts services at Pentagon |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/04/18/graham.pentagon/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708191207/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/04/18/graham.pentagon/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |website=CNN |date=April 18, 2003 |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> Further criticism came on April 18, 2003, when he preached at a [[Good Friday]] service at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0416-07.htm |title=Muslims at Pentagon Incensed Over Invitation to Evangelist |publisher=Commondreams.org |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530095017/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0416-07.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref> Graham has made controversial remarks against Islam saying, "True Islam cannot be practiced in this country", to [[CNN]]'s Campbell Brown in December 2009. "You can't [[An-Nisa, 34|beat your wife]]. You cannot [[Honor killing|murder your children if you think they've committed adultery or something like that]], which they do practice in these other countries."<ref name="CNNprayer">{{Cite web |date=2010-04-23 |title=Graham disinvited from prayer event over Islam comments |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/04/23/graham.islam.controversy/index.html?_s=PM:US |access-date=2025-03-06 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/26/iftikhar.south.park/index.html?hpt=C2 | publisher=[[CNN]]| title=No-name radicals vs. 'South Park' just a distraction – CNN.com | access-date=May 2, 2010 | date=April 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagons-preacher-irks-muslims/ | work=[[CBS News]]| title=Pentagon's Preacher Irks Muslims | date=April 16, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/04/18/graham.pentagon/ | publisher=[[CNN]]| title=Franklin Graham conducts services at Pentagon | date=April 18, 2003 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> On April 22, 2010, after objections from the [[Military Religious Freedom Foundation]] and the Muslim group [[Council on American–Islamic Relations]] (CAIR), the Pentagon rescinded his invitation from the Christian conservative [[National Day of Prayer Task Force]] to speak at a Pentagon [[National Day of Prayer]] event.<ref name="CNNprayer"/>

In the August 30, 2010, issue of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, "Does America Hate Islam?" Graham reportedly said that Islam "is a religion of hatred. It's a religion of war." Building [[Park51|the cultural center near Ground Zero]], he says, means Muslims "will claim now that the World Trade Center property...is Islamic land."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2011936-3,00.html | title=Islamophobia. Does America have a Muslim problem? | date=August 30, 2010 | access-date=December 2, 2018 | first=Bobby | last=Ghosh}}</ref>

In September 2010, Graham claimed on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[This Week (ABC TV series)|This Week]]'' with [[Christiane Amanpour]] that building [[Church (building)|churches]] and [[synagogue]]s is forbidden in most [[Islamic world|Muslim-majority countries]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/oct/06/franklin-graham/rev-franklin-graham-says-churches-and-synagogues-a/ |title=Rev. Franklin Graham says churches and synagogues are forbidden in most Muslim countries |work=[[PolitiFact]]|access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref>

=== Two salaries ===
Franklin Graham drew scrutiny in 2009 for drawing a full-time salary from Samaritan's Purse while simultaneously receiving a full-time salary from [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] (BGEA). This was called into question after his 2008 compensation from both organizations totaled $1.2 million. (Most of this was the result of a new IRS rule that required him to re-report deferred retirement contributions that had already been reported over the previous three years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Associated Press, File |url=http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/10/franklin_graham_moves_to_addre.html |title=Franklin Graham moves to address concerns about his $1.2 million pay packages |date=October 8, 2009 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>) Some experts on non-profit organizations have questioned whether one person can perform two full-time jobs leading organizations that employ hundreds and spend hundreds of millions around the world.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Tim Funk |author2=Ames Alexander |title=Franklin Graham's CEO pay draws experts' criticism |newspaper=[[Charlotte Observer]] |date=October 2009 |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/10/07/990049/franklin-grahams-ceo-pay-draws.html |access-date =March 1, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In response to the questions about his compensation, Graham decided to give up his salary from BGEA, stating his calling to the ministry "was never based on compensation." He also had contributions to his retirement plans suspended until the economy bounced back.<ref>{{cite web |last=Funk |first=Tim |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/10/11/135787/franklin-graham-gives-up-one-of.html |title=CHARLOTTE: Franklin Graham gives up one of two nonprofit salaries &#124; Religion |publisher=NewsObserver.com |access-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413133024/http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/10/11/135787/franklin-graham-gives-up-one-of.html |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> However, Graham was again criticized in 2015 when it was revealed he had again taken up his salary from BGEA where his annual compensation was significantly higher than that of the CEO's of similar, but much larger, non-profit organizations.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Funk, Ames Alexander |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article30505932.html |title=Franklin Graham takes pay he once gave up |publisher=The Charlotte Observer |date=August 8, 2015 |access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref>

