and it doesn't look like she's even going to make it to 120 as the bible
states. A lot of good being a christian did for her. The ALL-LOVING
christian god gave her: degenerative osteoarthritis of the back and neck.
Why would an ALL-LOVING god give a devoted christian a disease?

some more tough questions for christian nutcaeses.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Ruth Graham, the ailing wife of influential
evangelist Billy Graham, fell into a coma and appears to be close to
death, a family spokesman said.

"She appears to be entering the final stages of life," said Larry Ross,
Graham's personal spokesman, on Wednesday.

The news came the same day Billy Graham said he and Ruth will be buried at
the recently dedicated Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. In a statement,
Graham said his 87-year-old wife, who has degenerative osteoarthritis of
the back and neck and has been bedridden at their home in the mountains of
western North Carolina for some time, "is close to going home to heaven."

"Ruth is my soul mate and best friend, and I cannot imagine living a
single day without her by my side," Graham said. "I am more in love with
her today than when we first met over 65 years ago as students at Wheaton
College."

Ross said Ruth Graham was treated two weeks ago for pneumonia and her
health temporarily improved before declining because of her weakened
condition. Ross said she is being treated at her home outside Asheville,
in the town of Montreat.

She celebrated her birthday on Sunday and was alert, Ross said. Billy
Graham and four of their children are now at her side. The couple's
youngest child, Ned, is flying in from the West Coast.

"Ruth and I appreciate, more than we can express, the prayers and letters
of encouragement we have received from people across the country and
around the world," Graham said.

In San Antonio, Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page paused
the denomination's annual meeting Wednesday night to pray for Ruth Graham,
whom he called "this dear saint of God."

The site of Graham's burial had appeared to be the source of some debate
within his family. In December, The Washington Post reported that Ned
Graham opposed burying his parents at the library. He and other members of
the family preferred a burial site at The Cove, a Bible training center
near the Grahams' mountain home.

The paper said evangelist Franklin Graham, who has taken over leadership
of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, wanted his parents' graves
to be at the Charlotte museum.

Graham, who is 88 and suffers from fluid on the brain, prostate cancer,
Parkinson's disease and age-related macular degeneration, responded by
saying the decision would be his and his wife's alone.

Born in Charlotte, Graham traveled the world for decades building a
revival-based ministry that reached millions. He later returned to the
Charlotte area, which became the home of the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association.

Graham was in Charlotte last month for the opening of the $27 million
(euro20 million), 40,000-square-foot (12,200-meter) museum and
evangelistic library.

He told a crowd that included three former U.S. presidents - Bill Clinton,
Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush - that he was embarrassed by the
attention and said there was "too much Billy Graham" in the exhibits.

"This building behind me is just a building," he said then. "It's an
instrument, a tool for the Gospel. The primary thing is the Gospel of
Christ."

and it doesn't look like she's even going to make it to 120 as the bible
states. A lot of good being a christian did for her. The ALL-LOVING
christian god gave her: degenerative osteoarthritis of the back and neck.
Why would an ALL-LOVING god give a devoted christian a disease?

some more tough questions for christian nutcaeses.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Ruth Graham, the ailing wife of influential
evangelist Billy Graham, fell into a coma and appears to be close to death,
a family spokesman said.

"She appears to be entering the final stages of life," said Larry Ross,
Graham's personal spokesman, on Wednesday.

The news came the same day Billy Graham said he and Ruth will be buried at
the recently dedicated Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. In a statement,
Graham said his 87-year-old wife, who has degenerative osteoarthritis of the
back and neck and has been bedridden at their home in the mountains of
western North Carolina for some time, "is close to going home to heaven."

"Ruth is my soul mate and best friend, and I cannot imagine living a single
day without her by my side," Graham said. "I am more in love with her today
than when we first met over 65 years ago as students at Wheaton College."

Ross said Ruth Graham was treated two weeks ago for pneumonia and her health
temporarily improved before declining because of her weakened condition.
Ross said she is being treated at her home outside Asheville, in the town of
Montreat.

She celebrated her birthday on Sunday and was alert, Ross said. Billy Graham
and four of their children are now at her side. The couple's youngest child,
Ned, is flying in from the West Coast.

"Ruth and I appreciate, more than we can express, the prayers and letters of
encouragement we have received from people across the country and around the
world," Graham said.

In San Antonio, Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page paused the
denomination's annual meeting Wednesday night to pray for Ruth Graham, whom
he called "this dear saint of God."

The site of Graham's burial had appeared to be the source of some debate
within his family. In December, The Washington Post reported that Ned Graham
opposed burying his parents at the library. He and other members of the
family preferred a burial site at The Cove, a Bible training center near the
Grahams' mountain home.

The paper said evangelist Franklin Graham, who has taken over leadership of
the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, wanted his parents' graves to be
at the Charlotte museum.

Graham, who is 88 and suffers from fluid on the brain, prostate cancer,
Parkinson's disease and age-related macular degeneration, responded by
saying the decision would be his and his wife's alone.

Born in Charlotte, Graham traveled the world for decades building a
revival-based ministry that reached millions. He later returned to the
Charlotte area, which became the home of the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association.

Graham was in Charlotte last month for the opening of the $27 million
(euro20 million), 40,000-square-foot (12,200-meter) museum and evangelistic
library.

He told a crowd that included three former U.S. presidents - Bill Clinton,
Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush - that he was embarrassed by the
attention and said there was "too much Billy Graham" in the exhibits.

"This building behind me is just a building," he said then. "It's an
instrument, a tool for the Gospel. The primary thing is the Gospel of
Christ."