Evangelical preacher Franklin Graham, in a 2017 photo in Hanoi, has made news recently with his tweets about Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who is gay.
By 1964, Billy Graham had established himself as a spiritual adviser to American presidents. He would go on to counsel every president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. But his closest relationship was with Lyndon B. Johnson. On Oct. 7, 1964, Walter Jenkins, a close adviser to the president, was arrested in a Washington YMCA men’s room on charges of homosexual activity. Initially, the media sat on the story at the request of the White House. The president originally feared that the arrest had been a Republican Party sting operation to create bad publicity for the Democrats.
Johnson sought the counsel of Graham. The Baptist preacher stressed that compassion and love were the only proper response to the Jenkins matter. “You know, when Jesus dealt with people with moral problems, like dear Walter had . . . he always dealt tenderly. Always.” Graham stressed, “I just hope if you have any contact with him, you'll give him my love and understanding.”
Ultimately, the scandal did not become a decisive issue in the election. Johnson won a massive victory in November 1964, besting Roosevelt’s 1936 totals in terms of percentage and in the number of votes cast. Said one journalist who covered the contest, “Perhaps the most amazing of all events of the campaign of 1964 is that the nation faced the fact [about Jenkins] fully — and shrugged its shoulders.
The religious right’s influence in national politics in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has grown in part because Republicans have seen evangelical voters prove decisive to victories for Republican presidential candidates in the 1980s, the 2000s and 2016.
Franklin Graham is a slimy, hypocritical, fearmongering racist who distorts GOD'S word for his own personal profitable associations.. DemonicMuppet
BillyGraham was a racist, misogynistic arse and Franklin_Graham just carried on the family tradition. An interesting fact that North Carolina was established as a penal colony.
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Great Goldwater quote: 'I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye.”
He’s not his father. Why do you choose to categorize people you don’t agree with all the time?
Just like Donald Trump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Listen to Billt Graham on SiriusXM channel 460, you will be blessed.
Franklin is very political, God is not a fan of politicians, it’s about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, Billy Graham was the greatest preacher of our time, not political, he was certainly anointed by God.
His father was a W.A.S.P.Y white supremacist as well, this one is just more open about his hatred toward non whites.
He betrayed the word of GOD
How the Washington post ended up in my buttcrack. FakeNews garbage Leave this man alone.
Actually, he has made him proud. Fighting against the left's war on Religion.
Stop giving him publicity would be a fine idea.
He simply took it to its logical extreme. Read KevinMKruse book “One Nation Undet God”.
Oh no! The “alternative lifestyle” skunk has been poked! Rebounding hatred incoming from the butt hurt gang (who deride so-called hatred with hatred of their own)
It all started with the pool boy
Just more toxic hyoerbole by these charlatans
Franklin is following Christ not any human plan. It is called heavenly plan. Legacy is to go to heaven.
Haters will always hate but who cares? After all whose legacy if not christ's.
Let’s see.....Pool boy for starters?
I’ve been saying that all along. He doesn’t follow Christ’s teachings. He uses the name Graham for a pulpit to judge and make political statements.
not to mention the teachings of Christ
What legacy? Oh, are we pretending that his father didn't oppose government laws against racism? Franklin is just louder than his father.
The apple fell far from the tree
His dad was a creep too, just not as bad.
The damage he has done to his father’s legacy is immense. This is a problem,a son with limited ability,trying to ride on his fathers name and then screws up at every turn. He should just get out of the way and let people remember Billy Graham for the man he was.
White Nationalist Christianity is so popular with his flock.
His father’s legacy was plenty ruined on its own. Frank has just continued the family tradition of being a fanatical asshole millionaire.
Franklin_Graham fake christians like him should pay taxes on their millions to pay for healthcare for all. After all that is what Jesus would approve of
His father's legacy is hardly less hateful. He was simply more eloquent about it.
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