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I wouldn't be surprised if somebody else has already posted this, but Billy Graham died today, aged 99.
This is a link to the ABC news (Australian ABC that is) -
Billy Graham, evangelical preacher dubbed 'America's Pastor', dies aged 99
Australia has always been rather secular, but he drew a crowd of 130,000 in Melbourne way back in 1959 when he was in his heyday, and 50,000 in Brisbane. If I remember rightly, I think the population of Brisbane back then was probably about half a million, so allegedly he drew the equivalent of 10% of the population to the RNA showgrounds.
This is a link to the ABC news (Australian ABC that is) -
Billy Graham, evangelical preacher dubbed 'America's Pastor', dies aged 99
Australia has always been rather secular, but he drew a crowd of 130,000 in Melbourne way back in 1959 when he was in his heyday, and 50,000 in Brisbane. If I remember rightly, I think the population of Brisbane back then was probably about half a million, so allegedly he drew the equivalent of 10% of the population to the RNA showgrounds.