WashU Expert: Billy Graham leaves controversial legacy for the #MeToo generation
Half-century-old advice from Billy Graham, who died Feb. 21, was in line with cultural and sexual norms of the 1950s and later decades, when many of Graham’s contemporary evangelical preachers fell from grace after widely publicized extramarital affairs, says R. Marie Griffith, director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis.
Christmas culture wars are nothing new, experts say
Tis the season for perennial battles between true believers and
atheists, between mass marketers and the devout souls who worry about
blatant commercialization of “the holiday season.”
While it may seem like it’s getting worse then ever, learning more
about the facts behind these arguments might help all of us understand
one another a bit better, suggest legal and religious history experts at
Washington University in St. Louis.