Unlike his father who stayed away from public stances on issues that might divide the public, Franklin Graham addresses them. In a 2005 interview with the New York Times, Billy Graham explained why he tried to avoid controversial political topics, "If I get on these other subjects, it divides the audience on an issue that is not the issue I'm promoting." Franklin's last prediction was that Brett Kavanagh would be a good supreme court justice. He spoke out very strongly in sup