Franklin Graham is on tour. He wants to garner enough votes for candidates that have a platform to deny someone their civil rights. He makes it sound nice. Candidates to restore the family is such a catchy phrase. However make no bones about it, Franklin Graham wants to restore policies that discriminate against gays, and lesbians. It is time for our Government to limit people like Franklin Graham to privately owned facilities.
How far right is Franklin Graham? He has endorsed Vladamir Putin's policies to protect children from gays. His stand is immoral and incorrect. Most of the abuse and neglect in our nation is at the hands of heterosexuals, not homosexuals. His agenda is biased and hateful. Mainstream Christians have condemned his comments like the one he made about Putin.
When we allow Pastors like Graham to make a salary of 880.000 a year, and be given a non-profit status, we promote an agenda of hate. When a Pastor garners such a salary, and goes on tour, their role has changed. They want to impact the role religion plays on individual human rights. This is unconstitutional and unfortunately in the minds of Americans proper.
For years, the KKK, and conservative commentators have been protected under the Bill of Rights. It is the 21st century and we need to limit their impact on our society. The Bill of Rights is flexible. You can get arrested for yelling, "Fire!" in a crowded building, yet a Pastor can scream, "I want to help gays and lesbians prevent eternal damnation in hell." One is just as dangerous as the other. We need to limit hateful speech and it's impact on our children and vulnerable adults.
Limiting Graham will start at the grassroots level. It will have to start with expanding against churches like the Westboro Baptist Church to all churches that limit the rights of individuals. When Graham or any Pastor with a message of hate comes to your town, it is time to become active and protest their agenda.
We have reached that point in America, and the rest of the world. We have to confront those that promote an agenda of hate.
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