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• Billy Graham's son anticipates farewell | The younger Graham says he has not dwelled on the significance of the revival meeting, but says when his father's ministry ends it may be "the saddest day of my life" (Associated Press)
• Church cool to Graham crusade | New York's massive Roman Catholic population will sit out this weekend's Billy Graham crusade in Queens because its parishes are too busy, spokesmen for the two closest dioceses say (The Washington Times)
• Mounting a Billy Graham crusade takes prayers, mailings and many, many chairs | A Billy Graham sermon is a model of simplicity and directness. A Billy Graham crusade, is a decidedly more complex undertaking, requiring, oh, several million painstakingly assembled ingredients (The New York Times)
• Billy Graham takes on a tough city | How does a sick, old evangelist from Charlotte win the soul of a city like New York? (The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
• Evangelicals, gays, but no Martians | What a remarkable thing it would be if there was conversation between the people attending the Graham crusade and the ones attending the gay pride parade (Alfred P. Doblin, The Herald News, N.J.)
• In Portland: Evangelist Palau drew inspiration, help from Graham | Faith is about planting seeds and waiting patiently for them to sprout, especially for evangelists such as Billy Graham and Portland's own Luis Palau (The Oregonian)
• Renowned evangelist to preach in Queens | Billy Graham's 3-day crusade may be last (Asbury Park Press, NJ)
• Words of bravest for Reverend Billy | The Rev. Billy Graham kicks off his last U.S. crusade at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park tonight, and no one is more excited than Firefighter John Picarello (New York Daily News)
• A transformed flock | Graham's influence on faithful will endure (Editorial, The Dallas Morning News)
• Billy Graham holding last event in the U.S. | Though he says he awaits death with "great anticipation," the famed Rev. Billy Graham is still very much alive — alive enough to hold another one of his legendary "crusades" this weekend (Fox News)
• Graham's message has touched many | Those who take a middle course, as Graham has sought to do, often take shots from all sides. But in a time of shrill and divisive religious rhetoric, Graham's simple message of faith in Jesus rings with a refreshing authenticity (James L. Evans, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• A last crusade in a career that reshaped American religion | "Finally, the Big One," blared a headline in 1957, when a dashing young evangelist named Billy Graham was poised to launch his first crusade in the largest and, by reputation, most wicked city in the nation. "Save New York!" (The Christian Science Monitor)

Missions & ministry:

• Stephen Baldwin rolls into town for Livin' It Tour | Member of the acting clan to deliver motivational message to extreme-sports crowd (The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y.)
• Evangelicals building a base in Iraq | Newcomers raise worry among traditional church leaders (The Washington Post)
• New group may spark Presbyterian split | New Wineskins Initiative proposed a radically reorganized, mission-minded denomination to halt decades of decline in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Associated Press)
• On a road trip for God | Couple heed a call, set out in RV to pray in every state capital (Chicago Tribune)

AIDS:

• Yes, we have HIV too, say four clergymen | The Christian and Muslim clergy from various African countries cited fear of stigma and discrimination as the main obstacles to the fight against the Aids pandemic (The Nation, Nairobi, Kenya)

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