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Graham joined Nixon in anti-Jewish comments in 1972 Oval Office meeting
"Like all human relationships, mine with Richard Nixon was bittersweet," evangelist (and Christianity Today founder) Billy Graham writes in his autobiography, Just As I Am. In fact, Graham was reportedly closer to Nixon than any other president—and got burned for it.

Graham's relationship with Nixon continues to burn him. Here's the damning headline in today's Chicago Tribune: "Nixon, Graham anti-Semitism on tape." Yesterday, the National Archives released 500 hours of White House tapes from 1972. Among them was a conversation Nixon and Graham had after a February 1 prayer breakfast.

Graham was especially concerned about perceived Jewish control of the media, and blames them for "putting out the pornographic stuff." "This stranglehold has got to be broken or the country's going down the drain," he told Nixon.

Graham's biographer, William Martin, tells the Tribune he's stunned. "This is out of character with anything else I have heard Billy Graham say or be quoted as saying. It is disappointing."

Graham isn't responding to the story. His spokesman, Larry Ross, only said that the evangelist isn't feeling well and doesn't recall the conversation.

Hundreds killed in India religious violence:

• 251 killed in India religious attacks | Chaos spread through this western Indian city Friday and the death toll over three days of Hindu-Muslim violence climbed, despite patrols by hundreds of soldiers and orders for police to shoot rioters and arsonists on sight. (Associated Press)
  
  
• The slaughter in Gujarat will lead to more tragedy | Sectarian violence in India always resonates with its neighbors (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• More at Yahoo full coverage
  
  

Persecution:

• Elderly Christians threatened with ouster | More than a dozen Christians—three of them in their 90s—face eviction from a Beijing old people's home after police raided a suspected prayer meeting on the premises and ordered the home closed (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Alleged BNP-backed men besiege Christians | Houses in three villages looted, damaged: 30 hurt (The Daily Star, Bangladesh)
  
  

War on terrorism:

• Religion-violence link debated | Andrew Sullivan, Richard John Neuhaus share the stage (The Washington Times)
  
  
• U.S. hero search takes a wrong turn | Todd Beamer is being used to stoke the embers of American heartache, raise Bush's ratings, and support the largely invisible war on terrorism (Michael Posner, The Globe & Mail, Toronto)
  
  
• Patriotism, religion and schools don't mix | We need to be careful not to confuse patriotism with religion (Larry Spalding, Tallahassee [Fla.] Democrat)
  
  

Islam and the Middle East:

• Dear Pat, jihads aren't just for Muslims | An open memo to Pat Robertson (Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• The hoarse whisper of Christianity | For all those who feel an affinity for the Holy Land, this pilgrimage in the footsteps of Jesus offers a unique and challenging vantage point. (Review of The Body and the Blood: The Holy Land's Christians at the Turn of a New Millennium) (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Same name, different face | The Jesus of Islamic literature has rough words for those who collude with government (Review of The Muslim Jesus) (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• New "Crusader weapon may cause Mideast troubles | Cannon has been under development since 1994 (Voice of America)
  
  

Politics:

• Mayoral aide wants pastors involved in government | Carlton N. Pressley says a pastor should be present at all D.C. government cabinet-level meetings (The Washington Post)
  
  

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