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==Background==

==Background==

Fanning was born in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]; his father was an [[insurance]] agent; his mother, a [[Bibl]]e teacher.[3] The Fannings settled in [[Dallas]], Texas, where Buckner was a young member of the First Baptist Church, one of the largest congregations in the world during the 1930s and 1940s and later known for its long-term pastor, W. A. Criswell. Fanning enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] on his seventeenth birthday.[2] From 1943 to 1946, he was a sharpshooter in the 2nd Marine Division. In 1946, he was sent on patrol to [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]], but never drew his weapon. Fanning said that he believed that American forces would have fought for four more years in Japan had not [[U.S. President]] [[Harry Truman]] used the two [[atomic bomb]]s on [[Hiroshima]] and Nagasaki. Yet, Fanning recalled the fifty thousand deaths and the wounds of the survivors. "It turned my spiritual life around," he said.[3]

Fanning was born in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]; his father was an [[insurance]] agent; his mother, a [[Bible]] teacher.[3] The Fannings settled in [[Dallas]], Texas, where Buckner was a young member of the First Baptist Church, one of the largest congregations in the world during the 1930s and 1940s and later known for its long-term pastor, W. A. Criswell. Fanning enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] on his seventeenth birthday.[2] From 1943 to 1946, he was a sharpshooter in the 2nd Marine Division. In 1946, he was sent on patrol to [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]], but never drew his weapon. Fanning said that he believed that American forces would have fought for four more years in Japan had not [[U.S. President]] [[Harry Truman]] used the two [[atomic bomb]]s on [[Hiroshima]] and Nagasaki. Yet, Fanning recalled the fifty thousand deaths and the wounds of the survivors. "It turned my spiritual life around," he said.[3]

==Career==

==Career==

==References==

==References==

1.^ a b Elaine Ayala (August 25, 2015). "Buckner Fanning hospitalized with stroke". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved February 16, 2016.<br>

1.^ a b Elaine Ayala (August 25, 2015). "Buckner Fanning hospitalized with stroke". ''San Antonio Express-News''. Retrieved February 16, 2016.<br>

2.^ a b c d e f Randy Beamer (February 16, 2016). "Buckner Fanning's legacy more than TV spots & church". NBC News in San Antonio. Retrieved February 17, 2016.<br>

2.^ a b c d e f Randy Beamer (February 16, 2016). "Buckner Fanning's legacy more than TV spots & church". [[NBC]] News in San Antonio. Retrieved February 17, 2016.<br>

3.^ a b c d e Elaine Ayala (July 30, 2015). "Buckner Fanning remains a San Antonio legend: Evangelist has been compared to Billy Graham". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved February 16, 2016.<br>

3.^ a b c d e Elaine Ayala (July 30, 2015). "Buckner Fanning remains a San Antonio legend: Evangelist has been compared to Billy Graham". ''San Antonio Express-News''. Retrieved February 16, 2016.<br>

4.^ Jarboe, Jan (November 1991), "The War For Thee University", Texas Monthly: 184.<br>

4.^ Jarboe, Jan (November 1991), "The War For Thee University", ''Texas Monthly'': 184.<br>

5.^ Martin, William (February 1981), "Shout If You Love Jesus", Texas Monthly: 142–146.<br>

5.^ Martin, William (February 1981), "Shout If You Love Jesus", ''Texas Monthly'': 142–146.<br>

6.^ "The Buckner Fanning School at Mission Springs". tsams.org. Retrieved February 16, 2016.<br>

6.^ "The Buckner Fanning School at Mission Springs". tsams.org. Retrieved February 16, 2016.<br>

7.^ a b Jim Forsyth (February 26, 2014). "Iconic Pastor Buckner Fanning: Discriminating Against Gays 'UnChristian'". WOAI-TV. Retrieved February 18, 2016.<br>

7.^ a b Jim Forsyth (February 26, 2014). "Iconic Pastor Buckner Fanning: Discriminating Against Gays 'UnChristian'". WOAI-TV. Retrieved February 18, 2016.<br>