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To: Arlis
"Billy Graham never allowed himself to be put in this situation"

Specifically, Billy Graham (and his associates) had a strict policy: Nobody was allowed to be in a room with a woman alone - another person always had to be there. This applied to secretaries and other assistants. They assumed that all men would be subjected to extraordinary temptation.

My church, a small one, has lost at least one pastor in the past because this rule was ignored.

26 posted on 04/07/2014 7:01:00 AM PDT by Liberty Wins ( The average lefty is synapse challenged)
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To: Liberty Wins

It’s a good rule. I once had a job working for my pastor’s son who ran a business. One time I had a closed-door meeting with him in his office. As I opened the door to leave, a woman who had a business appointment with him was waiting to come in. She stepped in just as I was stepping out. I grabbed the doorknob to close the door when he said, “Please leave that open.” When I later asked him why he did that, he told me about Graham.


28 posted on 04/07/2014 7:06:36 AM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: Liberty Wins

And even if there wasn’t such a temptation, people could misunderstand and enemies mischaracterize what was innocent.


29 posted on 04/07/2014 7:07:50 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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