According to 2014 data, Graham is the highest paid Samaritan's Purse employee at $622,252 annually and leads other charities in compensation.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last1=Funk |first1=Tim |last2=Alexander |first2=Ames |date=2015-08-12 |title=Franklin Graham takes pay he once gave up |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article30505932.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]}}</ref> The preacher gave up a salary at the evangelistic association during the late economic downturn,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Funk |first1=Tim |last2=Alexander |first2=Ames |date=2009-10-08 |title=Franklin Graham moves to address concerns about his $1.2 million pay packages |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/special-reports/article30503592.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |language=en}}</ref> but the leaders urged him to accept compensation again and he now receives increased retirement contributions as well as a regular salary.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wicker |first=Christine |date=2015-08-18 |title=Why Franklin Graham's salary raises eyebrows among Christian nonprofits |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/why-franklin-grahams-salary-raises-eyebrows-among-christian-nonprofits/2015/08/18/023ce940-45f2-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> The evangelistic association reported 2013 revenues as $106.5 million and 2014 as $112,893,788.<ref name=":5" />

=== Barack Obama (2009–2017) ===
On August 19, 2010, when asked by CNN correspondent [[John King (journalist)|John King]] if he had doubts that President [[Barack Obama]] is a Christian, Graham stated, "I think the president's problem is that he was born a Muslim; his father was a Muslim. The seed of Islam is passed through the father like the seed of Judaism is passed through the mother. He was born a Muslim, his father gave him an Islamic name." Graham continued, "Now it's obvious that the president has renounced the prophet Mohammed, and he has renounced Islam, and he has accepted Jesus Christ. That's what he says he has done. I cannot say that he hasn't. So I just have to believe that the president is what he has said."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/19/graham-obama-born-a-muslim-now-a-christian/ | publisher=[[CNN]] | title=Graham: Obama born a Muslim, now a Christian | date=August 19, 1010 | access-date=August 19, 2010 | archive-date=August 20, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820133915/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/19/graham-obama-born-a-muslim-now-a-christian/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/franklin-graham-president-obama-born-muslim-pew-poll/story?id=11446462 | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | title=The Rev. Franklin Graham Says President Obama was 'Born a Muslim' | date=August 20, 2010 | access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> In a March 2011 interview with the conservative Internet publication ''[[Newsmax Media|Newsmax]]'', Graham claimed officials in the [[Obama administration]] had connections to the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]:
<blockquote>The Muslim Brotherhood is very strong and active in our country. It's infiltrated every level of our government. Right now we have many of these people that are advising the US military and State Department on how to respond in the Middle East, and it's like asking a fox, like a farmer asking a fox, "How do I protect my henhouse from foxes?" We've brought in Muslims to tell us how to make policy toward Muslim countries. And many of these people we've brought in, I'm afraid, are under the Muslim Brotherhood.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corn|first=David|author-link=David Corn|url=http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/franklin-graham-obama-muslim-brotherhood-conspiracy-theory|title=Franklin Graham's New Obama-Muslim Conspiracy Theory|work=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=March 22, 2011|access-date=December 16, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>

On February 28, 2012, Graham responded to a one-page letter sent by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as an: "Open Letter from Leaders of Faith Regarding Statements by Franklin Graham." In the introduction to the one-page letter, the fourteen signatories stated: "We are greatly troubled by recent attempts by some religious leaders to use faith as a political weapon. We were disturbed and disappointed by statements made by Rev. Franklin Graham during an interview on MSNBC that questioned whether President Obama is a Christian." In closing, the open-letter stated: "We call on Rev. Graham and all Christian leaders to exemplify this essential teaching of Jesus and refrain from using Christianity as a weapon of political division."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schofield |first=Rob |date=March 6, 2012 |title=Christian leaders pen open letter to Franklin Graham • NC Newsline |url=https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/christian-pastors-pen-open-letter-to-franklin-graham/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=NC Newsline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In an open letter response, Graham apologized to President Obama, saying, "I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama. The president has said he is a Christian and I accept that." In the open letter closing Graham stated, "In this election season and challenging economic time I am praying for our country and for those who lead it—for we are commanded in Scripture to do so."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/franklin-graham-response-to-naacp-faith-leaders |title=Franklin Graham Response to NAACP Faith Leaders |publisher=NAACP |date=February 28, 2012 |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602044623/http://www.naacp.org/pages/franklin-graham-response-to-naacp-faith-leaders |archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>

