You read that correctly. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) reverend blamed evangelist Billy Graham for the “white [hear: racist] patriarchy [hear: sexist]” she alleged was the basis for contemporary evangelicalism, something she associated closely with “Christian nationalism [read: Nazi-esque].” What was the basis for this charge? “Billy Graham really modeled this attractive, strong, macho guy persona.”
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