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I assume that you live in the midwest where people supposedly are more apt to be kindly and tend to suspend judgement. I never met Mr. Graham, as I usualy eschew crowd behavior,and mass rallies. I never met Lincoln, yet they tell me he suffered from profound depression. But I have listened carefully to Mr. Graham, of late, and I think that I recognize sypmtoms of depression (I spent 2 weeks in the hospital for my depression). Does this devalue my objectivity, benevolence or opinions? I said a Neurologist attributed Mr. Graham's remrks to chemical depression. Such a remark may be expected from a person schooled in pharmacology. An index of a person's celebrity is often measureable in how many books and articles are written about him or her. Both good and the bad. Lincoln and Hitler are still the subjects of endess literature, analysis and speculation. Why shouldd Mr. Graham be shielded from such analysis? The Lutheran Catechism says we should put the most charitable constructions on people's actions, as you graciously do. I tend to be more critical. Someone wrote a message to me and said "Let the dance begin (dialogue)".There is no dancing where there is no movement, either physical, cerebral or of intellectual thought. I do agree that a preacher can turn people off by too many references to himself, or his family. Unless, perhaps, the examples have universal value. It's good to think about these ethical issues. Being naturally suspicious I wondered why the Rev. Robert Schuller was sitting next to Mrs. Clinton during the State of the Nation Address? An heir appparent? To his credit, remember how intensely Mr. Schuller spoke about his daughter's leg amputation. He personally and tactfully dealt with this family matter in his sermons? I'm sorry for thinking such unkindly thoughts about Mr. Graham's lack of similar candor re: PD Judy, thank you for your kind response.