Rev. Franklin Graham: Apostle of Hatred
March 02, 2015
Countering Violent Extremism
Rev. Franklin Graham: Apostle of Hatred
by Rev. WILLIAM E. ALBERTS
If America is to protect itself by countering violent extremism, as President Obamas recent summit intends, it must first hold accountable its own violent patriotic and Christocentric extremists. A violence-arouser to start with is Rev. Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, who is called the pastor to presidents and who led former president George W. Bush to commit my heart to Jesus Christ. (Billy Graham: Pastor to Presidents, By Janet Chismar, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, billygraham.org)
Rev. Franklin Graham, now leader of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and international aid group Samaritans Purse, has left a trail of Islamophobic rants since the horrible 9/11 attacks against America. His response then was not to call America to engage in national soul-searchingas prophets of The Bible might have done. Rather, he blamed 9/11 on Islam, calling it a very wicked and evil religion. (Franklin Graham: Islam is a religion of war, By Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today, Dec. 6, 2014)
Never mind the documentation that shows Muslims do not hate our freedom, as former president George W. Bush charged to explain 9/11. They hate our so-called Christian nations support of tyrannies in their countries, and favoring Israel at the expense of Palestinian rights. (See They hate our policies, not our freedom: Quietly released Pentagon report, By Tom Regan, Christian Science Monitor, 11/30/2004)
Rev. Grahams glorification of his brand of Christianity depends on him condemning Islam as a violent form of faith, which led him to do violence to Islam with this glaring lie: Nowhere in its history gives proof of peace (italics added). He continued, Islam itself has not changed at all in 1500 years . . . It is the same. It is a religion of war. He cited the Islamic State, the Taliban and Boko Haram, and concluded, This is Islam. It has not been hijacked by radicals. This is the faith, this is the religion. It is what it is. It speaks for itself. (Ibid)
More:
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/03/02/rev-franklin-graham-apostle-of-hatred/
Sheelanagig
(62 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,819 posts)of specific people who are betraying America by being "Pro-Muslim". These are supposedly folks who are advising Obama and Democrat leaders to support radical Islam and Sharia law. These disclosures "naming names" are to be aired on Wednesday's show.
Sounds like a pogrom is about to be launched.
mulsh
(2,959 posts)Since I was a child I have always wondered why any one has any respect for these slimy grifters. I suppose one's got to admire dad's PR abilities and the way he slithered into "Preacher to Presidents" meme. Shows how gullible political types can be as far as I'm concerned.
As far as I've seen aside from the alleged Bible he tunp all junior has is hatred fueling his -uh- "mission".