(ETH) – We are definitely living in strange times for sure, More than 10,000 Christians have reportedly signed an online petition calling on Evangelical leader and son of Billy Graham, Pastor Franklin Graham to be removed as the head of the humanitarian aid organization of Samaritan’s Purse following his prayer in support of President Donald Trump.
The online petition was launched by a group called “Faithful America”, which describes itself as the largest online community of Christians working for social justice. The online petition and uproar followed Graham’s prayer during the Republican National Convention last Thursday.
“Unless and until you cut ties with Franklin Graham, his right-wing politics can only damage your credibility as a loving, Christian humanitarian organization. If the full Board will not vote to remove Graham as chairman, president, and CEO, then individual Board members can take a personal stand for the Gospel and offer their own resignations,” the petition says.
According to an official press release on Wednesday morning by Faithful America, There is now over 10,876 Christians who have already signed the petition. “Faithful America’s grassroots Christian members are sick of seeing their faith misrepresented and hijacked,” Reverend Nathan Empsall, campaign director for Faithful America, told Newsweek.
Empsall went on to state: “Although Graham, the son of the late evangelical leader Pastor Billy Graham, has supported Trump since 2016, Empsall said that the Republican president’s policies are “getting worse” and can no longer be tolerated.”The president has been stepping up his attacks on his Christian critics since late last year, despite claiming to be an ally of Christianity,” Empsall said.
“His incompetent, deadly response to COVID-19 and its impact on jobs and the poor is something every Christian needs to take into account, as is his anger toward protesters who simply want racial justice.” he went on to state that Samaritan’s Purse would be “complicit” in another term of “division and corruption” if it did not take a stance against Graham and his support for Trump.
Maybe 10,000 are on this petition, probably 100,000’s or more are in favor.
sorry but these people that signed this petition are not Christians , if you agree with any party that believes in ABORTIONS UP UNTIL THE MINUTE THEY ARE BORN , IF YOU BELIEVE SAME SEX MARRIAGE IS OKAY , OR TO SAY IT IS OKAY FOR PROTESTERS TO BURN OUR BIBLES , OUR FLAGS AND FOR EVERYONE OF YOU THAT SAY TRUMP ISN’T FOR CHRISTIANS , BEFORE YOU SAY THAT LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU ARE FOR EVEN SUGGESTING FRANKLIN GRAHAM RESIGNS , YOUR PATHETIC GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU , YOUR GOING TO NEED IT
Excellent! I’ve been say that for quite awhile. You cannot be Christian and demonrat!
You are right on Dianne. These are not Christians. Thus begins the separation of the wheat and the tares.
Everything you said is so true. Franklin Graham stands for the Bible & God. The Democrats have clouded some people’s judgement.
These are “FAKE CHRISTIANS”. Not REAL Christians.
I GUESS THESE BELIEVERS IN GOD FIGURE THEY ARE GOD WHO HAS A PLAN ALL LAID OUT FOR ALL THE REST OF US BELIEVERS. REALLY, WHAT THEY SEEM TO STAND FOR IS THROUGH HOW THEY FEEL NOT WHAT WE ARE TO BELIEVE THAT IS AT THE CORE OF EVERY TRUE CHRISTIAN, THAT THE WORD WE KNOW AND LIVE THROUGH IS THE HOLY WORD OF THE GOD WHO MADE US AND HIS PLANS ARE LAID OUT FOR EACH ONE OF US. SO GUESS WHAT, EVEN THE PRESIDENT HAS PLANS FROM THE GOD WHO CREATED HIM AND ONLY GOD KNOWS HIS HEART EACH ONE OF THOSE WHO THINK THEY KNOW IT ARE WRONG. PSALM 139 EXPLAINS ALL OF THIS. TAKE HEART OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL AND HIS PLANS WILL GO FORTH WHETHER THESE 10K AND MORE DON’T THINK SO.
One thing that needs to be noted, even though I am in complete agreement with the comments that are in support of Graham, is that those that oppose Graham are not say they support the DNC, only that they can not support Franklin Graham in his support of President Trump. They state what they against not what they are supporting. It is of course assumed that if you do not support one that you do support the other.
Does it actually need to be specifically stated? Its a minor point when you look at the overall picture and Graham’s track record. Is anyone even looking at all the good that he has done over the years as CEO of Samaritan’s Purse?
How might Jesus respond to these 10,000? I have an idea……
Mat 7:4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye?
Mat 7:5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Well Lu, in theory, you would be correct. But if you had researched Rev. Nathan was trained in digital campaign strategy by President Barack Obama’s Organizing for America. With that, I believe one can make assumptions. I support what people have said previously.