Colocaran estatua de Billy Graham en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos

As the body of the Rev. Billy Graham lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda before his burial Friday in his native North Carolina, some lawmakers back home were working on a more permanent tribute to the man who was known as “America’s Pastor.”

Those lawmakers and Gov. Roy Cooper were taking steps to have a statue of Graham placed inside the Capitol, a report said Wednesday.

Each state gets to place two statues inside the Capitol, but those honored must be deceased. Lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 calling for a statue of Graham to replace that of Charles Aycock, a former North Carolina governor, the Raleigh News & Observer reported.

Graham, un evangelista nacido en Charlotte que era conocido por millones de personas en todo el mundo, murió el 21 de febrero a la edad de 99 años. Durante su carrera de más de seis décadas, dio consejos espirituales a presidentes estadounidenses y otros líderes mundiales. Aproximadamente una semana después de su muerte, Cooper dio el siguiente paso

La entrada Colocaran estatua de Billy Graham en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos aparece primero en Actualidad Cristiana.

Fuente: Cristianos al Dia