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Democrats Gather in the Heart of Billy Graham Country
posted on September 5, 2012Religion News Service’s Lauren Markoe gives a tour of Charlotte’s religious landscape, as the city plays host to this year’s Democratic National Convention. Known as the home of evangelist Billy Graham, Charlotte also has prominent Catholic and Jewish populations. “Religion still drives the town, though not as much as it used to,” says Ken Garfield, a former religion editor at The Charlotte Observer and now communications director for the city’s Myers Park United Methodist Church.