Religion: Billy in India

Garlanded and photographed, Billy Graham was cutting through India like Gabriel in a gabardine suit. In Bombay, bloody Communist-led rioting canceled his scheduled meeting; he toured the riot area instead and spoke to some stone-throwers. "They all had very sweet smiles." he said afterward.

Their smiles were no sweeter than Billy's. Shown a sarcastic editorial about him. all he had to say was: "A very friendly article." After an interview with Jawaharlal Nehru, he characterized the Prime Minister's attitude toward Christian missions as "very sympathetic and understanding," and diplomatically added that "not many...

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