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Religious Franchise

This is really a franchise, isn't it?

Sheer libel. Just a small family business.

Didn't Frankie get arrested for mooning from a car window way back when? Hopefully somebody will put up a photo.

Reverend?

Is there any formal basis, like an institutional accreditation, for the "Reverend" title that this article awards to Franklin Graham? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.119.205.88 (talk) 15:44, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What proof do you have that he is not a "Reverend"? Anything? At all?--ML (talk) 12:47, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's a legitimate question, and it is quite confusing. Graham has no theological or ministerial training whatsoever. I can also find no evidence of any ministerial experience. However, peculiar though it is within the broad scope of the Christian tradition, the Southern Baptist Convention (an American ecclesiastical body) allows individual parishes to ordain people without any prerequisites. Shocking, but true. There are claims on-line - I have no idea whether they can be substantiated - that Graham was ordained in 1982 by Grace Community Church in Tempe, Ariz. This sounds odd, however, since this doesn't sound like the name of a Southern Baptist congregation and, moreover, at this point Graham was already working for both the BGEA and Samaritan's Purse. None of the websites that claim he was "ordained" by this church (which includes the BGEA website) provide any indication that Graham was ever actually involved in active ministry at this church. All of the references to him as "Rev." or "Reverend" in this Wikipedia article (in its present form) are now only in direct quotations and in the titles of articles cited. That's probably a safe way to keep it.95.113.98.204 (talk) 13:13, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Think: Honorary doctorate (or in this case, honorary ordination). 2600:1700:71E1:6B0:0:0:0:47 (talk) 17:03, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Misplaced burden of proof, ML. Oh, I see that you have been indefinitely banned for being an awful person (taking after the subject, perhaps). Not surprising, and ... good. -- Jibal (talk) 05:56, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Financial Info

According to 2023 990 filed by SP, Franklin's comp was ~$880k.

SP revenue has certainly skyrocketed in last ten years. In 2023 it was over $1 billion, and ~$41 million was from investment income alone.

The 2023 grants, however, totaled a modest $381,902,222.

https://sp-comm-arkfiles.s3.theark.cloud/website/pdfs/2023-Form-990-PUBLIC-DISCLOSURE.pdf

Haven't yet checked if Wiki for SP is updated. FallenM (talk) 18:21, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]