Updated April 16 - "While Billy Graham made two trips to North Korea and knew the elder president Kim Il Sung, Mr. Graham has not said anything like this. These words do not even remotely resemble Mr. Graham's theology or his language," Jeremy Blume, the spokesperson of Billy Graham Evangelist Association told NK News.
To celebrate his 104th birth anniversary, North Korean national founder Kim Il Sung was described on Friday as "God" in state media, which even quoted a legendary American evangelist as making the comparison.
Updated April 16 - "While Billy Graham made two trips to North Korea and knew the elder president Kim Il Sung, Mr. Graham has not said anything like this. These words do not even remotely resemble Mr. Graham's theology or his language," Jeremy Blume, the spokesperson of Billy Graham Evangelist Association told NK News.
To celebrate his 104th birth anniversary, North Korean national founder Kim Il Sung was described on Friday as "God" in state media, which even quoted a legendary American evangelist as making the comparison.
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