simplistic...

i'm trying to find a point of conversation, or a point of discussion, or a point of commonality from which to start this discussion or dialogue in my mind, but with arguments that are this simplistic, i find it hard to...

http://www.wels.net/cgi-bin/site.pl?1518&cuTopic_topicID=9&cuItem_itemID=9424

Could you provide a summary of the differences between WELS and Billy Graham?
A: As a Baptist, Billy Graham does not believe in infant baptism, in part because he does not believe that we are all born sinners and in part because he does not believe that in baptism God gives us the new birth of water and the Word.

Dr. Graham preaches a clear gospel message of what Christ has done for all sinners by his perfect life and innocent sacrifical death. A hallmark of his preaching, however, is that it consistently demands a "decision for Christ." "But there is something you must do," he says.

Lutherans believe with Luther that "I cannot by own thinking or choosing believe in Jesus Christ my Lord not come to him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel."

As a non-Lutheran, Billy Graham also denies that Christ gives us his body and blood in the Lord's Supper as a means for strengthening and preserving us in the faith.

He is also a millennialist, that is, he believes that before the final judgment Christ will come and reign on earth for a thousand years.

i'm sorry, but billy graham, and christians of other denominations in general, aren't nearly that easy to explain away...