Franklin Graham

==Ministry==
[[File:Billy Graham.JPG|thumb|right|On the left, with his father [[Billy Graham]], June 1994]]
[[File:William Franklin Graham III (evangelist).jpg|thumb|right|Graham preaching in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]]]
In 1979, after the death of Pierce, he became the president of [[Samaritan's Purse]].<ref>Robert Wuthnow, ''Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches'', University of California Press, USA, 2009, p.  136</ref>

In 1995, he became vice-president of the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]]<ref name="nytimes.com"/> and became the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-03-07-franklin-graham-cover_x.htm | work=[[USA Today]]| title=Billy Graham's son takes the pulpit, his own way | date=March 7, 2006 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref>

=== COVID vaccination ===
Graham has said in interviews and social media posts that he believes Jesus would approve of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]], saying "that's what Jesus Christ would want us to do, to help save life. It's just a tool to help save life."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Why "the pathway to ending the pandemic runs through the evangelical church"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-evangelical-church-leaders-try-to-convince-vaccination-skeptics/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.cbsnews.com|publisher=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He has compared the vaccine to the oil and wine the [[Parable of the Good Samaritan|Good Samaritan]] used to treat the wounds of the injured traveler, saying "Now the oil and wine were the medicines of that day."<ref name=":4" /> He told [[ABC News]], "I think for a pastor to tell someone not to take the vaccine is problematic because what would happen if that person got coronavirus and died?"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chvnradio.com/articles/franklin-graham-supports-vaccines-and-says-jesus-would-too|title=Franklin Graham supports vaccines and says Jesus would too|website=CHVN Radio}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1= Vann |first1= Matthew|last2= Folmer|first2= Kaitlyn|last3= Hosenball|first3= Alex|last4= Jung|first4= Jinsol| date= March 15, 2021|title= Blessing by way of medicine: These pastors preach COVID-19 vaccination|url= https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blessing-medicine-pastors-preach-covid-19-vaccination-gods/story?id=76367456|work=[[ABC News]] |location= |access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref>

Graham has also cited the work of Samaritan's Purse in describing his support for the vaccine. "We have seen what COVID can do," said Graham, citing Samaritan's Purse work to help during the outbreaks in [[Cremona]], Italy; Los Angeles; North Carolina and the Bahamas.<ref name=":4" />

Graham has also spoken of seeing the effects of the virus in his own organization. "I've had some of my own staff, one of them was on a ventilator for three months, Graham said in an interview with [[CBS News]], "...from what I have seen and experienced myself, I don't want COVID and I don't want anybody else to get it."<ref name=":4" /> Graham stated that he and his wife are both vaccinated. He also stated, "I want people to know that COVID-19 can kill you. But we have a vaccine out there that could possibly save your life. And if you wait, it could be too late."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/553503-franklin-graham-presses-christians-get-vaccine-or-it-could-be/|title=Franklin Graham presses Christians: Get vaccine or 'it could be too late'|first=Morgan|last=Gstalter|date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>

=== Support of the Iraq War ===
Graham supported the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]].