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President Trump touches the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham, who died last week at age 99, during a ceremony in the Capitol rotunda on Wednesday.

Trump, Congressional Leaders Honor Billy Graham In Rare Capitol Hill Tribute

4:02pm February 28, 2018

by Amy Held

Ahead of Friday's funeral in North Carolina, the evangelist is lying in honor at the Capitol rotunda through Thursday; it is just the fourth time a private citizen has been recognized in that way.

Evangelist Billy Graham To Lie In Honor In U.S. Rotunda

9:05am February 28, 2018

David Greene talks to Ed Stetzer, who directs the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, one of the country's leading Christian colleges, about the ongoing struggles within evangelicals.

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Rose Fried, granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, attends a demonstration in August in Berkeley, Calif. That state had 268 reported anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, the second-highest number in the U.S. after New York's 380.

Anti-Semitic Incidents See Largest Single-Year Increase On Record, Audit Finds

3:36pm February 27, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The Anti-Defamation League annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents found 1,986 such occurrences, including 457 at K-12 schools and 204 on college campuses.

David Bazan is taking back his music moniker, Pedro the Lion, after more than a decade.

David Bazan Resurrects Pedro The Lion After More Than A Decade

11:46pm February 25, 2018

Before his indie rock band Pedro the Lion dissolved in 2006, David Bazan had been questioning his relationship with God. Now, he's back touring and working on a new album under the old moniker.

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The late preacher Billy Graham, left, and President Richard Nixon wave to a crowd of 12,500 in 1971 in Charlotte, N.C., at an event honoring Graham.

Billy Graham Walked A Line, And Regretted Crossing Over It, When It Came To Politics

7:00am February 24, 2018

by Ron Elving

The evangelical preacher sought to be seen as above the partisan political fray. But in his actions and associations, Graham often proved how difficult such an attitude can be to achieve or sustain.

The Rev. Billy Graham's casket will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for two days. Mourners are invited to pay their final respects before a private funeral.

The Rev. Billy Graham's Casket Will 'Lie In Honor' At The Capitol

7:06pm February 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

It is a rare distinction bestowed on only a handful of civilians. For two days Americans will be welcome to pay their respects to the beloved Evangelical pastor. He will be buried in North Carolina.

Famous Evangelist, 'America's Pastor' Billy Graham Dies At 99

9:01pm February 21, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Billy Graham, the most famous American evangelist of the 20th century, has died. He preached during a time when the U.S. was less polarized politically and culturally, and he was known as "America's Pastor." Largely silenced by illness in his final years, Graham was somewhat eclipsed by his son Franklin, who took his father's ministry in a far more conservative direction.

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Why There Will Likely Never Be Another Pastor Like Billy Graham

4:20pm February 21, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The pastor to presidents — that's how Billy Graham was known. He earned that role because he earned their trust, and there will likely never be another like him.

Graham preaches in the early 1950s. Over his career, he preached to more than 200 million people in 185 countries, radically changing the face of born-again Christianity.

'America's Pastor' Billy Graham Dies At 99

2:29pm February 21, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

One of the most influential religious figures of the 20th century, he radically changed the face of born-again Christianity from fundamentalism to a more embracing evangelicalism.

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Evangelical Leader Remembers Billy Graham's Life And Legacy

11:42am February 21, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, remembers the legendary evangelist.

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