Divorce, drugs, drinking: Billy Graham’s children and their absent father

WaCompost ^ | 2/21/2018 | William Martin

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Acquaintances from the early years remember that the Graham youngsters were less than models of decorum in their behavior at church and other public gatherings, but Ruth did her best to exercise a rather stern and consistent discipline at home. She claimed to have obtained some of her most effective child-rearing techniques from a dog-training manual whose directives included keeping commands simple and at a minimum, seeing to it that they were obeyed, rewarding obedience with praise and being consistent.

Three of the five Graham children have divorced. Ruth was the first. When she discovered that her husband had been engaged in a long-running affair, she was devastated. “At first I resorted to my familiar pattern of denial — covering over my hurt with spiritual platitudes. I prayed. I fasted. I forgave. I claimed Bible promises. I did all I’d been taught to do. I also hid my problems from everyone, humiliated that others — especially my family — would find out.”

[The_Media_never_lie]

I read about what they write just for daily humor; don’t believe a thing they or the rest of the lame stream media say.

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I tend to think the negative of what they report is often true. They are the enemy of the American people.

[Datom]

You’re the Texan version of John Cleese! Way to go!
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Thank you. I liked him too.