>Why would Christ love people that are not allowed through the pearly gates?<
Because the Father did.For God so loved the WORLD that he gave his only begotten son.God's Grace is his unmerited gift to all.
Lets see, Billy Graham is for the Federal Marriage Amendment to the US Constitution, the military campaign in Iraq and to win the war on terrorism and about every conservative issue. He is against abortion and embryonic stem cell research , etc. Howard Dean and Osama ben Laden hates him and wants to stop him.
I think Rev. Graham is one the best old school preachers and religious conservative there is.