Category: Religion

  • Hate Speech from Franklin Graham

    The beauty of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as clarified by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 is that there is “separation between church and state“. If a certain religion believes a certain way, they should not be influencing how our government enacts and enforces the law.

    After telling presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to “repent” for being gay earlier this year, Franklin Graham has launched his next hateful attack on the LGBTQ community.

    When Fox News Radio asked Graham about state laws that require LGBT-inclusive curricula in public schools, he replied, “I don’t believe that the schools have the right to teach our children something that is an affront to God… Homosexuality goes against God’s plan for the human race.”

    Under Franklin’s leadership, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has gone from preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to preaching hatred and Trumpism — yet several mainstream leaders continue to serve on the organization’s board.

    They include executives from Coca-Cola, Panera, and SunTrust Bank, as well as former New Hampshire Governor Stephen Merrill. These are the types of leaders who might listen if enough Christians who believe in Jesus’s message of love call on them to resign in protest! 1

    Sign Your Name to the Petition.

  • The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Has A Member That Is Part of A Hate Group

    Tony Perskins [Member of a SPLC hate group] appointed by Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) – Photo from USCIRF Website

    The Family Research Council 2 has been listed as a anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Tony Perkins, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom3, is president of this organization.

    Tony Perkins, serving as chair, was appointed by Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for a term expiring in 2020.

    The videos are titled ‘It Gets Better.’ 4 They are aimed at persuading kids that although they’ll face struggles and perhaps bullying for ‘coming out’ as homosexual (or transgendered or some other perversion), life will get better. …It’s disgusting. And it’s part of a concerted effort to persuade kids that homosexuality is okay and actually to recruit them into that lifestyle. – Tony Perkins, FRC fundraising letter, August 2011

    Today[July 18, 2019], the State Department is holding a major international conference on religious freedom — but as long as hate-group leader Tony Perkins is in charge of American efforts, the U.S. will have no credibility on this issue.

    In 2015, Perkins argued that Muslims do not deserve religious liberty because Islam is “incompatible with the Constitution.” He has also said that pro-LGBT clergy should not have the religious liberty to conduct LGBT weddings. Perkins is clearly unfit for his new role as chair of the U.S. committee on religious freedom. Worse yet, he’s chairing the committee while remaining president of the Family Research Council — which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated an anti-LGBT hate group since 2010. Faithful America has beaten Perkins before, and we can do it again. Our grassroots advocacy convinced TV producers to stop booking him to represent Christianity. Now we must tell Congress to protect religious freedom from his hateful agenda. 5

    Faithful America is encouraging their members and friends to “fight hatred” by signing their petition which can be done by Clicking Here.

  • Real Christians Don’t Define the Religious Right

    Christians putting faith in action.

    Faithful America is the largest and fastest-growing online community of Christians putting faith into action for social justice. Their members are sick of sitting by quietly while Jesus’ message of good news is hijacked by the religious right to serve a hateful political agenda. They are organizing the faithful to challenge such extremism and renew the church’s prophetic role in building a more free and just society. 6

  • LIRS Has Welcomed More Than 500,000 Refugees and Migrants

    Lutheran Immigration and Refugee ServicesTo donate, Click Here.

    For almost 80 years, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service has been a champion for refugees and migrants from around the globe.

    Their legacy of compassionate service has made a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who have found safety and hope in America’s communities.

    Their history reflects American Lutherans’ deep immigrant roots and passionate commitment to welcoming newcomers, especially those who are most in need. Through the Long Welcome, we help ensure that refugees and migrants are protected, embraced, and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities.




  • Evangelical Christians Endorse Trump Despite Lies and Corruption

    Tillerson Affirms His Moral Compass Is Straight

    The Washington Post, Anne Gearan and Morello, May 16, 2018 – “Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson warned Wednesday that deceptive leaders and “alternative realities” are a threat to democracy, an implicit critique of his former boss, President Trump.” [1]

    Tillerson appeared to say that his own integrity is intact, even as he made joking reference to what was widely seen as his humiliating treatment by Trump. Among the aphorisms he offered the graduates were these:

    “Blessed is the man who can see you make a fool of yourself and doesn’t think you’ve done a permanent job. Blessed is the man who does not try to blame all of his failures on someone else. Blessed is the man that can say that the boy he was would be proud of the man he is.”

    References:

    1. The Washington Post, Anne Gearan and Carol Morello, May 16, 2018.