Billy Graham

A central achievement of his was encouraging evangelical Protestants to regain the social influence they had once wielded

The prevalence of religious language in US politics that Graham helped inspire continues to this day. Indeed, the Trump administration has been particularly swift to employ it

Billy Graham, the Great Uniter mentored Clergy, adivised presidents and influenced millions of people, reshaping the landscape of evangelism

Graham, who long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments, died at his home in North Carolina, according spokesman Mark DeMoss