=== Hinduism ===
Graham has commented on [[Hinduism]] as well, saying, "No elephant with 100 arms can do anything for me. None of their 9,000 gods is going to lead me to salvation."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grossman |first=Cathy Lynn |date=2010-05-05 |title=Franklin Graham wants Obama to step in on Prayer Day slight |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-05-05-graham05_ST_N.htm |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

=== Support for conversion therapy ===
In 2017 Graham spoke against a bill proposing a ban on [[conversion therapy]]. Referencing the biblical text of [[Leviticus 18|Leviticus]] 18:22, he said, "Democrats are proposing a bill to ban conversion therapy in the United States, saying that LGBTQ people were born perfect. Actually, they are very misled. We were all born imperfect, with sinful natures—yet loved by God who offers us forgiveness and wholeness through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. Homosexuality is defined by God as sin, an abomination to Him. There's one 'conversion therapy' that works for all sin, and that is asking Jesus Christ to come into our hearts." He quoted the Bible "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come (2 Cor. 5:17)."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Graham |date=2017-04-28 |title=Franklin Graham's post on Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/FranklinGraham/posts/1490220514367458 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Facebook}}</ref>

=== Buttigieg tweets ===
After [[South Bend, Indiana]] [[mayor]] [[Pete Buttigieg]] became the first openly gay man to announce a run for the [[2020 Democratic National Convention|2020 Democratic nomination for President]] against President [[Donald Trump]], Graham was accused of attacking Buttigieg for his homosexuality and marriage to another gay man in April 2019, tweeting "Mayor Buttigieg says he's a gay Christian. As a Christian I believe the Bible which defines homosexuality as sin, something to be repentant of, not something to be flaunted, praised or politicized. The Bible says marriage is between a man & a woman—not two men, not two women." The tweet was one of three in a thread.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/franklin-graham-attacks-pete-buttigieg-gay-repent/story?id=62625378|title=Franklin Graham attacks Pete Buttigieg for being gay, says he should repent|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440500-franklin-graham-rails-against-buttigieg-for-calling-himself-gay-christian|title=Franklin Graham rails against Buttigieg for calling himself 'gay Christian'|last=Wise|first=Justin|date=April 24, 2019|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shannon |first=Joel |date=2019-04-25 |title=Franklin Graham calls on Pete Buttigieg to repent for the 'sin' of being gay |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/25/franklin-graham-pete-buttigieg-repent-gay/3583648002/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/837389/franklin-graham-says-pete-buttigieg-must-repent-being-gay|title=Franklin Graham says Pete Buttigieg must 'repent' for being gay|publisher=[[The Week]]}}</ref>

The tweet was met with a strong negative response against Graham, much of which condemned Graham as a hypocrite for selective criticism of a Democratic candidate's perceived wrongdoings while remaining silent on those perceived of the incumbent Republican. MSNBC host [[Joe Scarborough]] denounced Graham on his ''Morning Joe'' program, saying, "Just shut up Franklin Graham! You are a disgrace! You are a disgrace for normalizing Donald Trump's behavior."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.towleroad.com/2019/04/franklin-graham-pete-buttigieg/|title='Morning Joe' Blasts Hypocrite Franklin Graham for Calling on Pete Buttigieg to Repent for Being Gay: 'Just Shut Up. You Are a Disgrace' — WATCH|publisher=Towleroad|date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' columnist [[Jennifer Rubin (journalist)|Jennifer Rubin]] rebuked Graham as a "hypocritical bigot" who "has rationalized Trump's infidelity and racism, ignored his lies, cheered his inhumane immigration policy and behaved as a political hack rather than a religious leader", also writing "Buttigieg gets the benefit of being attacked by a right-winger whom progressives revile, gets to underscore a message of generational change and acceptance and gets to demonstrate what a class act he is. The other candidates must be wondering why some GOP hatemonger doesn't attack them."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/26/buttigiegs-enjoys-good-fortune-hypocritical-bigots-attack/?noredirect=on|title=Buttigieg enjoys the good fortune of a hypocritical bigot's attack|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Jennifer Rubin|date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> Opinion pieces in the ''[[National Review]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/04/franklin-graham-and-the-high-cost-of-the-lost-evangelical-witness/|last=French|first=David|title=Franklin Graham and the High Cost of the Lost Evangelical Witness|publisher=[[National Review]]}}</ref> ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article229665169.html|title=The gloriously growing irrelevance of Franklin Graham|publisher=[[The Charlotte Observer]]}}</ref> and ''[[The Arizona Republic]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2019/04/25/trump-shill-franklin-graham-says-buttigieg-should-repent/3575135002/|first=EJ|last=Montini|title=Donald Trump shill Franklin Graham says Pete Buttigieg should repent. HA!|publisher=[[The Arizona Republic]]}}</ref> were also critical of Graham's comments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/25/franklin-graham-pete-buttigieg-repent-gay/3583648002/|title=Franklin Graham calls on Pete Buttigieg to repent for the 'sin' of being gay|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>

