Franklin Graham is Coming to Australia: Here’s Why I Won’t be Attending – ABC Religion & Ethics July 23, 2018 by Fulcrum I would welcome an American evangelist coming to Australia - even a pro-Trump one - to speak to churches with the message of God's love in the cross of Jesus. I'm also all for celebrating Billy Graham's 1959 crusades. The problem is that, well, Franklin Graham is no Billy Graham. Furthermore, Franklin Graham sadly represents a syncretistic blend of Trumpism and Christianity, a Faustian pact of political support in exchange for preferential treatment, and risks the Constantinization of the church. Michael Bird. ABC Religion & Ethics. 23 July 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare