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GriffenRamsey

(181 posts)
Tue May 5, 2020, 04:24 PM May 2020

Homophobe Franklin Graham told to 'pack up his tents and leave New York' after exploiting hospital

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/04/franklin-graham-new-york-city-coronavirus-tent-hospital-central-park-homophobia-samaritans-purse/?fbclid=IwAR2XkoqlaZllLyycMzp5gpFq6c_9Wkxt0cvm3okaKj-M8yC8n_2QRghMJ5Q

New York City has made clear that Franklin Graham is no longer welcome – after the anti-LGBT+ preacher exploited the setting up of a tent hospital during the coronavirus crisis to discriminate against gay people and evangelise.

After weeks of scrutiny, it was announced over the weekend that the Central Park tent facility run by Graham’s charity Samaritan’s Purse will be wound up, closing to new patients from May 4, before the site is disinfected and dismantled. The eight patients currently being treated at the site will be moved elsewhere.

Notorious anti-LGBT+ evangelist Franklin Graham was granted permission to set up the site back in March, with NYC mayor Bill de Blaiso saying that he had received assurances the group – often criticised for exploiting disasters to evangelise – would not discriminate.
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Homophobe Franklin Graham told to 'pack up his tents and leave New York' after exploiting hospital (Original Post) GriffenRamsey May 2020 OP
Franklin Graham is your typical lying Christian. stopbush May 2020 #1
naw, its called lyin for the Lord, Thomas Hurt May 2020 #2
Yep. A time-honored tradition among Christians. stopbush May 2020 #7
Please, Franklin Graham is NOT a Christian nakocal May 2020 #3
This! /nt sdfernando May 2020 #4
This! /nt sdfernando May 2020 #5
Oh, he's just as Christian as the next Christian. stopbush May 2020 #6
His actions sure aren't Christian! UrbScotty May 2020 #10
Thanks Griffin nt LittlePig-LittlePig May 2020 #8
Thanks and welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #9

stopbush

(24,388 posts)
7. Yep. A time-honored tradition among Christians.
Tue May 5, 2020, 05:35 PM
May 2020

“What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good and for the Christian church ... a lie out of necessity, a useful lie, a helpful lie, such lies would not be against God, he would accept them.“ - Martin Luther

stopbush

(24,388 posts)
6. Oh, he's just as Christian as the next Christian.
Tue May 5, 2020, 05:29 PM
May 2020

There is little if anything redeeming about believing in make believe.

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