=== UK tour 2020 and 2022 ===
All venues booked for Franklin Graham's planned eight-city 2020 UK tour cancelled his booking after protests by LGBTQ+ activists, petitions and requests from local councils. Mayor of [[Liverpool]], [[Joe Anderson (politician)|Joe Anderson]], stated Liverpool is proud of its LGBT+ community and would challenge hatred and intolerance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Oliver |date=2020-02-07 |title=Pro-Trump US preacher dropped by tour venues after outcry over homophobic comments |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/franklin-graham-uk-tour-anti-lgbt-islam-trump-evangelist-a9322786.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241229021749/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/franklin-graham-uk-tour-anti-lgbt-islam-trump-evangelist-a9322786.html |archive-date=2024-12-29 |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=[[The Independent]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Graham's organisation said it would seek other venues. Many opponents said statements Graham had made were incompatible with their values, and that his appearance would be divisive, could be disruptive, or lead to a breach of the peace.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2020-02-07 |title=US preacher Franklin Graham tries to reverse UK tour cancellations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/us-preacher-franklin-graham-will-try-to-reverse-uk-tour-cancellations |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-51255414|title=Liverpool venue cancels Franklin Graham event|date=January 26, 2020|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=February 9, 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> After threatening legal action for breach of contract and giving assurances to venues that his preaching would not be discriminatory, Graham's tour was rescheduled for mid-2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-17 |title=Franklin Graham announces UK tour after 'promising venues not to discriminate' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/17/franklin-graham-uk-tour/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=PinkNews |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Blackpool bus advertisements ===
In 2018, Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Transport Services removed advertisements for Franklin Graham's Lancashire Festival of Hope from local buses following complaints about his past comments on Islam and same-sex marriage. The advertisements, which simply stated "Time for Hope", were taken down due to concerns that Graham's presence might incite hatred. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association UK (BGEA UK) took legal action against the council, arguing that the removal of the ads constituted religious discrimination and a violation of freedom of expression.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-02 |title=Franklin Graham: Blackpool bus ad ban 'breached human rights' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-56609987 |access-date=2025-03-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Silliman"/>

After a long legal battle, in April 2021, Judge Claire Evans ruled in favor of BGEA UK, stating that Blackpool Council had breached human rights laws by removing the advertisements. The ruling emphasized that the UK Human Rights Act (1998) and the Equality Act (2010) protect religious expression, even when views may be controversial. In her judgment, Evans criticized Blackpool officials for displaying "a wholesale disregard for the right to freedom of expression", siding with one part of the community while suppressing the rights of another. She affirmed that a pluralistic society must tolerate differing beliefs, including religious views on marriage and sexuality.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marusak |first=Joe |date=2021-04-01 |title=Franklin Graham wins court battle after crusade ads yanked off buses in England |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article250367461.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref>

As a result of the ruling, Blackpool Council was ordered to pay £109,000 in damages and legal fees to BGEA UK and issue a formal public apology. The council acknowledged its mistake, stating that it had not adequately considered the impact on the religious community and admitted that the advertisements themselves "were not offensive". The case has since been regarded as a significant moment for religious freedom in the UK, with Graham calling it "a victory for every Christian".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Judge rules ban on bus adverts for Franklin Graham UK event was unlawful - Premier Christian News {{!}} Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/judge-rules-ban-on-bus-adverts-for-franklin-graham-uk-event-was-unlawful?recommid=4c00fba2fe1af7742c55320b782ec568 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=premierchristian.news |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==

