“Graham has also been fanning the flames of right-wing violence in the wake of the FBI’s Constitutional search of Donald Trump’s Florida home. While Trump supporters are busy sending death threats to judges and attacking the FBI’s Cincinnati field office, Graham has taken public aim at the FBI’s credibility and even compared the Mar-a-Lago search to the deadly 1992 standoff at Ruby Ridge. Later in his life, Billy Graham often lamented getting involved with politics when he was younger — once telling Parade magazine, “The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.” It’s a shame his son didn’t listen.” [efn_note]Faithful America, August 23, 2022 – Homophobic preacher Franklin Graham spread Donald Trump’s Big Lie and even blamed the January 6 insurrection on “antifa.” (PDF)[/efn_note]
References:
- glaad.org – Gladd Accountability Project – Franklin Graham
- ACLU – LGBTQ Discrimination Cases: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
- The Washington Post, Jonathan Capehart, April 21, 2014 – Franklin Graham’s detestable anti-gay statements
- Salon, Tom Boggioni, April 17, 2022 – Franklin Graham hit with furious backlash for Easter weekend plea to “pray” for Putin