Billy Graham To Lie in Honor at US Capitol...What About The Separation of Church and State? (lawyers, military)
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Why should his Jewish remarks be forgiven? Nah..hell no.
My Bible tells me to forgive the transgressions of others. I'm not Jewish, so it's not up to me to judge their reactions. That's also in the Bible by the way. Not sure of your religion, so your mileage may vary. My therapist also tells me to forgive others as well as not to hold grudges. Still working on that last part
Who also , might I add, raised a very
bigoted son. Between that and not leaving all or some of his millions to the
poor makes you wonder who Graham really was deep down.
The vast majority of money associated with Billy Graham did go to the poor, and Samaritan's Purse has literally helped more than a billion poor people across the planet. And he certainly didn't live the life of celebrity and the famous at his home at Montreat University in NC.
Your opinion of his son is really irrelevant to the topic at hand.
(you do yourself no favors in this attempt to demonize Billy Graham)
I had nothing against the man personally, but Billy Graham was a private citizen and religious figure not a politician, so why is he being afforded a priviledge normally reserved for Presidents and National political leaders?
A man who in the 70's declared he would not be involved with politics again.
Graham said at a press conference.... “What I want is a united audience to hear only the gospel. Many times (in the past) … I went too far in (dividing people on) such issues, and I think this time I want to stick only to the gospel.”
Country was founded by Christians.
Country is majority Christian.
Others are welcome here, but they will follow the majority rule.
Don't like it?
Move.
I would consider Graham on par with Michael Jackson, Walt Disney or Marilyn Monroe or some other cultural icon. It seems a stretch to put them on display in the Capitol. Rosa Parks probably could have been better honored elsewhere...Lincoln Memorial perhaps. But, on the other hand we might as well use the Capitol as a mausoleum for all the good it is doing us.
You have the right of freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
1A - "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Not a word in there anywhere about anyone having to do anything. I will reamain devoutly agnostic, and dare the government to try to censure me.
Country was founded by Christians.
Country is majority Christian.
Others are welcome here, but they will follow the majority rule.
Don't like it?
Move.
One of the freedoms our country affords is that when people don't like something, they are free to express their opinions about it and even try to change it.
I had nothing against the man personally, but Billy Graham was a private citizen and religious figure not a politician, so why is he being afforded a priviledge normally reserved for Presidents and National political leaders?
How is him being honored a case of the government establishing a religion?
You do not have to be religious to show tolerance, acceptance, and compassion, but it helps if you are human.
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