In 2005, [[Time (magazine)|TIME magazine]] recognized Franklin Graham as one of the most influential evangelicals in the United States ("The 25 most influential evangelicals in America").<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1993235_1993243_1993276,00.html |title=Title of the Article |author=TIME staff |date=7 February 2005 |magazine=Time |publisher=Time USA, LLC |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref> Graham was also inducted into the Hall of Faith by the Southern Baptist Evangelists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbcevangelist.org/hall-of-faith |title=Hall of Faith |author= |date= |website=SBC Evangelist |publisher=Southern Baptist Convention |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>

===Honorary doctorates===
* 1988: Toccoa Falls College<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsherald.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2018/02/24/glory-sightings-billy-graham-tribute/14130314007/ |title=Glory Sightings: A Billy Graham Tribute |author=Jack Stanley |date=23 February 2018 |website=The News Herald |publisher=Gannett |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>
* 2000: LeTourneau University<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.letu.edu/development/story-remembering-billy-graham.html |title=Remembering Billy Graham |author= |date= |website=LeTourneau University |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>
* 2002: Whitworth College<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/09/02/younger-graham-diverges-from-fathers-image/a90a126d-31fb-4fef-8560-fcd504b35e6d/ |title=Younger Graham Diverges From Father's Image |author=Alan Cooperman |date=1 September 2002 |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher= |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>
* 2023: Liberty University<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2023/05/12/franklin-graham-to-liberty-students-hold-up-gods-banner-of-truth/ |title=Franklin Graham to Liberty Students: 'Hold Up God's Banner of Truth' |author= |date=12 May 2023 |website=Liberty University News |publisher=Liberty University |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>

===Other honors===
* 1996: The Salvation Army's William Booth Award by the Southern California Division<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caringmagazine.org/a-sinner-saved-by-christs-grace/ |title=A Sinner Saved by Christ's Grace |author= |date=31 May 1996 |website=Caring Magazine |publisher=The Salvation Army Western Territory |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>
* 1999: The News & Observer's Tar Heel of the Year, an honor given to North Carolinians for their contributions to the state and beyond.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here are the past winners of The News & Observer's Tar Heel of the Year |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article269892987.html |website=The News & Observer |date=16 December 2024 |access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
* 2002: WORLD magazine named him Daniel of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel of the Year |url=https://wng.org/special-sections/daniel-of-the-year |website=WORLD |access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
* 2014: Watchman Award from the Family Research Council <ref>{{cite web |title=Franklin Graham Calls on Pastors to Speak Out on Abortion, Homosexuality; Says 'God Hates Cowards' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-calls-on-pastors-to-speak-out-on-abortion-homosexuality-says-god-hates-cowards.html |website=The Christian Post |date=23 May 2014 |access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
* 2023: The Italian Senate in Rome  recognized the lifesaving work of [[Samaritan's Purse]] in Italy's Lombardy region when it was the deadly epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rousselle |first=Christine |date=2023-11-07 |title=Franklin Graham speaks at largest evangelical outreach event in Italian history: 'Relationship with God' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/franklin-graham-speaks-largest-evangelical-outreach-event-italian-history-relationship-god |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2025: [[Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise]] II degree, awarded by the [[President of Ukraine]] on August 23, 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6172025-56341 |title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №617/2025 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» |publisher=President of Ukraine |date=23 August 2025 |language=uk}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Graham married Jane Austin Cunningham of [[Smithfield, North Carolina]], on 14 August 1974. Their wedding ceremony was officiated by [[Billy Graham]], Franklin's father.<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline"/><ref name=Rebel />{{rp|130}} They have four children: [[Will Graham (evangelist)|William Franklin Graham IV]] (Will), born in 1975, Roy Austin Graham (b. 1977), Edward Bell Graham (b. 1979) and Jane Austin Graham Lynch (Cissie) (b. 1986). Graham and his wife have thirteen grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography: Franklin Graham |url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/media/bio-franklin-graham |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Samaritan's Purse |language=en-US}}</ref> He now lives in the mountains of [[Boone, North Carolina]], with his wife.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/franklin-graham-biography/ | website=samaritanspurse.org | title=Franklin Graham - Biography | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>

