A couple of weeks ago I had a bit of a rant on Twitter about the foundations for the Billy Graham Rule. (If you are (lucky enough to be) unaware of such a rule, I’ll send you out in to the inter-webs to read more: BGR.) I turned the rant into a “Moment” at the advice from one wiser than I about these things (h/t Travis McMaken*). In order to make the Moment available to a non-twitter audience, I have embedded the tweets below. Enjoy!
Here's a quote from the WP article about how the Billy Graham developed his now dubbed "Billy Graham Rule" :
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017"A story about Billy Graham goes something like this: In 1949 or 1950, after one of his famous evangelistic meetings, Graham returned to ...
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017his hotel room to find a naked woman lying on his bed, ready to seduce him in an attempt to destroy his ministry. Graham, cautious and...
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017humble as usual, fled the hotel room and immediately implemented a rule that would come to bear his name: From that day forward, ...
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017Graham would not travel (including by car), eat or meet alone with a woman other than his wife, Ruth."
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017There is a vast difference between "naked on the bed of your hotel room" and dinner/lunch/talking/texting to a member of the opposite sex.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017Graham's reaction was OVER-reaction and based on a false pretense that all women try to end up "naked on the bed."
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017And can we point out that 1. he returned to find her there <-- I'd guess they weren't dining and then both ended up in that position.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017And 2. ready to seduce him TO DESTROY his ministry. <-- I want all my male friends to know: I want to ASSIST your ministry, not DESTROY it.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017Whether or not that was her intention (because I know that aggressive, sensual, coquettish women get bad raps as always being out to destroy
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017the careers of men *HARD EYE ROLL*) there was a specific intention that (and I'll go out on a limb here) was more than
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017"Hey you're funny and we like talking theology so let's be friends." So the correlation that befriend a member of the opposite sex will...
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017naturally (and always?) devolve into one of you naked on the other's bed is weak.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017Plus, I'd like to point out to my wonderful brothers in Christ (whom I adore greatly): you are not the famous preacher Billy Graham.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017And this might be a cold splash of water to the face on so early a Friday morning, but I'll venture to guess that a naked woman (apart from
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017your wife, bless her coquettish soul) will not be surprising you in your hotel/bedroom any time soon. So stop and… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Also, I didn't cover all possibilities where it does happen. Just challenging the justifica… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Yes, affairs happen; no most likely a naked woman will not randomly show up to your hotel room.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter And even if one did, it doesn't equate to never ever interacting with a woman alone. It's n… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter And the danger is making one (famous) person's (freak) experience in to a hard and fast rul… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Develops and then more damage is done at the base level. Why not foster healthy male/female… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter That's the issue. Women aren't inherently evil seductresses looking for any way to destroy… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Communicated the more we seek to separate and isolate the fenders and hold them to that status quo with fear.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter *genders
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Separation, isolation, and fear will destroy us faster than a naked woman on a bed.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Let's be subversive, let's actually believe that the Love of Christ casts out fear and let'… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter Self-discernment, we need those things. But let's actually believe the freedom of the gospel and put it to task.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017@TFFTroy @RevDaveKetter That's how we turn the world upside down and break down these archaic, patriarchal, oppressive laws.
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lauren r.e. larkin (@laurenrelarkin) March 31, 2017
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