Is Lindsey Graham related to Billy Graham.

Is Lindsey Graham related to Billy Graham or is just their shared last name a coincidence? Let’s explore.

Lindsey Graham is a prominent Republican lawmaker from South Carolina who has been representing the state in the United States Senate since 2003. Before that he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995–2003.

Graham once had a reputation for being a moderate Republican and was even harshly critical of Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primary. He once wrote in a tweet that year, “if we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.”

However, since Trump took office in 2017 Graham has become one of his most vocal supporters and have shifted to the right to further align with Trump on a number of issues including the big lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Billy Graham is a late influential evangelical leader that helped shaped religious thought globally.

In the United States, Graham sought to be above the political fray, but his associations would suggest otherwise.

Graham had very close friendships with several U.S. presidents including Richard Nixon and frequently moved between religion and politics. He contributed in a large way to the blurring of the lines between church and state we see in society today.

Later in his life, Graham seem to have regretted his involvement in politics telling Christianity Today that he “would have steered clear of politics.”

He said he was grateful to have ministered to the needs of “people in high places … but looking back, I know I sometimes crossed the line, and I wouldn’t do that now.”