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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
Mon May 22, 2017, 09:32 PM May 2017

Franklin Graham Is the Evangelical Id

From the article:

Franklin Graham is a man of contradictions. He’s devoted his life to preventing persecution and helping those who face terrifying violence, yet he sees gay Boy Scouts as a major threat to children. His mission field knows no borders, but he’s proposed a total ban on Muslims entering the United States. He claims to hate politics, yet maintains a prolific, politicized Facebook page. And when he looks at Donald Trump, he sees God at work in the White House, not a president who would fire an FBI director while under investigation, brag about groping women, and give away state secrets over small talk.


To read more of a very interesting article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/franklin-graham/527013/
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Franklin Graham Is the Evangelical Id (Original Post) guillaumeb May 2017 OP
He and his Father are scum bags. rickford66 May 2017 #1
This! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2017 #3
He lacks both the surface affability and charisma his old man had Warpy May 2017 #2
Well said. guillaumeb May 2017 #4

Warpy

(111,141 posts)
2. He lacks both the surface affability and charisma his old man had
Mon May 22, 2017, 09:46 PM
May 2017

so about the only thing that comes through is the hate.

And oh, boy, does Franklin know how to hate.

This is why the Christian far right is starting to run out of gas: the younger generation just doesn't have the charisma the old lions had but are managing to ride daddy's coat tails into areas where they are distinctly unqualified because that's how daddy got so damn rich.

Well, unless they're like the Roberts kids, using daddy's empire as a cash cow.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
4. Well said.
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:55 AM
May 2017

"Surface affability" is the key. Reagan had it, Bush the Lesser has it. The appearance of humanity.

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