Graham underwent heart surgery in November 2021, to treat [[constrictive pericarditis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mynorthwest.com/3226420/franklin-graham-undergoes-heart-surgery-at-mayo-clinic/|title=Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery at Mayo Clinic|date=November 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Works==
Franklin Graham is editor-in-chief of BGEA's ''Decision'' magazine, funded by his father in 1960. Graham has own column in the journal.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Commentary: Graham costs mainstream media as 'primary evil' — not true really, but all have sinned |url=https://nkytribune.com/2020/02/commentary-graham-costs-mainstream-media-as-primary-evil-not-true-really-but-all-have-sinned/ |work=NKyTribune |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://decisionmagazine.com/about-us/ |website=Decision Magazine |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Franklin Graham |url=https://billygraham.org/franklin-graham |website=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>

=== Books ===
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* ''Bob Pierce: This One Thing I Do'' (1983), with Jeanette Lockerbi
* ''Rebel With A Cause: Finally Comfortable Being Graham'' (1995), autobiography
* ''Miracle in a Shoe Box'' (1995), with Estelle Condra
* ''Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God'' (1998)
* ''The Name'' (2002)
* ''It's Who You Know: The One Relationship That Makes All the Difference'' (2002)
* ''Kids Praying for Kids'' (2003)
* ''Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts'' (2003), with Donna Lee Toney
* ''All for Jesus'' (2003), with Ross Rhoads
* ''A Wing and a Prayer'' (2005), with Kevin Burke
* ''Billy graham in quotes'' (2011), with Donna Lee Toney
* {{cite book|title=The Sower|year=2012|publisher=[[Worthy Publishing]]|isbn=9781617951114|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/sowerfollowinhis00fran}}
* ''Rocks, Dirty Birds, and Briars'' (2016), with Donna Lee Toney
* ''Through My Father's Eyes'' (2018), with Donna Lee Toney<ref name="APNews">{{cite web |title=Franklin Graham book shares lessons from 'America's Pastor' |author= Jonathan Drew |url=https://apnews.com/article/dbac992f2fab4266a4fc210416145200 |website=AP News |date= May 4, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>
* ''The Greatest Rescue Mission'' (2021)
* ''A Biblical Perspective on Elections'' (2022)
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=== Movies ===
Franklin Graham has become a producer of several TV movies on evangelism and Billy Graham.<ref>{{cite web |title=Franklin Graham - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334039/ |website=IMDb |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>
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* ''Light in the Darkness'' (2021)
* ''Storms in Latin America'' (2021)
* ''The Legacy of the Gospel'' (2021)
* ''Change: Needing More'' (2020)
* ''Persecution& the Gospel'' (2020)
* ''When the World is Shaken'' (2020)
* ''The Cost of Christmas'' (2019)
* ''Sowing in the Land Down Under'' (2019)
* ''Rediscovering Christmas'' (2018)
* ''The Message Lives On'' (2018)
* ''Vietnam: Rising Hope'' (2018)
* ''Return to the Holy Land'' (2018)
* ''Canvas Cathedral: Billy Graham's Crisis of Faith'' (2018)
* ''Billy Graham: A Life Remembered'' (2018)
* ''Flying Blind'' (2017)
* ''Facing Darkness'' (2017)
* ''Footprints of a Pilgrim'' (2016)
* ''Worth of a Soul'' (2016)
* ''Decisions'' (2016)
* ''[[Louis Zamperini: Captured by Grace]]'' (2015)
* ''Second Chance'' (2015)
* ''Value of a Soul'' (2015)
* ''Heaven'' (2014)
* ''7 Day in the Holy Land'' (2014)
* ''Defining Moments'' (2013)
* ''The Cross'' (2013)
* ''Lose to Gain'' (2013)
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{C-SPAN|52537}}
* [https://billygraham.org/about/biographies/franklin-graham/ Franklin Graham on Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]
* [https://samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/franklin-graham/ About Franklin Graham on Samaritan's Purse]
* [https://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/graham/timeline.html ''People'' magazine – timeline history]
* [http://www.religionnews.com/2015/08/18/franklin-grahams-salary-raises-eyebrows-among-christian-nonprofits/ Religionnews.com ]

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