Do you have any thoughts about this quote from Billy Graham?

"One characteristic of cults is that they strongly believe they alone are right in their beliefs and everyone else is wrong."

http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/1065619.html

I'll say this much: it IS an amusing quote to hear from an evangelical Christian! Though in all fairness Billy Graham seems to be a little more sane than most of his contemporaries.

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The other answers to this question point out the prevailing ignorance on Answers about Christianity, as demonstrated by the Christians and non-Christians on here. With the exception of the conservative and more fundamentalist Christian groups, Christianity in general does not deny the validity of other religions. Also, if I affirm Jesus Christ is the way to God for me, does that mean I'm saying everyone else is wrong? It's a big mistake to take the picture you get about Christianity from those who are on tv and on here and project that onto the whole world of Christians.

The funniest thing reading the answers above is the athiests who started pointing the finger about it describing Christianity - haha! have they not read their own posts, refusing to accept even the possibility that they could be wrong. lol! Anyway, like they often do with the bible on Y!A, they have not read it in context, and anything that helps you to recognise when you or someone you love is being dragged into a dangerous cult, especially at their most vulnerable, has got to be a good thing.

I like Billy Graham, but I think Christianity must move beyond him. The link you provided is ironic, especially considering how he goes on to say that people need to come to Jesus, lol.

But I think Graham was the kind of person who you could point out the irony of his statement, and he'd honestly consider the criticism.

roflmao. he actually defines 'cult' then goes on to demonstrate how christianity is a cult. lolol

have you posted this to 'fundies say the darndest things'? because i think it could very well be the fundie quote of the year.

thanks for the chuckles. i'm on customer service today, and REALLY needed it.

Then doesn't everyone belong to a cult? There is something that everybody believes in that they will not budge on. This means people who believe that chocolate ice cream is the best and will not hear it any other way belong to a cult.

This quote is silly.

He's getting old. He probably did not realize the irony of that statement. Clearly, by that description, Christianity is itself a cult, as is Islam and probably others.

Yep, he just told everyone that religions that teach their way is the only way are all cults.

I think he is an idiot anyway though.

That can be said of all major religions or beliefs in this world. So does that make a him a cult leader? Maybe he should look into the mirror first

Pot meet kettle .

I haven't seen anything that stupid since Ted Haggard and Kent Hovind got busted . Billy Graham is crackers .

And what were the other characteristics? It's always good to keep things in context but most people on here dont' know what a context is.

True Christianity is a relationship with Jesus and not a religion.

I find it a bit amusing that he (of all people) would say such a thing.

Holy crap, did he just inadvertently call his religion a cult? lol That's gold.

Sounds like he was describing his own Xanity. Isn't that what they teach?

)o( Blessed Be! ~ Whillow

Was he talking about atheists?

Yep, he just admitted he's a cult leader

Huh. Funny he should say that...

He is right

oh, and EYE would never belong to a cult, oh nos, not ME!!!!

I-R-O-N-Y

Well that made my lip twitch

wow I thought that described him to a "T"

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